diff --git a/application/basilisk/components/places/content/places.js b/application/basilisk/components/places/content/places.js
index c0df8732c7..30b4b7b462 100644
--- a/application/basilisk/components/places/content/places.js
+++ b/application/basilisk/components/places/content/places.js
@@ -409,11 +409,8 @@ var PlacesOrganizer = {
   populateRestoreMenu: function() {
     let restorePopup = document.getElementById("fileRestorePopup");
 
-    const locale = Cc["@mozilla.org/chrome/chrome-registry;1"]
-                   .getService(Ci.nsIXULChromeRegistry)
-                   .getSelectedLocale("global", true);
-    const dtOptions = { year: 'numeric', month: 'long', day: 'numeric' };
-    let dateFormatter = new Intl.DateTimeFormat(locale, dtOptions);
+    let dateSvc = Cc["@mozilla.org/intl/scriptabledateformat;1"].
+                  getService(Ci.nsIScriptableDateFormat);
 
     // Remove existing menu items.  Last item is the restoreFromFile item.
     while (restorePopup.childNodes.length > 1)
@@ -445,7 +442,13 @@ var PlacesOrganizer = {
         let backupDate = PlacesBackups.getDateForFile(backupFiles[i]);
         let m = restorePopup.insertBefore(document.createElement("menuitem"),
                                           document.getElementById("restoreFromFile"));
-        m.setAttribute("label", dateFormatter.format(backupDate) + sizeInfo);
+        m.setAttribute("label",
+                       dateSvc.FormatDate("",
+                                          Ci.nsIScriptableDateFormat.dateFormatLong,
+                                          backupDate.getFullYear(),
+                                          backupDate.getMonth() + 1,
+                                          backupDate.getDate()) +
+                                          sizeInfo);
         m.setAttribute("value", OS.Path.basename(backupFiles[i]));
         m.setAttribute("oncommand",
                        "PlacesOrganizer.onRestoreMenuItemClick(this);");
diff --git a/application/basilisk/components/places/content/treeView.js b/application/basilisk/components/places/content/treeView.js
index 810c4ab8c1..dc1f829bbf 100644
--- a/application/basilisk/components/places/content/treeView.js
+++ b/application/basilisk/components/places/content/treeView.js
@@ -33,6 +33,15 @@ PlacesTreeView.prototype = {
     return this.__xulStore;
   },
 
+  __dateService: null,
+  get _dateService() {
+    if (!this.__dateService) {
+      this.__dateService = Cc["@mozilla.org/intl/scriptabledateformat;1"].
+                           getService(Ci.nsIScriptableDateFormat);
+    }
+    return this.__dateService;
+  },
+
   QueryInterface: XPCOMUtils.generateQI(PTV_interfaces),
 
   // Bug 761494:
@@ -495,36 +504,16 @@ PlacesTreeView.prototype = {
     let midnight = now - (now % MS_PER_DAY);
     midnight += new Date(midnight).getTimezoneOffset() * MS_PER_MINUTE;
 
+    let dateFormat = timeMs >= midnight ?
+                      Ci.nsIScriptableDateFormat.dateFormatNone :
+                      Ci.nsIScriptableDateFormat.dateFormatShort;
+
     let timeObj = new Date(timeMs);
-    return timeMs >= midnight ? this._todayFormatter.format(timeObj)
-                              : this._dateFormatter.format(timeObj);
-  },
-
-  // We use a different formatter for times within the current day,
-  // so we cache both a "today" formatter and a general date formatter.
-  __todayFormatter: null,
-  get _todayFormatter() {
-    if (!this.__todayFormatter) {
-      const locale = Cc["@mozilla.org/chrome/chrome-registry;1"]
-                     .getService(Ci.nsIXULChromeRegistry)
-                     .getSelectedLocale("global", true);
-      const dtOptions = { hour: 'numeric', minute: 'numeric' };
-      this.__todayFormatter = new Intl.DateTimeFormat(locale, dtOptions);
-    }
-    return this.__todayFormatter;
-  },
-
-  __dateFormatter: null,
-  get _dateFormatter() {
-    if (!this.__dateFormatter) {
-      const locale = Cc["@mozilla.org/chrome/chrome-registry;1"]
-                     .getService(Ci.nsIXULChromeRegistry)
-                     .getSelectedLocale("global", true);
-      const dtOptions = { year: 'numeric', month: 'numeric', day: 'numeric',
-                          hour: 'numeric', minute: 'numeric' };
-      this.__dateFormatter = new Intl.DateTimeFormat(locale, dtOptions);
-    }
-    return this.__dateFormatter;
+    return (this._dateService.FormatDateTime("", dateFormat,
+      Ci.nsIScriptableDateFormat.timeFormatNoSeconds,
+      timeObj.getFullYear(), timeObj.getMonth() + 1,
+      timeObj.getDate(), timeObj.getHours(),
+      timeObj.getMinutes(), timeObj.getSeconds()));
   },
 
   COLUMN_TYPE_UNKNOWN: 0,