diff --git a/app/Models/Accessory.php b/app/Models/Accessory.php
index c2e5399d29..b32822cd82 100755
--- a/app/Models/Accessory.php
+++ b/app/Models/Accessory.php
@@ -21,11 +21,10 @@ class Accessory extends SnipeModel
     use Loggable, Presentable;
     use SoftDeletes;
 
-    protected $dates = ['deleted_at', 'purchase_date'];
     protected $table = 'accessories';
     protected $casts = [
-        'requestable' => 'boolean',
-    ];
+        'purchase_date' => 'datetime',
+        'requestable' => 'boolean',    ];
 
     use Searchable;
     use Acceptable;
diff --git a/app/Models/Actionlog.php b/app/Models/Actionlog.php
index 3ac8c5cc7c..b42cfb5a00 100755
--- a/app/Models/Actionlog.php
+++ b/app/Models/Actionlog.php
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class Actionlog extends SnipeModel
     protected $presenter = \App\Presenters\ActionlogPresenter::class;
     use SoftDeletes;
     use Presentable;
-    protected $dates = ['deleted_at'];
+
 
     protected $table = 'action_logs';
     public $timestamps = true;
diff --git a/app/Models/Asset.php b/app/Models/Asset.php
index 999c6711cb..f193798fee 100644
--- a/app/Models/Asset.php
+++ b/app/Models/Asset.php
@@ -66,18 +66,14 @@ class Asset extends Depreciable
     protected $injectUniqueIdentifier = true;
 
     // We set these as protected dates so that they will be easily accessible via Carbon
-    protected $dates = [
-        'created_at',
-        'updated_at',
-        'deleted_at',
-        'purchase_date',
-        'last_checkout',
-        'expected_checkin',
-        'last_audit_date',
-        'next_audit_date',
-    ];
+
 
     protected $casts = [
+        'purchase_date' => 'datetime',
+        'last_checkout' => 'datetime',
+        'expected_checkin' => 'datetime',
+        'last_audit_date' => 'datetime',
+        'next_audit_date' => 'datetime',
         'model_id'       => 'integer',
         'status_id'      => 'integer',
         'company_id'     => 'integer',
diff --git a/app/Models/AssetMaintenance.php b/app/Models/AssetMaintenance.php
index d501f42361..cd4bba1a28 100644
--- a/app/Models/AssetMaintenance.php
+++ b/app/Models/AssetMaintenance.php
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@ class AssetMaintenance extends Model implements ICompanyableChild
     use SoftDeletes;
     use CompanyableChildTrait;
     use ValidatingTrait;
-
-    protected $dates = ['deleted_at', 'start_date', 'completion_date'];
+    protected $casts = [
+        'start_date' => 'datetime',
+        'completion_date' => 'datetime',
+    ];
     protected $table = 'asset_maintenances';
     protected $rules = [
         'asset_id'               => 'required|integer',
diff --git a/app/Models/AssetModel.php b/app/Models/AssetModel.php
index 377be0f9c8..df0f7a4d68 100755
--- a/app/Models/AssetModel.php
+++ b/app/Models/AssetModel.php
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class AssetModel extends SnipeModel
     use SoftDeletes;
     protected $presenter = \App\Presenters\AssetModelPresenter::class;
     use Requestable, Presentable;
-    protected $dates = ['deleted_at'];
+
     protected $table = 'models';
     protected $hidden = ['user_id', 'deleted_at'];
 
diff --git a/app/Models/Category.php b/app/Models/Category.php
index d19b013827..0bcd5fd100 100755
--- a/app/Models/Category.php
+++ b/app/Models/Category.php
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class Category extends SnipeModel
     protected $presenter = \App\Presenters\CategoryPresenter::class;
     use Presentable;
     use SoftDeletes;
-    protected $dates = ['deleted_at'];
+
     protected $table = 'categories';
     protected $hidden = ['user_id', 'deleted_at'];
 
diff --git a/app/Models/CheckoutAcceptance.php b/app/Models/CheckoutAcceptance.php
index cb58093a47..cc6ca37fd4 100644
--- a/app/Models/CheckoutAcceptance.php
+++ b/app/Models/CheckoutAcceptance.php
@@ -10,15 +10,9 @@ class CheckoutAcceptance extends Model
 {
     use SoftDeletes;
 
-    /**
-     * The attributes that should be mutated to dates.
-     *
-     * @var array
-     */
-    protected $dates = [
-        'accepted_at',
-        'declined_at',
-        'deleted_at',
+    protected $casts = [
+        'accepted_at' => 'datetime',
+        'declined_at' => 'datetime',
     ];
 
     /**
diff --git a/app/Models/Component.php b/app/Models/Component.php
index 7c413ea965..f0af84fe71 100644
--- a/app/Models/Component.php
+++ b/app/Models/Component.php
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@ class Component extends SnipeModel
     use CompanyableTrait;
     use Loggable, Presentable;
     use SoftDeletes;
-
-    protected $dates = ['deleted_at', 'purchase_date'];
+    protected $casts = [
+        'purchase_date' => 'datetime',
+    ];
     protected $table = 'components';
 
     /**
diff --git a/app/Models/Consumable.php b/app/Models/Consumable.php
index b8a75a5c57..26a146149b 100644
--- a/app/Models/Consumable.php
+++ b/app/Models/Consumable.php
@@ -17,15 +17,14 @@ class Consumable extends SnipeModel
     use SoftDeletes;
     use Acceptable;
 
-    protected $dates = ['deleted_at', 'purchase_date'];
     protected $table = 'consumables';
     protected $casts = [
+        'purchase_date' => 'datetime',
         'requestable'    => 'boolean',
         'category_id'    => 'integer',
         'company_id'     => 'integer',
         'qty'            => 'integer',
-        'min_amt'        => 'integer',
-    ];
+        'min_amt'        => 'integer',    ];
 
     /**
      * Category validation rules
diff --git a/app/Models/ConsumableAssignment.php b/app/Models/ConsumableAssignment.php
index 4c5ef53a60..1e21a7f7d2 100644
--- a/app/Models/ConsumableAssignment.php
+++ b/app/Models/ConsumableAssignment.php
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ class ConsumableAssignment extends Model
 {
     use CompanyableTrait;
 
-    protected $dates = ['deleted_at'];
     protected $table = 'consumables_users';
 
     public function consumable()
diff --git a/app/Models/License.php b/app/Models/License.php
index 119e364509..3476a141ef 100755
--- a/app/Models/License.php
+++ b/app/Models/License.php
@@ -22,14 +22,7 @@ class License extends Depreciable
     use ValidatingTrait;
 
     // We set these as protected dates so that they will be easily accessible via Carbon
-    protected $dates = [
-        'created_at',
-        'updated_at',
-        'deleted_at',
-        'purchase_date',
-        'expiration_date',
-        'termination_date',
-    ];
+
 
     public $timestamps = true;
 
@@ -37,6 +30,9 @@ class License extends Depreciable
     protected $table = 'licenses';
 
     protected $casts = [
+        'purchase_date' => 'datetime',
+        'expiration_date' => 'datetime',
+        'termination_date' => 'datetime',
         'seats'   => 'integer',
         'category_id'  => 'integer',
         'company_id'   => 'integer',
diff --git a/app/Models/LicenseSeat.php b/app/Models/LicenseSeat.php
index 5d3a21f4b6..2207edd02c 100755
--- a/app/Models/LicenseSeat.php
+++ b/app/Models/LicenseSeat.php
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ class LicenseSeat extends SnipeModel implements ICompanyableChild
     protected $presenter = \App\Presenters\LicenseSeatPresenter::class;
     use Presentable;
 
-    protected $dates = ['deleted_at'];
     protected $guarded = 'id';
     protected $table = 'license_seats';
 
diff --git a/app/Models/Location.php b/app/Models/Location.php
index 4bb4c5f19a..080158a909 100755
--- a/app/Models/Location.php
+++ b/app/Models/Location.php
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class Location extends SnipeModel
     protected $presenter = \App\Presenters\LocationPresenter::class;
     use Presentable;
     use SoftDeletes;
-    protected $dates = ['deleted_at'];
+
     protected $table = 'locations';
     protected $rules = [
         'name'          => 'required|min:2|max:255|unique_undeleted',
diff --git a/app/Models/Manufacturer.php b/app/Models/Manufacturer.php
index 5d12b1d786..0bd16f5bb3 100755
--- a/app/Models/Manufacturer.php
+++ b/app/Models/Manufacturer.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class Manufacturer extends SnipeModel
     protected $presenter = \App\Presenters\ManufacturerPresenter::class;
     use Presentable;
     use SoftDeletes;
-    protected $dates = ['deleted_at'];
+
     protected $table = 'manufacturers';
 
     // Declare the rules for the form validation
diff --git a/app/Models/Statuslabel.php b/app/Models/Statuslabel.php
index 17a277db7b..772e1ee92d 100755
--- a/app/Models/Statuslabel.php
+++ b/app/Models/Statuslabel.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class Statuslabel extends SnipeModel
     use UniqueUndeletedTrait;
 
     protected $injectUniqueIdentifier = true;
-    protected $dates = ['deleted_at'];
+
     protected $table = 'status_labels';
     protected $hidden = ['user_id', 'deleted_at'];
 
diff --git a/app/Models/Supplier.php b/app/Models/Supplier.php
index 0b38c01683..8752126b8d 100755
--- a/app/Models/Supplier.php
+++ b/app/Models/Supplier.php
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use Watson\Validating\ValidatingTrait;
 class Supplier extends SnipeModel
 {
     use SoftDeletes;
-    protected $dates = ['deleted_at'];
+
     protected $table = 'suppliers';
 
     protected $rules = [
diff --git a/app/Models/User.php b/app/Models/User.php
index f9d4a4071f..f7ec2509cb 100755
--- a/app/Models/User.php
+++ b/app/Models/User.php
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ class User extends SnipeModel implements AuthenticatableContract, AuthorizableCo
     use Presentable;
     use Searchable;
 
-    protected $dates = ['deleted_at'];
     protected $hidden = ['password', 'remember_token', 'permissions', 'reset_password_code', 'persist_code'];
     protected $table = 'users';
     protected $injectUniqueIdentifier = true;