diff --git a/ext/date/tests/date_default_timezone_get_error.phpt b/ext/date/tests/date_default_timezone_get_error.phpt
index 5f57ad6f843..6f7d4327599 100644
--- a/ext/date/tests/date_default_timezone_get_error.phpt
+++ b/ext/date/tests/date_default_timezone_get_error.phpt
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 --TEST--
 Test date_default_timezone_get() function : error conditions
---INI--
-date.timezone=UTC
 --FILE--
 <?php
 /* Prototype  : string date_default_timezone_get ( void )
  * Description:  Gets the default timezone used by all date/time functions in a script.
  * Source code: ext/standard/data/php_date.c
  */
+ 
+date_default_timezone_set("UTC");
 
 echo "*** Testing date_default_timezone_get() : error conditions ***\n";
 
diff --git a/ext/date/tests/date_default_timezone_set_error.phpt b/ext/date/tests/date_default_timezone_set_error.phpt
index 870afe4ff48..15c6aa6fedc 100644
--- a/ext/date/tests/date_default_timezone_set_error.phpt
+++ b/ext/date/tests/date_default_timezone_set_error.phpt
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 --TEST--
 Test date_default_timezone_set() function : error variations
---INI--
-date.timezone=UTC
 --FILE--
 <?php
 /* Prototype  : bool date_default_timezone_set ( string $timezone_identifier )
diff --git a/ext/date/tests/date_sun_info_error.phpt b/ext/date/tests/date_sun_info_error.phpt
index f5665ee58cd..8d572479f30 100644
--- a/ext/date/tests/date_sun_info_error.phpt
+++ b/ext/date/tests/date_sun_info_error.phpt
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 --TEST--
 Test date_sun_info() function : error variations
---INI--
-date.timezone=UTC
 --FILE--
 <?php
 /* Prototype  : array date_sun_info ( int $time , float $latitude , float $longitude   )
diff --git a/ext/date/tests/date_sun_info_variation1.phpt b/ext/date/tests/date_sun_info_variation1.phpt
index 83699c9b387..2f1539a86e4 100644
--- a/ext/date/tests/date_sun_info_variation1.phpt
+++ b/ext/date/tests/date_sun_info_variation1.phpt
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 --TEST--
 Test date_sun_info() function : error variations - Pass unexpected values for time argument
---INI--
-date.timezone=UTC
 --FILE--
 <?php
 /* Prototype  : array date_sun_info ( int $time , float $latitude , float $longitude )
  * Description:  Returns an array with information about sunset/sunrise and twilight begin/end.
  * Source code: ext/standard/data/php_date.c
  */
+ 
+date_default_timezone_set("UTC");
 
 echo "*** Testing date_sun_info() : usage variations ***\n";
 
diff --git a/ext/date/tests/date_sun_info_variation2.phpt b/ext/date/tests/date_sun_info_variation2.phpt
index 4e3f49e73c0..cdf86356801 100644
--- a/ext/date/tests/date_sun_info_variation2.phpt
+++ b/ext/date/tests/date_sun_info_variation2.phpt
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 --TEST--
 Test date_sun_info() function : error variations - PAss unexepcted valuesfor latitude argument
---INI--
-date.timezone=UTC
 --FILE--
 <?php
 /* Prototype  : array date_sun_info ( int $time , float $latitude , float $longitude )
  * Description:  Returns an array with information about sunset/sunrise and twilight begin/end.
  * Source code: ext/standard/data/php_date.c
  */
+ 
+// supress date() function strict msgs 
+error_reporting(E_ALL & ~E_STRICT);
 
 echo "*** Testing date_sun_info() : usage variations ***\n";
 
diff --git a/ext/date/tests/date_sun_info_variation3.phpt b/ext/date/tests/date_sun_info_variation3.phpt
index 4c0aa71e557..2f78ae88ab7 100644
--- a/ext/date/tests/date_sun_info_variation3.phpt
+++ b/ext/date/tests/date_sun_info_variation3.phpt
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 --TEST--
 Test date_sun_info() function : usage variations - Pass unexpected values for longitude argument
---INI--
-date.timezone=UTC
 --FILE--
 <?php
 /* Prototype  : array date_sun_info ( int $time , float $latitude , float $longitude )
  * Description:  Returns an array with information about sunset/sunrise and twilight begin/end.
  * Source code: ext/standard/data/php_date.c
  */
+ 
+// supress date() function strict msgs 
+error_reporting(E_ALL & ~E_STRICT);
 
 echo "*** Testing date_sun_info() : usage variations ***\n";
 
diff --git a/ext/date/tests/date_sunrise_and_sunset_basic.phpt b/ext/date/tests/date_sunrise_and_sunset_basic.phpt
index 94844d3c501..9f294b75111 100644
--- a/ext/date/tests/date_sunrise_and_sunset_basic.phpt
+++ b/ext/date/tests/date_sunrise_and_sunset_basic.phpt
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 --TEST--
 Basic test for date_sunrise and date_sunset based on example in PHP manual
---INI--
-date.timezone=UTC
 --FILE--
 <?php
 
@@ -14,8 +12,8 @@ offset: +1 GMT
 
 echo "Basic test for date_sunrise() and date_sunset()\n";
 
-// supress date() function warning msgs 
-error_reporting(E_ALL & ~E_WARNING);
+// supress date() function strict msgs 
+error_reporting(E_ALL & ~E_STRICT);
 
 echo date("D M d Y") . ', sunrise time : ' . date_sunrise(time(), SUNFUNCS_RET_STRING, 38.4, -9, 90, 1) . "\n";
 echo date("D M d Y") . ', sunset time : ' . date_sunset(time(), SUNFUNCS_RET_STRING, 38.4, -9, 90, 1) . "\n";