diff --git a/src/main/java/gregtech/GT_Mod.java b/src/main/java/gregtech/GT_Mod.java
index 35ed3d58..ea6a4b53 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gregtech/GT_Mod.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gregtech/GT_Mod.java
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@ import net.minecraftforge.oredict.OreDictionary;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 
 import java.io.*;
-import java.time.LocalDate;
-import java.time.ZoneId;
 import java.util.*;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
@@ -257,10 +255,9 @@ public class GT_Mod implements IGT_Mod {
         gregtechproxy.mAddGTRecipesToIC2Machines = tMainConfig.get("general", "AddGTRecipesToIC2Machines", true).getBoolean(true);
         gregtechproxy.mUndergroundOil.getConfig(tMainConfig, "undergroundfluid");
         gregtechproxy.mLowGravProcessing = Loader.isModLoaded(GT_Values.MOD_ID_GC_CORE) && tMainConfig.get("general", "LowGravProcessing", true).getBoolean(true);
-        LocalDate tDate = new Date().toInstant().atZone(ZoneId.systemDefault()).toLocalDate();
-        gregtechproxy.mAprilFool = GregTech_API.sSpecialFile.get(ConfigCategories.general, "AprilFool", tDate.getMonthValue()==4 && tDate.getDayOfMonth() == 1);
+        Calendar now = Calendar.getInstance();
+        gregtechproxy.mAprilFool = GregTech_API.sSpecialFile.get(ConfigCategories.general, "AprilFool", now.get(Calendar.MONTH) == Calendar.APRIL && now.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH) == 1).getBoolean(false);
         gregtechproxy.mCropNeedBlock = tMainConfig.get("general", "CropNeedBlockBelow", true).getBoolean(true);
-        
         GregTech_API.mOutputRF = GregTech_API.sOPStuff.get(ConfigCategories.general, "OutputRF", true);
         GregTech_API.mInputRF = GregTech_API.sOPStuff.get(ConfigCategories.general, "InputRF", false);
         GregTech_API.mEUtoRF = GregTech_API.sOPStuff.get(ConfigCategories.general, "100EUtoRF", 360);
@@ -1108,4 +1105,4 @@ public class GT_Mod implements IGT_Mod {
     public void doSonictronSound(ItemStack aStack, World aWorld, double aX, double aY, double aZ) {
         gregtechproxy.doSonictronSound(aStack, aWorld, aX, aY, aZ);
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}