diff --git a/misc/cronjobs/notifyMailsOp.pl b/misc/cronjobs/notifyMailsOp.pl
index 92ad0277d1..54811a0d7c 100755
--- a/misc/cronjobs/notifyMailsOp.pl
+++ b/misc/cronjobs/notifyMailsOp.pl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use strict;
 use C4::Context;
-use C4::Dates;
+use C4::Dates qw/format_date/;
 use Mail::Sendmail;  # comment out if not doing e-mail notices
 use Getopt::Long;
 use C4::Circulation;
diff --git a/misc/cronjobs/overduenotices-30.pl b/misc/cronjobs/overduenotices-30.pl
index 4d6b3fa808..6ffe7b435a 100755
--- a/misc/cronjobs/overduenotices-30.pl
+++ b/misc/cronjobs/overduenotices-30.pl
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 use strict;
 use C4::Context;
-use C4::Dates;
+use C4::Dates qw/format_date/;
 use Mail::Sendmail;  # comment out if not doing e-mail notices
 use Getopt::Long;
 
diff --git a/misc/cronjobs/smsoverdues.pl b/misc/cronjobs/smsoverdues.pl
index e43bc75780..52a131909a 100755
--- a/misc/cronjobs/smsoverdues.pl
+++ b/misc/cronjobs/smsoverdues.pl
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ use C4::Search;
 use C4::Circulation;
 use C4::Circulation::Fines;
 use C4::Members;
-use C4::Dates;
+use C4::Dates qw/format_date/;
 use HTML::Template::Pro;
 use Mail::Sendmail;
 use Mail::RFC822::Address;