diff --git a/core/datetime.rs b/core/datetime.rs
index afa2ae728..6747e27bd 100644
--- a/core/datetime.rs
+++ b/core/datetime.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ use crate::types::OwnedValue;
 use crate::Result;
 use chrono::{DateTime, NaiveDate, NaiveDateTime, NaiveTime, Timelike, Utc};
 
-pub fn get_date_from_time_value(time_value: &OwnedValue) -> Result<String> {
+/// Implementation of the date() SQL function.
+pub fn exec_date(time_value: &OwnedValue) -> Result<String> {
     let dt = parse_naive_date_time(time_value);
     match dt {
         Some(dt) => Ok(get_date_from_naive_datetime(dt)),
@@ -363,7 +364,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         for (input, expected) in test_cases {
             assert_eq!(
-                get_date_from_time_value(&input).unwrap(),
+                exec_date(&input).unwrap(),
                 expected,
                 "Failed for input: {:?}",
                 input
@@ -402,7 +403,7 @@ mod tests {
         ];
 
         for case in invalid_cases.iter() {
-            let result = get_date_from_time_value(case);
+            let result = exec_date(case);
             assert!(
                 result.is_ok(),
                 "Error encountered while parsing time value {}: {}",
diff --git a/core/vdbe/mod.rs b/core/vdbe/mod.rs
index 4fa6c6d71..d24f0feab 100644
--- a/core/vdbe/mod.rs
+++ b/core/vdbe/mod.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pub mod builder;
 pub mod explain;
 pub mod sorter;
 
-use crate::datetime::{get_date_from_time_value, get_time_from_datetime_value};
+use crate::datetime::{exec_date, get_time_from_datetime_value};
 use crate::error::LimboError;
 use crate::function::{AggFunc, ScalarFunc};
 use crate::pseudo::PseudoCursor;
@@ -1277,13 +1277,13 @@ impl Program {
                     }
                     ScalarFunc::Date => {
                         if *start_reg == 0 {
-                            let date_str = get_date_from_time_value(&OwnedValue::Text(Rc::new(
+                            let date_str = exec_date(&OwnedValue::Text(Rc::new(
                                 "now".to_string(),
                             )))?;
                             state.registers[*dest] = OwnedValue::Text(Rc::new(date_str));
                         } else {
                             let time_value = &state.registers[*start_reg];
-                            let date_str = get_date_from_time_value(time_value);
+                            let date_str = exec_date(time_value);
                             match date_str {
                                 Ok(date) => {
                                     state.registers[*dest] = OwnedValue::Text(Rc::new(date))