diff --git a/src/documents/parsers.py b/src/documents/parsers.py
index ca24026fb..269fddbb4 100644
--- a/src/documents/parsers.py
+++ b/src/documents/parsers.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from documents.signals import document_consumer_declaration
 # - XX. MONTH ZZZZ with XX being 1 or 2 and ZZZZ being 2 or 4 digits
 # - MONTH ZZZZ, with ZZZZ being 4 digits
 # - MONTH XX, ZZZZ with XX being 1 or 2 and ZZZZ being 4 digits
-# - XX MON ZZZZ with XX being 1 or 2 and ZZZZ being 4 digits, MONTH is 3 letters, e.g. 22-FEB-2022
+# - XX MON ZZZZ with XX being 1 or 2 and ZZZZ being 4 digits. MONTH is 3 letters
 
 # TODO: isnt there a date parsing library for this?
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ DATE_REGEX = re.compile(
     r"(\b|(?!=([_-])))([0-9]{1,2}[\. ]+[^ ]{3,9} ([0-9]{4}|[0-9]{2}))(\b|(?=([_-])))|"  # noqa: E501
     r"(\b|(?!=([_-])))([^\W\d_]{3,9} [0-9]{1,2}, ([0-9]{4}))(\b|(?=([_-])))|"
     r"(\b|(?!=([_-])))([^\W\d_]{3,9} [0-9]{4})(\b|(?=([_-])))|"
-    r"(\b|(?!=([_-])))([0-9]{1,2}[ \.\/-][A-Z]{3}[ \.\/-][0-9]{4})(\b|(?=([_-])))|"
+    r"(\b|(?!=([_-])))(\b[0-9]{1,2}[ \.\/-][A-Z]{3}[ \.\/-][0-9]{4})(\b|(?=([_-])))",  # noqa: E501
 )