diff --git a/gramps/gen/utils/unknown.py b/gramps/gen/utils/unknown.py
index 3d34cc832..0221e423d 100644
--- a/gramps/gen/utils/unknown.py
+++ b/gramps/gen/utils/unknown.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Make an 'Unknown' primary object
 # Python modules
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-from time import strftime, localtime, time
+from time import strftime, time
 import os
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ def make_unknown(class_arg, explanation, class_func, commit_func, transaction,
         if not hasattr(make_unknown, 'count'):
             make_unknown.count = 1 #primitive static variable
         obj.set_name(_("Unknown, was missing %(time)s (%(count)d)") % {
-                'time': strftime('%x %X', localtime()),
+                'time': strftime('%x %X'),
                 'count': make_unknown.count})
         make_unknown.count += 1
     else:
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ def create_explanation_note(dbase):
     """
     note = Note( _('Objects referenced by this note '
                                     'were missing in a file imported on %s.') %
-                                    strftime('%x %X', localtime()))
+                                    strftime('%x %X'))
     note.set_handle(create_id())
     note.set_gramps_id(dbase.find_next_note_gramps_id())
     # Use defaults for privacy, format and type.
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/importer/importprogen.py b/gramps/plugins/importer/importprogen.py
index 0f951d7c2..bae842860 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/importer/importprogen.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/importer/importprogen.py
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ class ProgenOptions(ManagedWindow):
         # initial values
         text = "Pro-Gen Import"
         fname = os.path.basename(filename).split('\\')[-1]
-        date = time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d', time.localtime())
+        date = time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
 
         # add import source title/confidence
         #            citation page/confidence/privacy/attribute
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/test/imports_test.py b/gramps/plugins/test/imports_test.py
index c3a6b3948..65d77650b 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/test/imports_test.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/test/imports_test.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import os
 import sys
 import re
 import locale
-from time import localtime, strptime
+from time import strptime, strftime
 from unittest.mock import patch
 #import logging
 
@@ -65,6 +65,12 @@ def mock_localtime(*args):
     """
     return strptime("25 Dec 1999", "%d %b %Y")
 
+def mock_strftime(*args):
+    """
+    Mock up a dummy to replace the varying 'time string results'
+    """
+    return strftime(args[0], (1999, 12, 25, 0, 0, 0, 5, 359, -1))
+
 class TestImports(unittest.TestCase):
     """The test class cases will be dynamically created at import time from
     files to be tested.  The following defs are used by the test cases
@@ -193,21 +199,12 @@ def make_tst_function(tstfile, file_name):
     """ This is here to support the dynamic function creation.  This creates
     the test function (a method, to be precise).
     """
-
-    @patch('gramps.plugins.db.dbapi.dbapi.time')
-    @patch('gramps.plugins.db.bsddb.write.time')
-    @patch('gramps.gen.utils.unknown.localtime')
-    @patch('gramps.gen.utils.unknown.time')
-    @patch('time.localtime')
-    def tst(self, mockptime, mocktime, mockltime, mockwtime, mockdtime):
+    @patch('gramps.gen.utils.unknown.strftime', side_effect=mock_strftime)
+    @patch('time.strftime', side_effect=mock_strftime)
+    def tst(self, mstrftime1, mstrftime2):
         """ This compares the import file with the expected result '.gramps'
         file.
         """
-        mockptime.side_effect = mock_localtime
-        mocktime.side_effect = mock_time
-        mockltime.side_effect = mock_localtime
-        mockwtime.side_effect = mock_time
-        mockdtime.side_effect = mock_time
         fn1 = os.path.join(TEST_DIR, tstfile)
         fn2 = os.path.join(TEST_DIR, (file_name + ".gramps"))
         fres = os.path.join(TEMP_DIR, (file_name + ".difs"))