diff --git a/java-dates-2/DaveValidatorUsingLocalDate.java b/java-dates-2/DaveValidatorUsingLocalDate.java
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--- a/java-dates-2/DaveValidatorUsingLocalDate.java
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-package com.baeldung.date.validation;
-
-import java.time.LocalDate;
-import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;
-import java.time.format.DateTimeParseException;
-
-public class DaveValidatorUsingLocalDate implements DateValidator {
-    private DateTimeFormatter dateFormatter;
-    
-    public DaveValidatorUsingLocalDate(DateTimeFormatter dateFormatter) {
-        super();
-        this.dateFormatter = dateFormatter;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public boolean validate(String dateStr) {
-        try {
-            LocalDate.parse(dateStr, this.dateFormatter);
-        } catch (DateTimeParseException e) {
-            return false;
-        }
-        return true;
-    }
-}