ASP.NET MVC 4 avoid generation of data-val-date for datetime

Question

how can I avoid the generation of the html attribute \"data-val-date\" for the element created from a Datetime property?

The model:

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Answer 1

Add this to your application start in your global.asax file and the form should fire.

DataAnnotationsModelValidatorProvider.AddImplicitRequiredAttributeForValueTypes = false;