diff --git a/ext/standard/tests/general_functions/sunfuncts.phpt b/ext/standard/tests/general_functions/sunfuncts.phpt
index 37a86368981..59acb122c56 100644
--- a/ext/standard/tests/general_functions/sunfuncts.phpt
+++ b/ext/standard/tests/general_functions/sunfuncts.phpt
@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@
 date_sunrise() and date_sunset() functions
 --INI--
 precision=13
-date.timezone=Asia/Jerusalem
 --FILE--
 <?php
-
+date_default_timezone_set('Asia/Jerusalem');
 for($a=1;$a<=12;$a++){
 	echo date_sunrise(mktime(1,1,1,$a,1,2003),SUNFUNCS_RET_TIMESTAMP,31.76670,35.23330,90.83,2)." ";
 	echo date_sunrise(mktime(1,1,1,$a,1,2003),SUNFUNCS_RET_STRING,31.76670,35.23330,90.83,2)." ";
diff --git a/ext/standard/tests/time/idate.phpt b/ext/standard/tests/time/idate.phpt
index b78fd30255a..0b544054992 100644
--- a/ext/standard/tests/time/idate.phpt
+++ b/ext/standard/tests/time/idate.phpt
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 --TEST--
 idate() function
---INI--
-date.timezone=GMT0
 --FILE--
 <?php
+date_default_timezone_set('GMT0');
 $tmp = "UYzymndjHGhgistwLBIW";
 for($a = 0;$a < strlen($tmp); $a++){
 	echo $tmp[$a], ': ', idate($tmp[$a], 1043324459)."\n";