diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8e2dc073bb..e0dd734ed8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -76,12 +76,6 @@ BUILD_NAME:=
    BUILD_NAME:=$(BUILD_NAME)-LOG-$(LOG)
   endif
 
- # Date system calls
-  ifneq ($(DATE_SYS_CALLS),)
-   CMAKE_DEFINES:=$(CMAKE_DEFINES) -DENABLE_DATE_SYS_CALLS=$(DATE_SYS_CALLS)
-   BUILD_NAME:=$(BUILD_NAME)-DATE_SYS_CALLS-$(DATE_SYS_CALLS)
-  endif
-
  # Fill error messages for builtin error objects
   ifneq ($(ERROR_MESSAGES),)
    CMAKE_DEFINES:=$(CMAKE_DEFINES) -DENABLE_ERROR_MESSAGES=$(ERROR_MESSAGES)
@@ -106,7 +100,7 @@ BUILD_NAME:=
   endif
 
 # For testing build-options
-export BUILD_OPTIONS_TEST_NATIVE := LTO LOG DATE_SYS_CALLS ERROR_MESSAGES ALL_IN_ONE VALGRIND VALGRIND_FREYA COMPILER_DEFAULT_LIBC
+export BUILD_OPTIONS_TEST_NATIVE := LTO LOG ERROR_MESSAGES ALL_IN_ONE VALGRIND VALGRIND_FREYA COMPILER_DEFAULT_LIBC
 
 # Directories
 export ROOT_DIR := $(shell pwd)
diff --git a/jerry-core/CMakeLists.txt b/jerry-core/CMakeLists.txt
index 2d326214cc..1a769a5f0e 100644
--- a/jerry-core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/jerry-core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -192,11 +192,6 @@ project (JerryCore C ASM)
    set(DEFINES_JERRY ${DEFINES_JERRY} JERRY_ENABLE_LOG)
   endif()
 
- # Date system calls
-  if("${ENABLE_DATE_SYS_CALLS}" STREQUAL "ON")
-   set(DEFINES_JERRY ${DEFINES_JERRY} JERRY_ENABLE_DATE_SYS_CALLS)
-  endif()
-
  # Fill error messages for builtin error objects
   if("${ENABLE_ERROR_MESSAGES}" STREQUAL "ON")
    set(DEFINES_JERRY ${DEFINES_JERRY} JERRY_ENABLE_ERROR_MESSAGES)
diff --git a/jerry-core/ecma/builtin-objects/ecma-builtin-date.c b/jerry-core/ecma/builtin-objects/ecma-builtin-date.c
index 73829b9c9b..d21dccc2bc 100644
--- a/jerry-core/ecma/builtin-objects/ecma-builtin-date.c
+++ b/jerry-core/ecma/builtin-objects/ecma-builtin-date.c
@@ -33,10 +33,6 @@
 #define BUILTIN_UNDERSCORED_ID date
 #include "ecma-builtin-internal-routines-template.inc.h"
 
-#ifdef JERRY_ENABLE_DATE_SYS_CALLS
-#include <sys/time.h>
-#endif /* JERRY_ENABLE_DATE_SYS_CALLS */
-
 /** \addtogroup ecma ECMA
  * @{
  *
@@ -450,18 +446,8 @@ static ecma_value_t
 ecma_builtin_date_now (ecma_value_t this_arg __attr_unused___) /**< this argument */
 {
   ecma_number_t *now_num_p = ecma_alloc_number ();
-  *now_num_p = ECMA_NUMBER_ZERO;
-
-#ifdef JERRY_ENABLE_DATE_SYS_CALLS
-  struct timeval tv;
-
-  if (gettimeofday (&tv, NULL) != 0)
-  {
-    return ecma_raise_type_error (ECMA_ERR_MSG ("gettimeofday failed"));
-  }
 
-  *now_num_p = ((ecma_number_t) tv.tv_sec) * 1000.0 + ((ecma_number_t) (tv.tv_usec / 1000));
-#endif /* JERRY_ENABLE_DATE_SYS_CALLS */
+  *now_num_p = (ecma_number_t) jerry_port_get_current_time ();
 
   return ecma_make_number_value (now_num_p);
 } /* ecma_builtin_date_now */
diff --git a/jerry-core/ecma/builtin-objects/ecma-builtin-helpers-date.c b/jerry-core/ecma/builtin-objects/ecma-builtin-helpers-date.c
index ae679f7495..6eecb265f9 100644
--- a/jerry-core/ecma/builtin-objects/ecma-builtin-helpers-date.c
+++ b/jerry-core/ecma/builtin-objects/ecma-builtin-helpers-date.c
@@ -27,11 +27,6 @@
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_ECMA_COMPACT_PROFILE_DISABLE_DATE_BUILTIN
 
-#ifdef JERRY_ENABLE_DATE_SYS_CALLS
-#include <sys/time.h>
-
-#endif /* JERRY_ENABLE_DATE_SYS_CALLS */
-
 /** \addtogroup ecma ECMA
  * @{
  *
@@ -451,21 +446,14 @@ ecma_date_week_day (ecma_number_t time) /**< time value */
 inline ecma_number_t __attr_always_inline___
 ecma_date_local_tza ()
 {
-#ifdef JERRY_ENABLE_DATE_SYS_CALLS
-  struct timeval tv;
-  struct timezone tz;
+  jerry_time_zone_t tz;
 
-  tz.tz_minuteswest = 0; /* gettimeofday may not fill tz, so zero-initializing */
-
-  if (gettimeofday (&tv, &tz) != 0)
+  if (!jerry_port_get_time_zone (&tz))
   {
     return ecma_number_make_nan ();
   }
 
-  return tz.tz_minuteswest * -ECMA_DATE_MS_PER_MINUTE;
-#else /* !JERRY_ENABLE_DATE_SYS_CALLS */
-  return ECMA_NUMBER_ZERO;
-#endif /* JERRY_ENABLE_DATE_SYS_CALLS */
+  return tz.offset * -ECMA_DATE_MS_PER_MINUTE;
 } /* ecma_date_local_tza */
 
 /**
@@ -484,21 +472,14 @@ ecma_date_daylight_saving_ta (ecma_number_t time) /**< time value */
     return time; /* time is NaN */
   }
 
-#ifdef JERRY_ENABLE_DATE_SYS_CALLS
-  struct timeval tv;
-  struct timezone tz;
-
-  tz.tz_dsttime = 0; /* gettimeofday may not fill tz, so zero-initializing */
+  jerry_time_zone_t tz;
 
-  if (gettimeofday (&tv, &tz) != 0)
+  if (!jerry_port_get_time_zone (&tz))
   {
     return ecma_number_make_nan ();
   }
 
-  return tz.tz_dsttime;
-#else /* !JERRY_ENABLE_DATE_SYS_CALLS */
-  return ECMA_NUMBER_ZERO;
-#endif /* JERRY_ENABLE_DATE_SYS_CALLS */
+  return tz.daylight_saving_time * ECMA_DATE_MS_PER_HOUR;
 } /* ecma_date_daylight_saving_ta */
 
 /**
diff --git a/jerry-core/jerry-port.h b/jerry-core/jerry-port.h
index 14b7398f4c..311ce0af6b 100644
--- a/jerry-core/jerry-port.h
+++ b/jerry-core/jerry-port.h
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 #ifndef JERRY_PORT_H
 #define JERRY_PORT_H
 
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
@@ -71,6 +73,34 @@ typedef enum
  */
 void jerry_port_fatal (jerry_fatal_code_t code);
 
+/*
+ * Date Port API
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Jerry time zone structure
+ */
+typedef struct
+{
+  int offset;                /**< minutes from west */
+  int daylight_saving_time;  /**< daylight saving time (1 - DST applies, 0 - not on DST) */
+} jerry_time_zone_t;
+
+/**
+ * Get timezone and daylight saving data
+ *
+ * @return true  - if success
+ *         false - otherwise
+ */
+bool jerry_port_get_time_zone (jerry_time_zone_t *tz_p);
+
+/**
+ * Get system time
+ *
+ * @return milliseconds since Unix epoch
+ */
+uint64_t jerry_port_get_current_time (void);
+
 /**
  * @}
  */
diff --git a/targets/default/jerry-port-default-date.c b/targets/default/jerry-port-default-date.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..490fe801ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/targets/default/jerry-port-default-date.c
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/* Copyright 2016 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
+ * Copyright 2016 University of Szeged
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#define _BSD_SOURCE
+#include <sys/time.h>
+
+#include "jerry-port.h"
+#include "jerry-port-default.h"
+
+/**
+ * Default implementation of jerry_port_get_time_zone.
+ */
+bool jerry_port_get_time_zone (jerry_time_zone_t *tz_p)
+{
+  struct timeval tv;
+  struct timezone tz;
+
+  /* gettimeofday may not fill tz, so zero-initializing */
+  tz.tz_minuteswest = 0;
+  tz.tz_dsttime = 0;
+
+  gettimeofday (&tv, &tz);
+
+  tz_p->offset = tz.tz_minuteswest;
+  tz_p->daylight_saving_time = tz.tz_dsttime > 0 ? 1 : 0;
+
+  return true;
+} /* jerry_port_get_time_zone */
+
+/**
+ * Default implementation of jerry_port_get_current_time.
+ */
+uint64_t jerry_port_get_current_time ()
+{
+  struct timeval tv;
+
+  gettimeofday (&tv, NULL);
+
+  return ((uint64_t) tv.tv_sec) * 1000 + ((uint64_t) tv.tv_usec) / 1000;
+} /* jerry_port_get_current_time */