diff --git a/app/views/events/index.rss.builder b/app/views/events/index.rss.builder
index f8df5d7f..7638ae31 100644
--- a/app/views/events/index.rss.builder
+++ b/app/views/events/index.rss.builder
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@ xml.rdf :RDF,
 
   @events.each do |event|
     xml.item 'rdf:about' => event_url(event) do
-      title = event.city
-      title += ": #{event.title}"
-      xml.title title + ", #{l event.start_time.to_date, format: :long}"
+      xml.title "#{event.city}: #{event.title}, #{display_date event}"
       xml.link event_url event
       domain = root_url.gsub(/www/, '').gsub(/http.?:../, '').gsub(/:.*/, '')
       xml.dc :identifier, "#{event.id}@#{domain}"
@@ -43,11 +41,8 @@ xml.rdf :RDF,
         xml.georss :point, event.latitude, ' ', event.longitude
       end
 
-      @event = event
-      content = render file: '/events/show.html', locals: { rss: true }
-
-      xml.description strip_tags content
-      xml.content(:encoded) { xml.cdata! content }
+      xml.description strip_tags event.description
+      xml.content(:encoded) { xml.cdata! event.description }
     end
   end
 end