diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Email/Model/ResourceModel/Template.php b/app/code/Magento/Email/Model/ResourceModel/Template.php
index 7686b2ddde55a..5ac2a2bea68dd 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Email/Model/ResourceModel/Template.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Email/Model/ResourceModel/Template.php
@@ -14,22 +14,14 @@
  */
 class Template extends \Magento\Framework\Model\ResourceModel\Db\AbstractDb
 {
-    /**
-     * @var \Magento\Framework\Stdlib\DateTime
-     */
-    protected $dateTime;
-
     /**
      * @param \Magento\Framework\Model\ResourceModel\Db\Context $context
-     * @param \Magento\Framework\Stdlib\DateTime $dateTime
      * @param string $connectionName
      */
     public function __construct(
         \Magento\Framework\Model\ResourceModel\Db\Context $context,
-        \Magento\Framework\Stdlib\DateTime $dateTime,
         $connectionName = null
     ) {
-        $this->dateTime = $dateTime;
         parent::__construct($context, $connectionName);
     }
 
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Reports/Controller/Adminhtml/Report/AbstractReport.php b/app/code/Magento/Reports/Controller/Adminhtml/Report/AbstractReport.php
index 3a088ef68fb76..c666119156776 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Reports/Controller/Adminhtml/Report/AbstractReport.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Reports/Controller/Adminhtml/Report/AbstractReport.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  */
 namespace Magento\Reports\Controller\Adminhtml\Report;
 
-use Magento\Framework\Stdlib\DateTime\DateTimeFormatterInterface;
+use Magento\Framework\Stdlib\DateTime\TimezoneInterface;
 
 abstract class AbstractReport extends \Magento\Backend\App\Action
 {
@@ -26,26 +26,26 @@ abstract class AbstractReport extends \Magento\Backend\App\Action
     protected $_dateFilter;
 
     /**
-     * @var DateTimeFormatterInterface
+     * @var TimezoneInterface
      */
-    protected $dateTimeFormatter;
+    protected $timezone;
 
     /**
      * @param \Magento\Backend\App\Action\Context $context
      * @param \Magento\Framework\App\Response\Http\FileFactory $fileFactory
      * @param \Magento\Framework\Stdlib\DateTime\Filter\Date $dateFilter
-     * @param DateTimeFormatterInterface $dateTimeFormatter
+     * @param TimezoneInterface $timezone
      */
     public function __construct(
         \Magento\Backend\App\Action\Context $context,
         \Magento\Framework\App\Response\Http\FileFactory $fileFactory,
         \Magento\Framework\Stdlib\DateTime\Filter\Date $dateFilter,
-        DateTimeFormatterInterface $dateTimeFormatter
+        TimezoneInterface $timezone
     ) {
         parent::__construct($context);
         $this->_fileFactory = $fileFactory;
         $this->_dateFilter = $dateFilter;
-        $this->dateTimeFormatter = $dateTimeFormatter;
+        $this->timezone = $timezone;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -134,14 +134,10 @@ protected function _showLastExecutionTime($flagCode, $refreshCode)
         $flag = $this->_objectManager->create('Magento\Reports\Model\Flag')->setReportFlagCode($flagCode)->loadSelf();
         $updatedAt = 'undefined';
         if ($flag->hasData()) {
-            $updatedAt =  $this->dateTimeFormatter->formatObject(
-                $this->_objectManager->get(
-                    'Magento\Framework\Stdlib\DateTime\TimezoneInterface'
-                )->scopeDate(
-                    0,
-                    $flag->getLastUpdate(),
-                    true
-                )
+            $updatedAt =  $this->timezone->formatDate(
+                $flag->getLastUpdate(),
+                \IntlDateFormatter::MEDIUM,
+                true
             );
         }
 
diff --git a/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/Stdlib/DateTime/Timezone.php b/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/Stdlib/DateTime/Timezone.php
index 20976259737d8..ba1bc695a6f32 100644
--- a/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/Stdlib/DateTime/Timezone.php
+++ b/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/Stdlib/DateTime/Timezone.php
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ public function isScopeDateInInterval($scope, $dateFrom = null, $dateTo = null)
     }
 
     /**
-     * @param \DateTimeInterface $date
+     * @param string|\DateTimeInterface $date
      * @param int $dateType
      * @param int $timeType
      * @param null $locale
@@ -244,13 +244,17 @@ public function isScopeDateInInterval($scope, $dateFrom = null, $dateTo = null)
      * @return string
      */
     public function formatDateTime(
-        \DateTimeInterface $date,
+        $date,
         $dateType = \IntlDateFormatter::SHORT,
         $timeType = \IntlDateFormatter::SHORT,
         $locale = null,
         $timezone = null,
         $pattern = null
     ) {
+        if (!($date instanceof \DateTime)) {
+            $date = new \DateTime($date);
+        }
+
         if ($timezone === null) {
             if ($date->getTimezone() == null || $date->getTimezone()->getName() == 'UTC'
                 || $date->getTimezone()->getName() == '+00:00'
diff --git a/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/Stdlib/DateTime/TimezoneInterface.php b/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/Stdlib/DateTime/TimezoneInterface.php
index 7bd873c0cf1e6..50494fb14fcb5 100644
--- a/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/Stdlib/DateTime/TimezoneInterface.php
+++ b/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/Stdlib/DateTime/TimezoneInterface.php
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public function getConfigTimezone($scopeType = null, $scopeCode = null);
     public function isScopeDateInInterval($scope, $dateFrom = null, $dateTo = null);
 
     /**
-     * @param \DateTimeInterface $date
+     * @param string|\DateTimeInterface $date
      * @param int $dateType
      * @param int $timeType
      * @param null $locale
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public function isScopeDateInInterval($scope, $dateFrom = null, $dateTo = null);
      * @return string
      */
     public function formatDateTime(
-        \DateTimeInterface $date,
+        $date,
         $dateType = \IntlDateFormatter::SHORT,
         $timeType = \IntlDateFormatter::SHORT,
         $locale = null,