diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/InvoiceApiController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/InvoiceApiController.php
index 793d00926e21..a10fe91b9946 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/InvoiceApiController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/InvoiceApiController.php
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ class InvoiceApiController extends BaseAPIController
         }
 
         if (!isset($data['invoice_date'])) {
-            $fields['invoice_date_sql'] = Utils::today(false)->format('Y-m-d');
+            $fields['invoice_date_sql'] = date_create()->format('Y-m-d');
         }
         if (!isset($data['due_date'])) {
             $fields['due_date_sql'] = false;
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/InvoiceController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/InvoiceController.php
index 6b276f84e4e6..c43c967233ae 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/InvoiceController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/InvoiceController.php
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class InvoiceController extends BaseController
             $invoice->invoice_number = $account->getNextNumber($invoice);
             $invoice->balance = $invoice->amount;
             $invoice->invoice_status_id = 0;
-            $invoice->invoice_date = Utils::today(false)->format('Y-m-d');
+            $invoice->invoice_date = date_create()->format('Y-m-d');
             $method = 'POST';
             $url = "{$entityType}s";
         } else {
diff --git a/app/Ninja/PaymentDrivers/BasePaymentDriver.php b/app/Ninja/PaymentDrivers/BasePaymentDriver.php
index f72af507d3fd..a2436e0b2cf7 100644
--- a/app/Ninja/PaymentDrivers/BasePaymentDriver.php
+++ b/app/Ninja/PaymentDrivers/BasePaymentDriver.php
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ class BasePaymentDriver
         $payment->client_id = $invoice->client_id;
         $payment->contact_id = $invitation->contact_id;
         $payment->transaction_reference = $ref;
-        $payment->payment_date = Utils::today(false)->format('Y-m-d');
+        $payment->payment_date = date_create()->format('Y-m-d');
         $payment->ip = Request::ip();
 
         $payment = $this->creatingPayment($payment, $paymentMethod);
diff --git a/app/Ninja/Repositories/InvoiceRepository.php b/app/Ninja/Repositories/InvoiceRepository.php
index dbcf79503ce7..20ab70652da0 100644
--- a/app/Ninja/Repositories/InvoiceRepository.php
+++ b/app/Ninja/Repositories/InvoiceRepository.php
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ class InvoiceRepository extends BaseRepository
                 $entityType = ENTITY_QUOTE;
             }
             $invoice = $account->createInvoice($entityType, $data['client_id']);
-            $invoice->invoice_date = Utils::today(false)->format('Y-m-d');
+            $invoice->invoice_date = date_create()->format('Y-m-d');
             if (isset($data['has_tasks']) && filter_var($data['has_tasks'], FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN)) {
                 $invoice->has_tasks = true;
             }
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ class InvoiceRepository extends BaseRepository
             }
         }
         $clone->invoice_number = $invoiceNumber ?: $account->getNextNumber($clone);
-        $clone->invoice_date = Utils::today(false)->format('Y-m-d');
+        $clone->invoice_date = date_create()->format('Y-m-d');
         $clone->due_date = $account->defaultDueDate($invoice->client);
 
         foreach ([
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ class InvoiceRepository extends BaseRepository
         $invoice->invoice_number = $recurInvoice->account->getNextNumber($invoice);
         $invoice->amount = $recurInvoice->amount;
         $invoice->balance = $recurInvoice->amount;
-        $invoice->invoice_date = Utils::today(false)->format('Y-m-d');
+        $invoice->invoice_date = date_create()->format('Y-m-d');
         $invoice->discount = $recurInvoice->discount;
         $invoice->po_number = $recurInvoice->po_number;
         $invoice->public_notes = Utils::processVariables($recurInvoice->public_notes);