diff --git a/hledger/test/balance/no-total-no-elide.test b/hledger/test/balance/no-total-no-elide.test
index 78f2d2d82..4feb8d421 100644
--- a/hledger/test/balance/no-total-no-elide.test
+++ b/hledger/test/balance/no-total-no-elide.test
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ $ hledger -f - balance --tree --no-total
 >=0
 
 <
-1/1
+2020/1/1
  (a)          1
  (a:aa)       1
  (a:aa)      -1
diff --git a/hledger/test/journal/default-commodity.test b/hledger/test/journal/default-commodity.test
index db865cbd7..b3dab64b6 100644
--- a/hledger/test/journal/default-commodity.test
+++ b/hledger/test/journal/default-commodity.test
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ $ hledger -f- print
 # including limiting the display precision, like a commodity directive (#1187).
 <
 D 1,000.0 A
-1/1
+2020/1/1
   (a)  1000.123
 
 $ hledger -f- print