diff --git a/test/fake-timers-test.js b/test/fake-timers-test.js
index a838298..42ea8fb 100644
--- a/test/fake-timers-test.js
+++ b/test/fake-timers-test.js
@@ -3155,7 +3155,7 @@ describe("FakeTimers", function () {
         });
     });
 
-    describe("date", function () {
+    describe("Date", function () {
         beforeEach(function () {
             this.now = new GlobalDate().getTime() - 3000;
             this.clock = FakeTimers.createClock(this.now);
@@ -3182,17 +3182,14 @@ describe("FakeTimers", function () {
             assert(typeof date === "string");
         });
 
-        it.skip("creates real Date objects when Date constructor is gone", function () {
+        it("creates real Date objects when Date constructor is gone", function () {
             const realDate = new Date();
             Date = NOOP; // eslint-disable-line no-global-assign
             global.Date = NOOP;
 
             const date = new this.clock.Date();
 
-            assert.same(
-                date.constructor.prototype,
-                realDate.constructor.prototype,
-            );
+            assert(date instanceof realDate.constructor);
         });
 
         it("creates Date objects representing clock time", function () {
@@ -3300,8 +3297,8 @@ describe("FakeTimers", function () {
             assert.equals(fakeDateStr, new this.clock.Date().toString());
         });
 
-        it.skip("mirrors native Date.prototype", function () {
-            assert.same(this.clock.Date.prototype, Date.prototype);
+        it("creates objects that are instances of Date", function () {
+            assert(new this.clock.Date() instanceof Date);
         });
 
         it("supports now method if present", function () {