diff --git a/erpnext/hr/doctype/attendance/attendance.py b/erpnext/hr/doctype/attendance/attendance.py
index 7355a56128..b6c80655c2 100644
--- a/erpnext/hr/doctype/attendance/attendance.py
+++ b/erpnext/hr/doctype/attendance/attendance.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import frappe
 from frappe.utils import getdate, nowdate
 from frappe import _
 from frappe.model.document import Document
-from frappe.utils import cstr, get_datetime, format_date
+from frappe.utils import cstr, get_datetime, formatdate
 
 class Attendance(Document):
 	def validate(self):
@@ -52,16 +52,16 @@ class Attendance(Document):
 				if d.half_day_date == getdate(self.attendance_date):
 					self.status = 'Half Day'
 					frappe.msgprint(_("Employee {0} on Half day on {1}")
-						.format(self.employee, format_date(self.attendance_date)))
+						.format(self.employee, formatdate(self.attendance_date)))
 				else:
 					self.status = 'On Leave'
 					frappe.msgprint(_("Employee {0} is on Leave on {1}")
-						.format(self.employee, format_date(self.attendance_date)))
+						.format(self.employee, formatdate(self.attendance_date)))
 
 		if self.status in ("On Leave", "Half Day"):
 			if not leave_record:
 				frappe.msgprint(_("No leave record found for employee {0} on {1}")
-					.format(self.employee, format_date(self.attendance_date)), alert=1)
+					.format(self.employee, formatdate(self.attendance_date)), alert=1)
 		elif self.leave_type:
 			self.leave_type = None
 			self.leave_application = None
diff --git a/erpnext/hr/doctype/salary_slip/salary_slip.py b/erpnext/hr/doctype/salary_slip/salary_slip.py
index 916b64a83d..8a4da7e7d3 100644
--- a/erpnext/hr/doctype/salary_slip/salary_slip.py
+++ b/erpnext/hr/doctype/salary_slip/salary_slip.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import frappe, erpnext
 import datetime, math
 
-from frappe.utils import add_days, cint, cstr, flt, getdate, rounded, date_diff, money_in_words, format_date
+from frappe.utils import add_days, cint, cstr, flt, getdate, rounded, date_diff, money_in_words, formatdate
 from frappe.model.naming import make_autoname
 
 from frappe import msgprint, _
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ class SalarySlip(TransactionBase):
 			if d.status in ('Half Day', 'On Leave') and d.leave_type and d.leave_type not in lwp_leave_types:
 				continue
 
-			if format_date(d.attendance_date, "yyyy-mm-dd") in holidays:
+			if formatdate(d.attendance_date, "yyyy-mm-dd") in holidays:
 				if d.status == "Absent" or \
 					(d.leave_type and d.leave_type in lwp_leave_types and not lwp_leave_types[d.leave_type]):
 						continue