diff --git a/examples/test.py b/examples/test.py
index f824b740..f972a635 100644
--- a/examples/test.py
+++ b/examples/test.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 from wsgiref.validate import validator
 
-@validator
+#@validator
 def app(environ, start_response):
     """Simplest possible application object"""
     data = 'Hello, World!\n'
diff --git a/gunicorn/http/response.py b/gunicorn/http/response.py
index bb92e4f7..33f69685 100644
--- a/gunicorn/http/response.py
+++ b/gunicorn/http/response.py
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ class Response(object):
     def default_headers(self):
         return [
             "HTTP/1.1 %s\r\n" % self.status,
-            "Server: %s\r\n" % self.SERVER_VERSION,
-            "Date: %s\r\n" % util.http_date(),
+            "Server: %s\r\n" % self.version,
+            "Date: %s\r\n" % http_date(),
             "Connection: close\r\n"
         ]