diff --git a/gnucash/report/test/test-commodity-utils.scm b/gnucash/report/test/test-commodity-utils.scm
index a680fd861eb..76e12ed2daa 100644
--- a/gnucash/report/test/test-commodity-utils.scm
+++ b/gnucash/report/test/test-commodity-utils.scm
@@ -761,6 +761,7 @@
   (test-group-with-cleanup "test-get-match-commodity-splits-sorted"
     (let* ((account-alist (setup #f))
            (book  (gnc-get-current-book))
+           (iso-date (qof-date-format-get-string QOF-DATE-FORMAT-ISO))
            (comm-table (gnc-commodity-table-get-table book))
            (MSFT (gnc-commodity-table-lookup comm-table "NASDAQ" "MSFT"))
            (AAPL (gnc-commodity-table-lookup comm-table "NASDAQ" "AAPL")))
@@ -770,62 +771,53 @@
          (gnc-account-get-descendants-sorted (gnc-get-current-root-account))
          date commodity))
 
+      (define (split->date split)
+        (gnc-print-time64 (xaccTransGetDate (xaccSplitGetParent split)) iso-date))
+
       (let ((AAPL-splits (get-splits (gnc-dmy2time64-neutral 5 12 2014) AAPL)))
         (test-equal "2 AAPL splits up to 05/12/14"
-                    '("Fri Aug 09 18:59:00 2013" "Fri Jul 11 18:59:00 2014")
-                    (map (compose gnc-ctime xaccTransGetDate xaccSplitGetParent) AAPL-splits)))
+                    '("2013-08-09" "2014-07-11")
+                    (map split->date AAPL-splits)))
 
       (let ((AAPL-splits (get-splits #f AAPL)))
-        (test-equal "2 AAPL splits undated"
-                    '("Fri Aug 09 18:59:00 2013" "Fri Jul 11 18:59:00 2014"
-                      "Fri Oct 23 18:59:00 2015" "Fri Oct 23 18:59:00 2015")
-                    (map (compose gnc-ctime xaccTransGetDate xaccSplitGetParent) AAPL-splits)))
+        (test-equal "4 AAPL splits undated"
+                    '("2013-08-09" "2014-07-11" "2015-10-23" "2015-10-23")
+                    (map split->date AAPL-splits)))
 
       (let ((MSFT-splits (get-splits (gnc-dmy2time64-neutral 5 12 2014) MSFT)))
         (test-equal "3 MSFT splits up to 05/12/14"
-                    '("Sun Jan 15 18:59:00 2012" "Fri Dec 05 18:59:00 2014"
-                      "Fri Dec 05 18:59:00 2014")
-                    (map (compose gnc-ctime xaccTransGetDate xaccSplitGetParent) MSFT-splits)))
+                    '("2012-01-15" "2014-12-05" "2014-12-05")
+                    (map split->date MSFT-splits)))
 
       (let ((MSFT-splits (get-splits #f MSFT)))
-        (test-equal "3 MSFT splits undated"
-                    '("Sun Jan 15 18:59:00 2012" "Fri Dec 05 18:59:00 2014"
-                      "Fri Dec 05 18:59:00 2014" "Thu Apr 02 18:59:00 2015"
-                      "Fri Mar 11 18:59:00 2016" "Fri Mar 11 18:59:00 2016")
-                    (map (compose gnc-ctime xaccTransGetDate xaccSplitGetParent) MSFT-splits)))
+        (test-equal "6 MSFT splits undated"
+                    '("2012-01-15" "2014-12-05" "2014-12-05" "2015-04-02"
+                      "2016-03-11" "2016-03-11")
+                    (map split->date MSFT-splits)))
 
       (let ((AAPL-splits (get-splits (gnc-dmy2time64-neutral 20 02 2016) AAPL)))
         (test-equal "4 AAPL splits up to 20/02/16"
-                    '("Fri Aug 09 18:59:00 2013" "Fri Jul 11 18:59:00 2014"
-                      "Fri Oct 23 18:59:00 2015" "Fri Oct 23 18:59:00 2015")
-                    (map (compose gnc-ctime xaccTransGetDate xaccSplitGetParent) AAPL-splits)))
+                    '("2013-08-09" "2014-07-11" "2015-10-23" "2015-10-23")
+                    (map split->date AAPL-splits)))
 
       (let ((MSFT-splits (get-splits (gnc-dmy2time64-neutral 20 02 2016) MSFT)))
         (test-equal "4 MSFT splits up to 20/02/16"
-                    '("Sun Jan 15 18:59:00 2012" "Fri Dec 05 18:59:00 2014"
-                      "Fri Dec 05 18:59:00 2014" "Thu Apr 02 18:59:00 2015")
-                    (map (compose gnc-ctime xaccTransGetDate xaccSplitGetParent) MSFT-splits)))
+                    '("2012-01-15" "2014-12-05" "2014-12-05" "2015-04-02")
+                    (map split->date MSFT-splits)))
 
       (let ((any-splits (get-splits (gnc-dmy2time64-neutral 5 12 2014) #f)))
         (test-equal "11 ANY splits up to 05/12/14"
-                    '("Sun Jan 15 18:59:00 2012" "Sun Jan 15 18:59:00 2012"
-                      "Fri Jan 20 18:59:00 2012" "Mon Feb 20 18:59:00 2012"
-                      "Mon Feb 20 18:59:00 2012" "Fri Aug 09 18:59:00 2013"
-                      "Fri Jul 11 18:59:00 2014" "Fri Aug 08 18:59:00 2014"
-                      "Fri Aug 08 18:59:00 2014" "Fri Dec 05 18:59:00 2014"
-                      "Fri Dec 05 18:59:00 2014")
-                    (map (compose gnc-ctime xaccTransGetDate xaccSplitGetParent) any-splits)))
+                    '("2012-01-15" "2012-01-15" "2012-01-20" "2012-02-20"
+                      "2012-02-20" "2013-08-09" "2014-07-11" "2014-08-08"
+                      "2014-08-08" "2014-12-05" "2014-12-05")
+                    (map split->date any-splits)))
 
       (let ((all-splits (get-splits #f #f)))
         (test-equal "16 ALL splits undated"
-                    '("Sun Jan 15 18:59:00 2012" "Sun Jan 15 18:59:00 2012"
-                      "Fri Jan 20 18:59:00 2012" "Mon Feb 20 18:59:00 2012"
-                      "Mon Feb 20 18:59:00 2012" "Fri Aug 09 18:59:00 2013"
-                      "Fri Jul 11 18:59:00 2014" "Fri Aug 08 18:59:00 2014"
-                      "Fri Aug 08 18:59:00 2014" "Fri Dec 05 18:59:00 2014"
-                      "Fri Dec 05 18:59:00 2014" "Thu Apr 02 18:59:00 2015"
-                      "Fri Oct 23 18:59:00 2015" "Fri Oct 23 18:59:00 2015"
-                      "Fri Mar 11 18:59:00 2016" "Fri Mar 11 18:59:00 2016")
-                    (map (compose gnc-ctime xaccTransGetDate xaccSplitGetParent) all-splits)))
+                    '("2012-01-15" "2012-01-15" "2012-01-20" "2012-02-20"
+                      "2012-02-20" "2013-08-09" "2014-07-11" "2014-08-08"
+                      "2014-08-08" "2014-12-05" "2014-12-05" "2015-04-02"
+                      "2015-10-23" "2015-10-23" "2016-03-11" "2016-03-11")
+                    (map split->date all-splits)))
 
       (teardown))))