diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/package.json b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/package.json
index ff23e39a9e..38f94193ea 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/package.json
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/package.json
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@
     "@backstage/backend-test-utils": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/core-app-api": "workspace:^",
-    "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node-test-utils": "workspace:^",
-    "jest-date-mock": "^1.0.8"
+    "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node-test-utils": "workspace:^"
   }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/actions/createGitlabIssueAction.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/actions/createGitlabIssueAction.test.ts
index 7298a502b6..feea436a1e 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/actions/createGitlabIssueAction.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/actions/createGitlabIssueAction.test.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import { createMockActionContext } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node-test-
 import { createGitlabIssueAction, IssueType } from './createGitlabIssueAction';
 import { ConfigReader } from '@backstage/core-app-api';
 import { ScmIntegrations } from '@backstage/integration';
-import { advanceTo, clear } from 'jest-date-mock';
 
 const mockGitlabClient = {
   Issues: {
@@ -36,11 +35,13 @@ jest.mock('@gitbeaker/rest', () => ({
 describe('gitlab:issues:create', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     jest.clearAllMocks();
-    advanceTo(new Date(1988, 5, 3, 12, 0, 0)); // Set the desired date and time
+    jest.useFakeTimers({
+      now: new Date(1988, 5, 3, 12, 0, 0),
+    });
   });
 
   afterEach(() => {
-    clear(); // Reset the date mock after each test
+    jest.useRealTimers();
   });
 
   const config = new ConfigReader({
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 2db9060281..bb2b5cd6fb 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -8661,7 +8661,6 @@ __metadata:
     "@gitbeaker/core": ^35.8.0
     "@gitbeaker/node": ^35.8.0
     "@gitbeaker/rest": ^39.25.0
-    jest-date-mock: ^1.0.8
     luxon: ^3.0.0
     yaml: ^2.0.0
     zod: ^3.22.4
@@ -31916,13 +31915,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"jest-date-mock@npm:^1.0.8":
-  version: 1.0.8
-  resolution: "jest-date-mock@npm:1.0.8"
-  checksum: 7b012870440b0df742d0b651435b91625dbbf02d916633a0c70c7deb5d5087f9aadc59847602312368826325909e70e95cd412896a0c9ee1d5ac382000bf5ef9
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "jest-diff@npm:^29.2.0, jest-diff@npm:^29.7.0":
   version: 29.7.0
   resolution: "jest-diff@npm:29.7.0"