diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/conditional_get.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/conditional_get.rb
index d86a793e4c..f8e0d9cf6c 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/conditional_get.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/conditional_get.rb
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ module ActionController
       expires_in 100.years, public: public
 
       yield if stale?(etag: "#{version}-#{request.fullpath}",
-                      last_modified: Time.parse('2011-01-01').utc,
+                      last_modified: Time.new(2011, 1, 1).utc,
                       public: public)
     end