diff --git a/addons/hr_payroll/static/src/js/work_entries_controller_mixin.js b/addons/hr_payroll/static/src/js/work_entries_controller_mixin.js
index a8cacdcc067..e2298b25389 100644
--- a/addons/hr_payroll/static/src/js/work_entries_controller_mixin.js
+++ b/addons/hr_payroll/static/src/js/work_entries_controller_mixin.js
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ odoo.define('hr_payroll.WorkEntryControllerMixin', function(require) {
             this._rpc({
                 model: 'hr.employee',
                 method: 'generate_work_entry',
-                args: [time.datetime_to_str(this.firstDay), time.datetime_to_str(this.lastDay)],
+                args: [time.date_to_str(this.firstDay), time.date_to_str(this.lastDay)],
             }).then(function () {
                 self.reload();
             });
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ odoo.define('hr_payroll.WorkEntryControllerMixin', function(require) {
         _generatePayslips: function () {
             this.do_action('hr_payroll.action_generate_payslips_from_work_entries', {
                 additional_context: {
-                    default_date_start: time.datetime_to_str(this.firstDay),
-                    default_date_end: time.datetime_to_str(this.lastDay),
+                    default_date_start: time.date_to_str(this.firstDay),
+                    default_date_end: time.date_to_str(this.lastDay),
                 },
             });
         },
diff --git a/addons/hr_payroll/tests/test_multi_contract.py b/addons/hr_payroll/tests/test_multi_contract.py
index 78f0c4f3c89..50e85a09a51 100644
--- a/addons/hr_payroll/tests/test_multi_contract.py
+++ b/addons/hr_payroll/tests/test_multi_contract.py
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ class TestPayslipMultiContract(TestPayslipContractBase):
         start = datetime.strptime('2015-11-05 07:00:00', '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
         end = datetime.strptime('2015-12-15 18:00:00', '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
         self.contract_cdi.write({'date_start': datetime.strptime('2015-12-30', '%Y-%m-%d').date()})
-        print(self.contract_cdi.date_start, 'test')
         # begins during contract, ends after contract
         leave = self.create_leave(start, end)
         leave.action_approve()