diff --git a/actionpack/test/template/date_helper_test.rb b/actionpack/test/template/date_helper_test.rb
index 7bb6b17f5d..bd3ad09db8 100755
--- a/actionpack/test/template/date_helper_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/template/date_helper_test.rb
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@ class DateHelperTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     expected << "</select>\n"
 
     expected << %{<select id="post_written_on_2i" name="post[written_on(2i)]">\n}
-    1.upto(12) { |i| expected << %(<option value="#{i}"#{' selected="selected"' if i == 6}>#{Time.now.change(:month => i).strftime("%B")}</option>\n) }
+    1.upto(12) { |i| expected << %(<option value="#{i}"#{' selected="selected"' if i == 6}>#{Date::MONTHNAMES[i]}</option>\n) }
     expected << "</select>\n"
 
     expected <<  %{<select id="post_written_on_1i" name="post[written_on(1i)]">\n}
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ class DateHelperTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     expected << "</select>\n"
 
     expected << %{<select id="post_written_on_2i" name="post[written_on(2i)]">\n}
-    1.upto(12) { |i| expected << %(<option value="#{i}"#{' selected="selected"' if i == Time.now.month}>#{Time.now.change(:month => i).strftime("%B")}</option>\n) }
+    1.upto(12) { |i| expected << %(<option value="#{i}"#{' selected="selected"' if i == Time.now.month}>#{Date::MONTHNAMES[i]}</option>\n) }
     expected << "</select>\n"
 
     expected << %{<select id="post_written_on_3i" name="post[written_on(3i)]">\n}
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ class DateHelperTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
 
     expected << %{<select id="post_written_on_2i" name="post[written_on(2i)]">\n}
     expected << "<option value=\"\"></option>\n"
-    1.upto(12) { |i| expected << %(<option value="#{i}">#{Time.now.change(:month => i).strftime("%B")}</option>\n) }
+    1.upto(12) { |i| expected << %(<option value="#{i}">#{Date::MONTHNAMES[i]}</option>\n) }
     expected << "</select>\n"
 
     expected << %{<select id="post_written_on_3i" name="post[written_on(3i)]">\n}
@@ -1178,7 +1178,7 @@ class DateHelperTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     1999.upto(2009) { |i| expected << %(<option value="#{i}"#{' selected="selected"' if i == 2004}>#{i}</option>\n) }
     expected << "</select>\n"
     expected << %{<select id="post_updated_at_2i" name="post[updated_at(2i)]">\n}
-    1.upto(12) { |i| expected << %(<option value="#{i}"#{' selected="selected"' if i == 6}>#{Time.now.change(:month => i).strftime("%B")}</option>\n) }
+    1.upto(12) { |i| expected << %(<option value="#{i}"#{' selected="selected"' if i == 6}>#{Date::MONTHNAMES[i]}</option>\n) }
     expected << "</select>\n"
     expected << %{<select id="post_updated_at_3i" name="post[updated_at(3i)]">\n}
     1.upto(31) { |i| expected << %(<option value="#{i}"#{' selected="selected"' if i == 15}>#{i}</option>\n) }
@@ -1207,7 +1207,7 @@ class DateHelperTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
 
     expected = %{<input type="hidden" id="post_updated_at_1i" name="post[updated_at(1i)]" value="2004" />\n}
     expected << %{<select id="post_updated_at_2i" name="post[updated_at(2i)]">\n}
-    1.upto(12) { |i| expected << %(<option value="#{i}"#{' selected="selected"' if i == 6}>#{Time.now.change(:month => i).strftime("%B")}</option>\n) }
+    1.upto(12) { |i| expected << %(<option value="#{i}"#{' selected="selected"' if i == 6}>#{Date::MONTHNAMES[i]}</option>\n) }
     expected << "</select>\n"
     expected << %{<select id="post_updated_at_3i" name="post[updated_at(3i)]">\n}
     1.upto(31) { |i| expected << %(<option value="#{i}"#{' selected="selected"' if i == 15}>#{i}</option>\n) }
@@ -1276,7 +1276,7 @@ class DateHelperTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     1.upto(31) { |i| expected << %(<option value="#{i}"#{' selected="selected"' if i == 15}>#{i}</option>\n) }
     expected << "</select>\n"
     expected << %{<select id="post_updated_at_2i" name="post[updated_at(2i)]">\n}
-    1.upto(12) { |i| expected << %(<option value="#{i}"#{' selected="selected"' if i == 6}>#{Time.now.change(:month => i).strftime("%B")}</option>\n) }
+    1.upto(12) { |i| expected << %(<option value="#{i}"#{' selected="selected"' if i == 6}>#{Date::MONTHNAMES[i]}</option>\n) }
     expected << "</select>\n"
     expected << %{<select id="post_updated_at_1i" name="post[updated_at(1i)]">\n}
     1999.upto(2009) { |i| expected << %(<option value="#{i}"#{' selected="selected"' if i == 2004}>#{i}</option>\n) }
@@ -1304,7 +1304,7 @@ class DateHelperTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     1.upto(31) { |i| expected << %(<option value="#{i}"#{' selected="selected"' if i == 15}>#{i}</option>\n) }
     expected << "</select>\n"
     expected << %{<select id="post_updated_at_2i" name="post[updated_at(2i)]">\n}
-    1.upto(12) { |i| expected << %(<option value="#{i}"#{' selected="selected"' if i == 6}>#{Time.now.change(:month => i).strftime("%B")}</option>\n) }
+    1.upto(12) { |i| expected << %(<option value="#{i}"#{' selected="selected"' if i == 6}>#{Date::MONTHNAMES[i]}</option>\n) }
     expected << "</select>\n"
 
     expected << " &mdash; "