diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/core/utils/objects_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/core/utils/objects_tests.js
index f0f6f42cee5..897582374db 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/core/utils/objects_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/core/utils/objects_tests.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 /** @odoo-module **/
 
 import { omit, pick, shallowEqual } from "@web/core/utils/objects";
-import { patchDate } from "@web/../tests/helpers/utils";
 
 QUnit.module("utils", () => {
     QUnit.module("Objects");
@@ -60,11 +59,12 @@ QUnit.module("utils", () => {
     });
 
     QUnit.test("shallowEqual: custom comparison function", function (assert) {
-        patchDate(2019, 2, 11, 12, 30, 0);
+        const dateA = new Date();
+        const dateB = new Date(dateA);
 
-        assert.notOk(shallowEqual({ a: 1, date: new Date() }, { a: 1, date: new Date() }));
+        assert.notOk(shallowEqual({ a: 1, date: dateA }, { a: 1, date: dateB }));
         assert.ok(
-            shallowEqual({ a: 1, date: new Date() }, { a: 1, date: new Date() }, (a, b) =>
+            shallowEqual({ a: 1, date: dateA }, { a: 1, date: dateB }, (a, b) =>
                 a instanceof Date ? Number(a) === Number(b) : a === b
             )
         );