Index: date/date_elements.inc
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--- date/date_elements.inc	(revision 2284)
+++ date/date_elements.inc	(working copy)
@@ -270,6 +270,9 @@
  * Process an individual date element.
  */
 function date_combo_process($element, $edit = NULL) {
+  if (isset($element['#access']) && empty($element['#access'])) {
+    return $element;
+  }
   $field = $element['#field'];
   $delta = $element['#delta'];
   $from_field = $element['#columns'][0];