diff --git a/src/components/presentational/Timeline/Events.js b/src/components/presentational/Timeline/Events.js
index a71edc4..f1b6e46 100644
--- a/src/components/presentational/Timeline/Events.js
+++ b/src/components/presentational/Timeline/Events.js
@@ -110,8 +110,6 @@ const TimelineEvents = ({
     })
   }
 
-  /* set `renderProjects` */
-  // TODO(lachlan): remove hardcoded 'Legislation'
   let renderProjects = () => null
   if (features.GRAPH_NONLOCATED) {
     renderProjects = function () {
diff --git a/src/reducers/app.js b/src/reducers/app.js
index 2162c59..24d42a7 100644
--- a/src/reducers/app.js
+++ b/src/reducers/app.js
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ function updateNarrative (appState, action) {
     }
 
     // Add some buffer on both sides of the time extent
-    minTime = new Date(minTime.getTime() - Math.abs((maxTime - minTime) / 10))
-    maxTime = new Date(maxTime.getTime() + Math.abs((maxTime - minTime) / 10))
+    minTime = minTime - Math.abs((maxTime - minTime) / 10)
+    maxTime = maxTime + Math.abs((maxTime - minTime) / 10)
   }
 
   return {