diff --git a/src/components/inputs/unspecified/unspecified.test.tsx b/src/components/inputs/unspecified/unspecified.test.tsx
index 73e43c6ef..d37d07fe2 100644
--- a/src/components/inputs/unspecified/unspecified.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/inputs/unspecified/unspecified.test.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import dayjs from 'dayjs';
-import { parseDate } from '@internationalized/date';
 import { fireEvent, render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { OpenmrsDatePicker } from '@openmrs/esm-framework';
 import { Formik } from 'formik';
@@ -18,8 +17,8 @@ mockOpenmrsDatePicker.mockImplementation(({ id, labelText, value, onChange }) =>
       <label htmlFor={id}>{labelText}</label>
       <input
         id={id}
-        value={value ? dayjs(value).format('DD/MM/YYYY') : undefined}
-        onChange={(evt) => onChange(parseDate(dayjs(evt.target.value).format('YYYY-MM-DD')))}
+        value={value ? dayjs(value.toString()).format('DD/MM/YYYY') : undefined}
+        onChange={(evt) => onChange(new Date(evt.target.value))}
       />
     </>
   );
diff --git a/src/form-engine.test.tsx b/src/form-engine.test.tsx
index 7bfff1fc1..556f4ddfe 100644
--- a/src/form-engine.test.tsx
+++ b/src/form-engine.test.tsx
@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@ import dayjs from 'dayjs';
 import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
 import { act, cleanup, render, screen, within, fireEvent, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { OpenmrsDatePicker, openmrsFetch, restBaseUrl, usePatient, useSession } from '@openmrs/esm-framework';
-import { parseDate } from '@internationalized/date';
 import { when } from 'jest-when';
 import * as api from '../src/api/api';
-import { assertFormHasAllFields, findMultiSelectInput, findSelectInput } from './utils/test-utils';
+import { assertFormHasAllFields, findMultiSelectInput, findSelectInput, findTextOrDateInput } from './utils/test-utils';
 import { evaluatePostSubmissionExpression } from './utils/post-submission-action-helper';
 import { mockPatient } from '__mocks__/patient.mock';
 import { mockSessionDataResponse } from '__mocks__/session.mock';
@@ -86,8 +85,9 @@ mockOpenmrsDatePicker.mockImplementation(
         <label htmlFor={id}>{labelText}</label>
         <input
           id={id}
-          value={value ? dayjs(value).format('DD/MM/YYYY') : undefined}
-          onChange={(evt) => onChange(parseDate(dayjs(evt.target.value).format('YYYY-MM-DD')))}
+          value={value ? dayjs(value.toString()).format('DD/MM/YYYY') : undefined}
+          onChange={(evt) => onChange(new Date(evt.target.value))}
+          role="textbox"
         />
         {isInvalid && invalidText && <span>{invalidText}</span>}
       </>
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ describe('Form engine component', () => {
   it('should render the form schema without dying', async () => {
     await act(async () => renderForm(null, htsPocForm));
 
-    await assertFormHasAllFields(screen, [{ fieldName: 'When was the HIV test conducted? *', fieldType: 'date' }]);
+    await assertFormHasAllFields(screen, [{ fieldName: 'When was the HIV test conducted?', fieldType: 'date' }]);
   });
 
   it('should render by the form UUID without dying', async () => {
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ describe('Form engine component', () => {
     });
 
     await assertFormHasAllFields(screen, [
-      { fieldName: 'When was the HIV test conducted? *', fieldType: 'date' },
+      { fieldName: 'When was the HIV test conducted?', fieldType: 'date' },
       { fieldName: 'Community service delivery point', fieldType: 'select' },
       { fieldName: 'TB screening', fieldType: 'combobox' },
     ]);
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ describe('Form engine component', () => {
     });
 
     await assertFormHasAllFields(screen, [
-      { fieldName: 'When was the HIV test conducted? *', fieldType: 'date' },
+      { fieldName: 'When was the HIV test conducted?', fieldType: 'date' },
       { fieldName: 'TB screening', fieldType: 'combobox' },
     ]);
 
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ describe('Form engine component', () => {
     });
 
     await assertFormHasAllFields(screen, [
-      { fieldName: 'When was the HIV test conducted? *', fieldType: 'date' },
+      { fieldName: 'When was the HIV test conducted?', fieldType: 'date' },
       { fieldName: 'Community service delivery point', fieldType: 'combobox' },
     ]);
 
@@ -287,14 +287,14 @@ describe('Form engine component', () => {
 
       await assertFormHasAllFields(screen, [
         { fieldName: 'Was this visit scheduled?', fieldType: 'combobox' },
-        { fieldName: 'If Unscheduled, actual text scheduled date *', fieldType: 'text' },
-        { fieldName: 'If Unscheduled, actual scheduled date *', fieldType: 'date' },
-        { fieldName: 'If Unscheduled, actual number scheduled date *', fieldType: 'number' },
-        { fieldName: 'If Unscheduled, actual text area scheduled date *', fieldType: 'textarea' },
+        { fieldName: 'If Unscheduled, actual text scheduled date', fieldType: 'text' },
+        { fieldName: 'If Unscheduled, actual scheduled date', fieldType: 'date' },
+        { fieldName: 'If Unscheduled, actual number scheduled date', fieldType: 'number' },
+        { fieldName: 'If Unscheduled, actual text area scheduled date', fieldType: 'textarea' },
         { fieldName: 'Not required actual text area scheduled date', fieldType: 'textarea' },
-        { fieldName: 'If Unscheduled, actual scheduled reason select *', fieldType: 'select' },
-        { fieldName: 'If Unscheduled, actual scheduled reason multi-select *', fieldType: 'combobox' },
-        { fieldName: 'If Unscheduled, actual scheduled reason radio *', fieldType: 'radio' },
+        { fieldName: 'If Unscheduled, actual scheduled reason select', fieldType: 'select' },
+        { fieldName: 'If Unscheduled, actual scheduled reason multi-select', fieldType: 'combobox' },
+        { fieldName: 'If Unscheduled, actual scheduled reason radio', fieldType: 'radio' },
       ]);
 
       // TODO: Temporarily disabling this until the core date picker mock gets fixed