diff --git a/archivemail b/archivemail
index 2e5ec10..0d1e0df 100755
--- a/archivemail
+++ b/archivemail
@@ -1104,9 +1104,6 @@ def is_younger_than_days(time_message, min_days):
     min_days -- minimum number of days before message is considered old
     """
     time_now = time.time()
-    if time_message > time_now:
-        vprint("warning: message has date in the future")
-        return False
     secs_old_min = (min_days * 24 * 60 * 60)
     days_old = (time_now - time_message) / 24 / 60 / 60
     vprint("message is %.2f days old" % days_old)
diff --git a/test_archivemail b/test_archivemail
index 4f90519..4256743 100755
--- a/test_archivemail
+++ b/test_archivemail
@@ -544,6 +544,47 @@ class TestIsTooOld(unittest.TestCase):
             assert not archivemail.is_older_than_days(time_message=time_msg,
                 max_days=1)
 
+########## archivemail.is_younger_than_days() unit testing #################
+
+class TestIsTooYoung(unittest.TestCase):
+    def testVeryNotYoung(self):
+        """with min_days=360, should be false for these dates > 1 year"""
+        ctime = time.time()
+        for years in range(1, 10):
+            time_msg = ctime - (years * 365 * 24 * 60 * 60)
+            assert not archivemail.is_younger_than_days(time_message=time_msg,
+                min_days=360)
+
+    def testNotYoung(self):
+        """with min_days=14, should be false for these dates > 14 days"""
+        ctime = time.time()
+        for days in range(14, 360):
+            time_msg = ctime - (days * 24 * 60 * 60)
+            assert not archivemail.is_younger_than_days(time_message=time_msg,
+                min_days=14)
+
+    def testJustNotYoung(self):
+        """with min_days=1, should be false for these dates >= 1 day"""
+        ctime = time.time()
+        for minutes in range(0, 61):
+            time_msg = ctime - (25 * 60 * 60) + (minutes * 60)
+            assert not archivemail.is_younger_than_days(time_message=time_msg,
+                min_days=1)
+
+    def testYoung(self):
+        """with min_days=9, should be true for these dates < 9 days"""
+        for days in range(0, 9):
+            time_msg = time.time() - (days * 24 * 60 * 60)
+            assert archivemail.is_younger_than_days(time_message=time_msg,
+                min_days=9)
+
+    def testJustYoung(self):
+        """with min_days=1, should be true for these hours <= 1 day"""
+        for minutes in range(0, 60):
+            time_msg = time.time() - (23 * 60 * 60) - (minutes * 60)
+            assert archivemail.is_younger_than_days(time_message=time_msg,
+                min_days=1)
+
 ########## archivemail.parse_imap_url() unit testing #################
 
 class TestParseIMAPUrl(unittest.TestCase):