diff --git a/app/Traits/DateTime.php b/app/Traits/DateTime.php
index b83f53a84..8efaf01fc 100644
--- a/app/Traits/DateTime.php
+++ b/app/Traits/DateTime.php
@@ -56,13 +56,12 @@ trait DateTime
     public function getFinancialStart($year = null): Date
     {
         $start_of_year = Date::now()->startOfYear();
-        $start_date = request()->filled('start_date') ? Date::parse(request('start_date')) : null;
 
         $setting = explode('-', setting('localisation.financial_start'));
 
-        $day = ! empty($setting[0]) ? $setting[0] : (! empty($start_date) ? $start_date->day : $start_of_year->day);
-        $month = ! empty($setting[1]) ? $setting[1] : (! empty($start_date) ? $start_date->month : $start_of_year->month);
-        $year = $year ?? (! empty($start_date) ? $start_date->year : $start_of_year->year);
+        $day = ! empty($setting[0]) ? $setting[0] : $start_of_year->day;
+        $month = ! empty($setting[1]) ? $setting[1] : $start_of_year->month;
+        $year = $year ?? $start_of_year->year;
 
         $financial_start = Date::create($year, $month, $day);
 
@@ -365,4 +364,4 @@ trait DateTime
     {
         return $this->scopeDateFilter($query, $field);
     }
-}
+}
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