diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/widgets/date.html b/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/widgets/date.html
index acd5d5fc57e4..ddb88d899426 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/widgets/date.html
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/widgets/date.html
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
-<p class="date">
-  {% include "django/forms/widgets/date.html" %}
-</p>
+{% include "django/forms/widgets/date.html" %}