diff --git a/dlls/msxml3/node.c b/dlls/msxml3/node.c
index b949037d921..1ddbc073785 100644
--- a/dlls/msxml3/node.c
+++ b/dlls/msxml3/node.c
@@ -999,16 +999,7 @@ inline HRESULT VARIANT_from_xmlChar(xmlChar *str, VARIANT *v, BSTR type)
 
             if(*p == '.')
             {
-                int ms;
-
                 p++;
-                ms = (*(p++) - '0') * 10;
-                if(isdigitW(*p)) ms += *(p++) - '0';
-                ms *= 10;
-                if(isdigitW(*p)) ms += *(p++) - '0';
-
-                st.wMilliseconds = ms;
-
                 while(isdigitW(*p)) p++;
             }
         }
diff --git a/dlls/msxml3/tests/domdoc.c b/dlls/msxml3/tests/domdoc.c
index 6e08ca9dd93..f84d748236b 100644
--- a/dlls/msxml3/tests/domdoc.c
+++ b/dlls/msxml3/tests/domdoc.c
@@ -4103,7 +4103,7 @@ static void test_NodeTypeValue(void)
             hr = IXMLDOMNode_get_nodeTypedValue(pNode, &v);
             ok(hr == S_OK, "ret %08x\n", hr );
             ok(V_VT(&v) == VT_DATE, "incorrect type\n");
-            double_eq(40135.13996666666, V_DATE(&v));
+            double_eq(40135.13996527778, V_DATE(&v));
             VariantClear( &v );
 
             IXMLDOMNode_Release(pNode);
@@ -4142,7 +4142,7 @@ static void test_NodeTypeValue(void)
             hr = IXMLDOMNode_get_nodeTypedValue(pNode, &v);
             ok(hr == S_OK, "ret %08x\n", hr );
             ok(V_VT(&v) == VT_DATE, "incorrect type\n");
-            double_eq(0.581392511574074, V_DATE(&v));
+            double_eq(0.5813888888888888, V_DATE(&v));
             VariantClear( &v );
 
             IXMLDOMNode_Release(pNode);
@@ -4155,7 +4155,7 @@ static void test_NodeTypeValue(void)
             hr = IXMLDOMNode_get_nodeTypedValue(pNode, &v);
             ok(hr == S_OK, "ret %08x\n", hr );
             ok(V_VT(&v) == VT_DATE, "incorrect type\n");
-            double_eq(1.112513078703703, V_DATE(&v));
+            double_eq(1.112511574074074, V_DATE(&v));
             VariantClear( &v );
 
             IXMLDOMNode_Release(pNode);