diff --git a/Source/cmCTest.cxx b/Source/cmCTest.cxx
index 14e2a8c0b8..206dae0bdb 100644
--- a/Source/cmCTest.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmCTest.cxx
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include <cmext/algorithm>
 #include <cmext/string_view>
 
-#include <cm3p/curl/curl.h>
 #include <cm3p/json/value.h>
 #include <cm3p/uv.h>
 #include <cm3p/zlib.h>
@@ -41,6 +40,8 @@
 #  include <unistd.h> // IWYU pragma: keep
 #endif
 
+#include "cm_get_date.h"
+
 #include "cmCMakePresetsGraph.h"
 #include "cmCTestBuildAndTest.h"
 #include "cmCTestScriptHandler.h"
@@ -203,23 +204,21 @@ struct tm* cmCTest::GetNightlyTime(std::string const& str, bool tomorrowtag)
   struct tm* lctime;
   time_t tctime = time(nullptr);
   lctime = gmtime(&tctime);
-  char buf[1024];
-  // add todays year day and month to the time in str because
-  // curl_getdate no longer assumes the day is today
-  std::snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%d%02d%02d %s", lctime->tm_year + 1900,
-                lctime->tm_mon + 1, lctime->tm_mday, str.c_str());
   cmCTestLog(this, OUTPUT,
              "Determine Nightly Start Time" << std::endl
                                             << "   Specified time: " << str
                                             << std::endl);
-  // Convert the nightly start time to seconds. Since we are
-  // providing only a time and a timezone, the current date of
+  // Convert the nightly start time to seconds. The current date of
   // the local machine is assumed. Consequently, nightlySeconds
   // is the time at which the nightly dashboard was opened or
   // will be opened on the date of the current client machine.
   // As such, this time may be in the past or in the future.
-  time_t ntime = curl_getdate(buf, &tctime);
-  cmCTestLog(this, DEBUG, "   Get curl time: " << ntime << std::endl);
+  char buf[1024];
+  std::snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%d%02d%02d %s", lctime->tm_year + 1900,
+                lctime->tm_mon + 1, lctime->tm_mday, str.c_str());
+  time_t ntime = cm_get_date(tctime, buf);
+  cmCTestLog(this, DEBUG,
+             "   Get the nightly start time: " << ntime << std::endl);
   tctime = time(nullptr);
   cmCTestLog(this, DEBUG, "   Get the current time: " << tctime << std::endl);
 
@@ -2792,7 +2791,7 @@ void cmCTest::SetStopTime(std::string const& time_str)
            lctime->tm_mon + 1, lctime->tm_mday, time_str.c_str(),
            tzone_offset);
 
-  time_t stop_time = curl_getdate(buf, &current_time);
+  time_t stop_time = cm_get_date(current_time, buf);
   if (stop_time == -1) {
     this->Impl->StopTime = std::chrono::system_clock::time_point();
     return;