diff --git a/lib/internal/http.js b/lib/internal/http.js
index 081f13c0b95e91..b17687d4d81624 100644
--- a/lib/internal/http.js
+++ b/lib/internal/http.js
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ const {
   Date,
   DatePrototypeGetMilliseconds,
   DatePrototypeToUTCString,
-  DatePrototypeValueOf,
 } = primordials;
 
 const { setUnrefTimeout } = require('internal/timers');
@@ -20,8 +19,8 @@ function utcDate() {
 
 function cache() {
   const d = new Date();
-  utcCache = d.toUTCString();
-  setUnrefTimeout(resetCache, 1000 - d.getMilliseconds());
+  utcCache = DatePrototypeToUTCString(d);
+  setUnrefTimeout(resetCache, 1000 - DatePrototypeGetMilliseconds(d));
 }
 
 function resetCache() {