diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_property.py b/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_property.py
index 59a75458e04..cfe3cd968d7 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_property.py
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_property.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ TYPE2CLEAN = {
     'text': lambda val: val or False,
     'selection': lambda val: val or False,
     'binary': lambda val: val or False,
-    'date': lambda val: val or False,
+    'date': lambda val: val.date() if val else False,
     'datetime': lambda val: val or False,
 }
 
diff --git a/odoo/addons/test_new_api/tests/test_new_fields.py b/odoo/addons/test_new_api/tests/test_new_fields.py
index 1430d5ec978..021fad63e39 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/test_new_api/tests/test_new_fields.py
+++ b/odoo/addons/test_new_api/tests/test_new_fields.py
@@ -782,10 +782,10 @@ class TestFields(common.TransactionCase):
         self.assertEqual(record.sudo(user0).foo, 'main')
         self.assertEqual(record.sudo(user1).foo, 'default')
         self.assertEqual(record.sudo(user2).foo, 'default')
-        self.assertEqual(record.sudo(user0).date, '1932-11-09')
+        self.assertEqual(str(record.sudo(user0).date), '1932-11-09')
         self.assertEqual(record.sudo(user1).date, False)
         self.assertEqual(record.sudo(user2).date, False)
-        self.assertEqual(record.sudo(user0).moment, '1932-11-09 00:00:00')
+        self.assertEqual(str(record.sudo(user0).moment), '1932-11-09 00:00:00')
         self.assertEqual(record.sudo(user1).moment, False)
         self.assertEqual(record.sudo(user2).moment, False)
         self.assertEqual(record.sudo(user0).tag_id, tag1)
@@ -802,11 +802,11 @@ class TestFields(common.TransactionCase):
         self.assertEqual(record.sudo(user0).foo, 'main')
         self.assertEqual(record.sudo(user1).foo, 'alpha')
         self.assertEqual(record.sudo(user2).foo, 'default')
-        self.assertEqual(record.sudo(user0).date, '1932-11-09')
-        self.assertEqual(record.sudo(user1).date, '1932-12-10')
+        self.assertEqual(str(record.sudo(user0).date), '1932-11-09')
+        self.assertEqual(str(record.sudo(user1).date), '1932-12-10')
         self.assertEqual(record.sudo(user2).date, False)
-        self.assertEqual(record.sudo(user0).moment, '1932-11-09 00:00:00')
-        self.assertEqual(record.sudo(user1).moment, '1932-12-10 23:59:59')
+        self.assertEqual(str(record.sudo(user0).moment), '1932-11-09 00:00:00')
+        self.assertEqual(str(record.sudo(user1).moment), '1932-12-10 23:59:59')
         self.assertEqual(record.sudo(user2).moment, False)
         self.assertEqual(record.sudo(user0).tag_id, tag1)
         self.assertEqual(record.sudo(user1).tag_id, tag2)