diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/vue_merge_request_widget/stores/mr_widget_store.js b/app/assets/javascripts/vue_merge_request_widget/stores/mr_widget_store.js
index 4f42d0b0bec3a241458f639371e171f5e4a882d8..85f76f18446c49852d9ec32d5f9582f7b303c016 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/vue_merge_request_widget/stores/mr_widget_store.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/vue_merge_request_widget/stores/mr_widget_store.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import getStateKey from 'ee_else_ce/vue_merge_request_widget/stores/get_state_key';
 import { STATUS_CLOSED, STATUS_MERGED, STATUS_OPEN } from '~/issues/constants';
 import {
-  formatDate,
   getTimeago,
   localeDateFormat,
   newDate,
@@ -330,7 +329,7 @@ export default class MergeRequestStore {
     return {
       mergedBy: MergeRequestStore.formatUserObject(metrics.merged_by),
       closedBy: MergeRequestStore.formatUserObject(metrics.closed_by),
-      closedAt: formatDate(metrics.closed_at),
+      closedAt: localeDateFormat.asDateTimeFull.format(newDate(metrics.closed_at)),
       mergedAt: localeDateFormat.asDateTimeFull.format(newDate(metrics.merged_at)),
       readableMergedAt: MergeRequestStore.getReadableDate(metrics.merged_at),
       readableClosedAt: MergeRequestStore.getReadableDate(metrics.closed_at),