Simplify overlay controller logic

2 files changed, 2 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/plugins/Overlay/Controller.php b/plugins/Overlay/Controller.php
index 3d11b0dd0f..a649cd4a03 100644
--- a/plugins/Overlay/Controller.php
+++ b/plugins/Overlay/Controller.php
@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@ class Controller extends \Piwik\Plugin\Controller
 
         $this->setGeneralVariablesView($view);
 
-        $view->idSite = $this->idSite;
-        $view->date = Common::getRequestVar('date', 'today');
-        $view->period = Common::getRequestVar('period', 'day');
-
         $view->ssl = ProxyHttp::isHttps();
 
         $this->outputCORSHeaders();
diff --git a/plugins/Overlay/templates/index.twig b/plugins/Overlay/templates/index.twig
index 0917f19672..96518eb9be 100644
--- a/plugins/Overlay/templates/index.twig
+++ b/plugins/Overlay/templates/index.twig
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@
     <script type="text/javascript">
         broadcast._isInit = true;
         $(function () {
-            var iframeSrc = 'index.php?module=Overlay&action=startOverlaySession&idSite={{ idSite }}&period={{ period }}&date={{ date }}';
-            Piwik_Overlay.init(iframeSrc, '{{ idSite }}', '{{ period }}', '{{ date }}');
+            var iframeSrc = 'index.php?module=Overlay&action=startOverlaySession&idSite={{ idSite }}&period={{ period }}&date={{ rawDate }}';
+            Piwik_Overlay.init(iframeSrc, '{{ idSite }}', '{{ period }}', '{{ rawDate }}');
 
             window.Piwik_Overlay_Translations = {
                 domain: "{{ 'Overlay_Domain'|translate }}"