diff --git a/js/legacy/utils/datetime.js b/js/legacy/utils/datetime.js
index 65238fd366..6980181743 100644
--- a/js/legacy/utils/datetime.js
+++ b/js/legacy/utils/datetime.js
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ wn.datetime = {
 	},
 	
 	get_user_fmt: function() {
-		var t = wn.control_panel.date_format;
+		var t = sys_defaults.date_format;
 		if(!t) t = 'dd-mm-yyyy';
 		return t;
 	},
diff --git a/js/legacy/widgets/form/fields.js b/js/legacy/widgets/form/fields.js
index bd66e8da08..7f59691477 100644
--- a/js/legacy/widgets/form/fields.js
+++ b/js/legacy/widgets/form/fields.js
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ function DateField() { } DateField.prototype = new Field();
 DateField.prototype.make_input = function() {
 
 	var me = this;
-	this.user_fmt = wn.control_panel.date_format;
+	this.user_fmt = sys_defaults.date_format;
 	if(!this.user_fmt)this.user_fmt = 'dd-mm-yy';
 
 	this.input = $a(this.input_area, 'input');