diff --git a/gnucash/register/ledger-core/gncEntryLedgerModel.c b/gnucash/register/ledger-core/gncEntryLedgerModel.c
index 190809da8f..0a123839ec 100644
--- a/gnucash/register/ledger-core/gncEntryLedgerModel.c
+++ b/gnucash/register/ledger-core/gncEntryLedgerModel.c
@@ -564,19 +564,18 @@ static char * get_date_help (VirtualLocation virt_loc, gpointer user_data)
 {
     GncEntryLedger *ledger = user_data;
     BasicCell *cell;
-    char string[1024];
-    GDate date;
+    const char *date_string;
+    time64 cell_time;
 
     cell = gnc_table_get_cell (ledger->table, virt_loc);
     if (!cell || !cell->value || *cell->value == '\0')
         return NULL;
 
-    g_date_clear (&date, 1);
-    gnc_date_cell_get_date_gdate ((DateCell *) cell, &date);
+    gnc_date_cell_get_date ((DateCell *) cell, &cell_time, FALSE);
 
-    g_date_strftime (string, sizeof (string), _("%A %d %B %Y"), &date);
+    date_string = gnc_print_time64 (cell_time, _("%A %d %B %Y"));
 
-    return g_strdup (string);
+    return g_strdup (date_string);
 }
 
 static char * get_desc_help (VirtualLocation virt_loc, gpointer user_data)
diff --git a/gnucash/register/ledger-core/split-register-model.c b/gnucash/register/ledger-core/split-register-model.c
index 0ecf31f7ee..d4c28d5f1f 100644
--- a/gnucash/register/ledger-core/split-register-model.c
+++ b/gnucash/register/ledger-core/split-register-model.c
@@ -968,19 +968,18 @@ gnc_split_register_get_date_help (VirtualLocation virt_loc,
 {
     SplitRegister *reg = user_data;
     BasicCell *cell;
-    char string[1024];
-    GDate date;
+    const char *date_string;
+    time64 cell_time;
 
     cell = gnc_table_get_cell (reg->table, virt_loc);
     if (!cell || !cell->value || *cell->value == '\0')
         return NULL;
 
-    g_date_clear (&date, 1);
-    gnc_date_cell_get_date_gdate ((DateCell *) cell, &date);
+    gnc_date_cell_get_date ((DateCell *) cell, &cell_time, FALSE);
 
-    g_date_strftime (string, sizeof (string), _("%A %d %B %Y"), &date);
+    date_string = gnc_print_time64 (cell_time, _("%A %d %B %Y"));
 
-    return g_strdup (string);
+    return g_strdup (date_string);
 }
 
 static const char *
diff --git a/gnucash/register/register-core/datecell.h b/gnucash/register/register-core/datecell.h
index 709b7bc59a..8f96b7adcd 100644
--- a/gnucash/register/register-core/datecell.h
+++ b/gnucash/register/register-core/datecell.h
@@ -127,11 +127,5 @@ void        gnc_date_cell_commit (DateCell *cell);
  */
 void        gnc_date_cell_get_date (DateCell *cell, time64 *time, gboolean warn);
 
-/**  Set a GDate to the value in the DateCell.
- * @param cell The DateCell
- * @param date A GDate* into which the functino will write the date.
- */
-
-void        gnc_date_cell_get_date_gdate (DateCell *cell, GDate *date);
 /** @} */
 #endif
diff --git a/gnucash/register/register-gnome/datecell-gnome.c b/gnucash/register/register-gnome/datecell-gnome.c
index 3b0399b043..8018516253 100644
--- a/gnucash/register/register-gnome/datecell-gnome.c
+++ b/gnucash/register/register-gnome/datecell-gnome.c
@@ -714,22 +714,6 @@ gnc_date_cell_leave (BasicCell *bcell)
     gnc_date_cell_set_value_secs ((DateCell *)bcell, time);
 }
 
-void
-gnc_date_cell_get_date_gdate (DateCell *cell, GDate *date)
-{
-    PopBox *box = cell->cell.gui_private;
-
-    if (!cell || !date)
-        return;
-
-    gnc_parse_date (&(box->date), cell->cell.value, FALSE);
-
-    g_date_set_dmy(date,
-                   box->date.tm_mday,
-                   box->date.tm_mon + 1,
-                   box->date.tm_year + 1900);
-}
-
 void
 gnc_date_cell_get_date (DateCell *cell, time64 *time, gboolean warn)
 {