diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/post.php b/wp-admin/includes/post.php
index 223f1b9728..8296607968 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/post.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/post.php
@@ -122,11 +122,11 @@ function _wp_translate_postdata( $update = false, $post_data = null ) {
 		$hh = ($hh > 23 ) ? $hh -24 : $hh;
 		$mn = ($mn > 59 ) ? $mn -60 : $mn;
 		$ss = ($ss > 59 ) ? $ss -60 : $ss;
-		$valid_date = apply_filters( '_wp_translate_postdata_valid_date', checkdate( $mm, $jj, $aa ), $post_data );
-		if ( !$valid_date ) {
-			return new WP_Error( 'invalid_date', __( 'Woops, the provided date is invalid.' ) );
-		}
 		$post_data['post_date'] = sprintf( "%04d-%02d-%02d %02d:%02d:%02d", $aa, $mm, $jj, $hh, $mn, $ss );
+		$valid_date = wp_checkdate( $mm, $jj, $aa, $post_data['post_date'] );
+		if ( !$valid_date ) {
+			return new WP_Error( 'invalid_date', __( 'Whoops, the provided date is invalid.' ) );
+		}
 		$post_data['post_date_gmt'] = get_gmt_from_date( $post_data['post_date'] );
 	}
 
diff --git a/wp-includes/functions.php b/wp-includes/functions.php
index 631be64dc1..e78be346b0 100644
--- a/wp-includes/functions.php
+++ b/wp-includes/functions.php
@@ -3703,3 +3703,13 @@ function _device_can_upload() {
 	return true;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Test if the supplied date is valid for the Gregorian calendar
+ *
+ * @since 3.5.0
+ *
+ * @return bool true|false
+ */
+function wp_checkdate( $month, $day, $year, $source_date ) {
+	return apply_filters( 'wp_checkdate', checkdate( $month, $day, $year ), $source_date );
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/wp-includes/post.php b/wp-includes/post.php
index ff544404f9..b2c3c8f5d1 100644
--- a/wp-includes/post.php
+++ b/wp-includes/post.php
@@ -2637,9 +2637,12 @@ function wp_insert_post($postarr, $wp_error = false) {
 		$mm = substr( $post_date, 5, 2 );
 		$jj = substr( $post_date, 8, 2 );
 		$aa = substr( $post_date, 0, 4 );
-		$valid_date = apply_filters( 'wp_insert_post_validate_date', checkdate( $mm, $jj, $aa ), $post_date );
+		$valid_date = wp_checkdate( $mm, $jj, $aa, $post_date );
 		if ( !$valid_date ) {
-			return new WP_Error( 'invalid_date', __( 'Woops, the provided date is invalid.' ) );
+			if ( $wp_error )
+				return new WP_Error( 'invalid_date', __( 'Whoops, the provided date is invalid.' ) );
+			else
+				return 0;
 		}
 
 	if ( empty($post_date_gmt) || '0000-00-00 00:00:00' == $post_date_gmt ) {