diff --git a/testsuite/date/date-works b/testsuite/date/date-works
index f726bab..0802e88 100644
--- a/testsuite/date/date-works
+++ b/testsuite/date/date-works
@@ -4,20 +4,20 @@
 test x"$dt" = x"OK"
 
 dt=`busybox date -d 1:2`
-dt=`echo "$dt" | cut -b1-19`
-test x"$dt" = x"Fri Apr 25 01:02:00"
+dt=`echo "$dt" | cut -b12-19`
+test x"$dt" = x"01:02:00"
 
 dt=`busybox date -d 1:2:3`
-dt=`echo "$dt" | cut -b1-19`
-test x"$dt" = x"Fri Apr 25 01:02:03"
+dt=`echo "$dt" | cut -b12-19`
+test x"$dt" = x"01:02:03"
 
 dt=`busybox date -d 1.2-3:4`
-dt=`echo "$dt" | cut -b1-19`
-test x"$dt" = x"Wed Jan  2 03:04:00"
+dt=`echo "$dt" | cut -b5-19`
+test x"$dt" = x"Jan  2 03:04:00"
 
 dt=`busybox date -d 1.2-3:4:5`
-dt=`echo "$dt" | cut -b1-19`
-test x"$dt" = x"Wed Jan  2 03:04:05"
+dt=`echo "$dt" | cut -b5-19`
+test x"$dt" = x"Jan  2 03:04:05"
 
 dt=`busybox date -d 1999.1.2-3:4`
 dt=`echo "$dt" | cut -b1-19`
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
 test x"$dt" = x"Sat Jan  2 03:04:05"
 
 dt=`busybox date -d 01231133`
-dt=`echo "$dt" | cut -b1-19`
-test x"$dt" = x"Wed Jan 23 11:33:00"
+dt=`echo "$dt" | cut -b5-19`
+test x"$dt" = x"Jan 23 11:33:00"
 
 dt=`busybox date -d 012311332000`
 dt=`echo "$dt" | cut -b1-19`