diff --git a/activerecord/test/associations_test.rb b/activerecord/test/associations_test.rb
index 6bdafd7868..6a4beb4135 100755
--- a/activerecord/test/associations_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/associations_test.rb
@@ -1246,7 +1246,7 @@ class HasAndBelongsToManyAssociationsTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     # SQL Server doesn't have a separate column type just for dates, 
     # so the time is in the string and incorrectly formatted
     if current_adapter?(:SQLServerAdapter)
-      assert_equal Time.mktime(2004, 10, 10).strftime("%Y/%m/%d 00:00:00"), Time.parse(Developer.find(1).projects.first.joined_on).strftime("%Y/%m/%d 00:00:00")
+      assert_equal Time.mktime(2004, 10, 10).strftime("%Y/%m/%d 00:00:00"), Developer.find(1).projects.first.joined_on.strftime("%Y/%m/%d 00:00:00")
     else
       assert_equal Date.new(2004, 10, 10).to_s, Developer.find(1).projects.first.joined_on.to_s
     end
@@ -1267,8 +1267,8 @@ class HasAndBelongsToManyAssociationsTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     # SQL Server doesn't have a separate column type just for dates, 
     # so the time is in the string and incorrectly formatted
     if current_adapter?(:SQLServerAdapter)
-      assert_equal Time.now.strftime("%Y/%m/%d 00:00:00"), Time.parse(jamis.projects.select { |p| p.name == projects(:action_controller).name }.first.joined_on).strftime("%Y/%m/%d 00:00:00")
-      assert_equal Time.now.strftime("%Y/%m/%d 00:00:00"), Time.parse(developers(:jamis).projects.select { |p| p.name == projects(:action_controller).name }.first.joined_on).strftime("%Y/%m/%d 00:00:00")
+      assert_equal Time.now.strftime("%Y/%m/%d 00:00:00"), jamis.projects.select { |p| p.name == projects(:action_controller).name }.first.joined_on.strftime("%Y/%m/%d 00:00:00")
+      assert_equal Time.now.strftime("%Y/%m/%d 00:00:00"), developers(:jamis).projects.select { |p| p.name == projects(:action_controller).name }.first.joined_on.strftime("%Y/%m/%d 00:00:00")
     else
       assert_equal Date.today.to_s, jamis.projects.select { |p| p.name == projects(:action_controller).name }.first.joined_on.to_s
       assert_equal Date.today.to_s, developers(:jamis).projects.select { |p| p.name == projects(:action_controller).name }.first.joined_on.to_s