diff --git a/app/Controller/AnalyticController.php b/app/Controller/AnalyticController.php
index ab0646a21..c3e7409a6 100644
--- a/app/Controller/AnalyticController.php
+++ b/app/Controller/AnalyticController.php
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ class AnalyticController extends BaseController
             'project' => $project,
             'average' => $this->averageLeadCycleTimeAnalytic->build($project['id']),
             'metrics' => $this->projectDailyStatsModel->getRawMetrics($project['id'], $from, $to),
-            'date_format' => $this->configModel->get('application_date_format'),
-            'date_formats' => $this->dateParser->getAvailableFormats($this->dateParser->getDateFormats()),
             'title' => t('Lead and cycle time'),
         )));
     }
@@ -155,8 +153,6 @@ class AnalyticController extends BaseController
             'display_graph' => $display_graph,
             'metrics' => $display_graph ? $this->projectDailyColumnStatsModel->getAggregatedMetrics($project['id'], $from, $to, $column) : array(),
             'project' => $project,
-            'date_format' => $this->configModel->get('application_date_format'),
-            'date_formats' => $this->dateParser->getAvailableFormats($this->dateParser->getDateFormats()),
             'title' => $title,
         )));
     }
@@ -169,8 +165,8 @@ class AnalyticController extends BaseController
         $to = $this->request->getStringParam('to', date('Y-m-d'));
 
         if (! empty($values)) {
-            $from = $values['from'];
-            $to = $values['to'];
+            $from = $this->dateParser->getIsoDate($values['from']);
+            $to = $this->dateParser->getIsoDate($values['to']);
         }
 
         return array($from, $to);
diff --git a/app/Controller/ExportController.php b/app/Controller/ExportController.php
index 27046c76f..b7ac92aae 100644
--- a/app/Controller/ExportController.php
+++ b/app/Controller/ExportController.php
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ class ExportController extends BaseController
                     'to' => $to,
                 ),
                 'errors' => array(),
-                'date_format' => $this->configModel->get('application_date_format'),
-                'date_formats' => $this->dateParser->getAvailableFormats($this->dateParser->getDateFormats()),
                 'project' => $project,
                 'title' => $page_title,
             ), 'export/sidebar'));
diff --git a/app/Template/analytic/burndown.php b/app/Template/analytic/burndown.php
index e979595d6..dfd776048 100644
--- a/app/Template/analytic/burndown.php
+++ b/app/Template/analytic/burndown.php
@@ -17,13 +17,11 @@
     <?= $this->form->csrf() ?>
 
     <div class="form-inline-group">
-        <?= $this->form->label(t('Start Date'), 'from') ?>
-        <?= $this->form->text('from', $values, array(), array('required', 'placeholder="'.$this->text->in($date_format, $date_formats).'"'), 'form-date') ?>
+        <?= $this->form->date(t('Start date'), 'from', $values) ?>
     </div>
 
     <div class="form-inline-group">
-        <?= $this->form->label(t('End Date'), 'to') ?>
-        <?= $this->form->text('to', $values, array(), array('required', 'placeholder="'.$this->text->in($date_format, $date_formats).'"'), 'form-date') ?>
+        <?= $this->form->date(t('End date'), 'to', $values) ?>
     </div>
 
     <div class="form-inline-group">
diff --git a/app/Template/analytic/cfd.php b/app/Template/analytic/cfd.php
index 8dfb5b002..89ded3ad3 100644
--- a/app/Template/analytic/cfd.php
+++ b/app/Template/analytic/cfd.php
@@ -17,13 +17,11 @@
     <?= $this->form->csrf() ?>
 
     <div class="form-inline-group">
-        <?= $this->form->label(t('Start Date'), 'from') ?>
-        <?= $this->form->text('from', $values, array(), array('required', 'placeholder="'.$this->text->in($date_format, $date_formats).'"'), 'form-date') ?>
+        <?= $this->form->date(t('Start date'), 'from', $values) ?>
     </div>
 
     <div class="form-inline-group">
-        <?= $this->form->label(t('End Date'), 'to') ?>
-        <?= $this->form->text('to', $values, array(), array('required', 'placeholder="'.$this->text->in($date_format, $date_formats).'"'), 'form-date') ?>
+        <?= $this->form->date(t('End date'), 'to', $values) ?>
     </div>
 
     <div class="form-inline-group">
diff --git a/app/Template/analytic/lead_cycle_time.php b/app/Template/analytic/lead_cycle_time.php
index 2dccc1364..ef595b792 100644
--- a/app/Template/analytic/lead_cycle_time.php
+++ b/app/Template/analytic/lead_cycle_time.php
@@ -21,13 +21,11 @@
             <?= $this->form->csrf() ?>
 
             <div class="form-inline-group">
-                <?= $this->form->label(t('Start Date'), 'from') ?>
-                <?= $this->form->text('from', $values, array(), array('required', 'placeholder="'.$this->text->in($date_format, $date_formats).'"'), 'form-date') ?>
+                <?= $this->form->date(t('Start date'), 'from', $values) ?>
             </div>
 
             <div class="form-inline-group">
-                <?= $this->form->label(t('End Date'), 'to') ?>
-                <?= $this->form->text('to', $values, array(), array('required', 'placeholder="'.$this->text->in($date_format, $date_formats).'"'), 'form-date') ?>
+                <?= $this->form->date(t('End date'), 'to', $values) ?>
             </div>
 
             <div class="form-inline-group">
diff --git a/app/Template/export/subtasks.php b/app/Template/export/subtasks.php
index 878a7132d..959f0e471 100644
--- a/app/Template/export/subtasks.php
+++ b/app/Template/export/subtasks.php
@@ -9,12 +9,8 @@
     <?= $this->form->hidden('controller', $values) ?>
     <?= $this->form->hidden('action', $values) ?>
     <?= $this->form->hidden('project_id', $values) ?>
-
-    <?= $this->form->label(t('Start Date'), 'from') ?>
-    <?= $this->form->text('from', $values, $errors, array('required', 'placeholder="'.$this->text->in($date_format, $date_formats).'"'), 'form-date') ?>
-
-    <?= $this->form->label(t('End Date'), 'to') ?>
-    <?= $this->form->text('to', $values, $errors, array('required', 'placeholder="'.$this->text->in($date_format, $date_formats).'"'), 'form-date') ?>
+    <?= $this->form->date(t('Start date'), 'from', $values) ?>
+    <?= $this->form->date(t('End date'), 'to', $values) ?>
 
     <div class="form-help"><?= t('Others formats accepted: %s and %s', date('Y-m-d'), date('Y_m_d')) ?></div>
 
diff --git a/app/Template/export/summary.php b/app/Template/export/summary.php
index d9362a9be..a7483fcbb 100644
--- a/app/Template/export/summary.php
+++ b/app/Template/export/summary.php
@@ -5,16 +5,12 @@
 <p class="alert alert-info"><?= t('This export contains the number of tasks per column grouped per day.') ?></p>
 
 <form method="get" action="?" autocomplete="off">
-
     <?= $this->form->hidden('controller', $values) ?>
     <?= $this->form->hidden('action', $values) ?>
     <?= $this->form->hidden('project_id', $values) ?>
 
-    <?= $this->form->label(t('Start Date'), 'from') ?>
-    <?= $this->form->text('from', $values, $errors, array('required', 'placeholder="'.$this->text->in($date_format, $date_formats).'"'), 'form-date') ?>
-
-    <?= $this->form->label(t('End Date'), 'to') ?>
-    <?= $this->form->text('to', $values, $errors, array('required', 'placeholder="'.$this->text->in($date_format, $date_formats).'"'), 'form-date') ?>
+    <?= $this->form->date(t('Start date'), 'from', $values) ?>
+    <?= $this->form->date(t('End date'), 'to', $values) ?>
 
     <div class="form-help"><?= t('Others formats accepted: %s and %s', date('Y-m-d'), date('Y_m_d')) ?></div>
 
diff --git a/app/Template/export/tasks.php b/app/Template/export/tasks.php
index ae411326b..ce1c869ef 100644
--- a/app/Template/export/tasks.php
+++ b/app/Template/export/tasks.php
@@ -5,16 +5,12 @@
 <p class="alert alert-info"><?= t('This report contains all tasks information for the given date range.') ?></p>
 
 <form method="get" action="?" autocomplete="off">
-
     <?= $this->form->hidden('controller', $values) ?>
     <?= $this->form->hidden('action', $values) ?>
     <?= $this->form->hidden('project_id', $values) ?>
 
-    <?= $this->form->label(t('Start Date'), 'from') ?>
-    <?= $this->form->text('from', $values, $errors, array('required', 'placeholder="'.$this->text->in($date_format, $date_formats).'"'), 'form-date') ?>
-
-    <?= $this->form->label(t('End Date'), 'to') ?>
-    <?= $this->form->text('to', $values, $errors, array('required', 'placeholder="'.$this->text->in($date_format, $date_formats).'"'), 'form-date') ?>
+    <?= $this->form->date(t('Start date'), 'from', $values) ?>
+    <?= $this->form->date(t('End date'), 'to', $values) ?>
 
     <div class="form-help"><?= t('Others formats accepted: %s and %s', date('Y-m-d'), date('Y_m_d')) ?></div>
 
diff --git a/app/Template/export/transitions.php b/app/Template/export/transitions.php
index 093930a3c..7cd355dbf 100644
--- a/app/Template/export/transitions.php
+++ b/app/Template/export/transitions.php
@@ -10,15 +10,12 @@
     <?= $this->form->hidden('action', $values) ?>
     <?= $this->form->hidden('project_id', $values) ?>
 
-    <?= $this->form->label(t('Start Date'), 'from') ?>
-    <?= $this->form->text('from', $values, $errors, array('required', 'placeholder="'.$this->text->in($date_format, $date_formats).'"'), 'form-date') ?>
-
-    <?= $this->form->label(t('End Date'), 'to') ?>
-    <?= $this->form->text('to', $values, $errors, array('required', 'placeholder="'.$this->text->in($date_format, $date_formats).'"'), 'form-date') ?>
+    <?= $this->form->date(t('Start date'), 'from', $values) ?>
+    <?= $this->form->date(t('End date'), 'to', $values) ?>
 
     <div class="form-help"><?= t('Others formats accepted: %s and %s', date('Y-m-d'), date('Y_m_d')) ?></div>
 
     <div class="form-actions">
         <button type="submit" class="btn btn-blue"><?= t('Execute') ?></button>
     </div>
-</form>
\ No newline at end of file
+</form>