diff --git a/addons/crm/crm_lead.py b/addons/crm/crm_lead.py
index 9d17526c19f..fcfec50d344 100644
--- a/addons/crm/crm_lead.py
+++ b/addons/crm/crm_lead.py
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ class crm_lead(format_address, osv.osv):
         'company_id': lambda s, cr, uid, c: s.pool.get('res.company')._company_default_get(cr, uid, 'crm.lead', context=c),
         'priority': lambda *a: crm.AVAILABLE_PRIORITIES[2][0],
         'color': 0,
-        'date_last_stage_update': fields.datetime.now(),
+        'date_last_stage_update': fields.datetime.now,
     }
 
     _sql_constraints = [
diff --git a/addons/crm_claim/crm_claim.py b/addons/crm_claim/crm_claim.py
index c655ce2c12b..a3b09c272f6 100644
--- a/addons/crm_claim/crm_claim.py
+++ b/addons/crm_claim/crm_claim.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class crm_claim(osv.osv):
     _defaults = {
         'user_id': lambda s, cr, uid, c: uid,
         'section_id': lambda s, cr, uid, c: s._get_default_section_id(cr, uid, c),
-        'date': fields.datetime.now(),
+        'date': fields.datetime.now,
         'company_id': lambda s, cr, uid, c: s.pool.get('res.company')._company_default_get(cr, uid, 'crm.case', context=c),
         'priority': lambda *a: crm.AVAILABLE_PRIORITIES[2][0],
         'active': lambda *a: 1,
diff --git a/addons/crm_helpdesk/crm_helpdesk.py b/addons/crm_helpdesk/crm_helpdesk.py
index 03e6a243851..80a86c87c7c 100644
--- a/addons/crm_helpdesk/crm_helpdesk.py
+++ b/addons/crm_helpdesk/crm_helpdesk.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class crm_helpdesk(osv.osv):
         'active': lambda *a: 1,
         'user_id': lambda s, cr, uid, c: uid,
         'state': lambda *a: 'draft',
-        'date': lambda *a: fields.datetime.now(),
+        'date': fields.datetime.now,
         'company_id': lambda s, cr, uid, c: s.pool.get('res.company')._company_default_get(cr, uid, 'crm.helpdesk', context=c),
         'priority': lambda *a: crm.AVAILABLE_PRIORITIES[2][0],
     }
diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment.py b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment.py
index 8664a2c1166..0f0f2785fc1 100644
--- a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment.py
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment.py
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ class hr_applicant(osv.Model):
         'department_id': lambda s, cr, uid, c: s._get_default_department_id(cr, uid, c),
         'company_id': lambda s, cr, uid, c: s.pool.get('res.company')._company_default_get(cr, uid, 'hr.applicant', context=c),
         'color': 0,
-        'date_last_stage_update': fields.datetime.now(),
+        'date_last_stage_update': fields.datetime.now,
     }
 
     _group_by_full = {
diff --git a/addons/mail/mail_message.py b/addons/mail/mail_message.py
index 3719dbc1c63..72ccdc83bb6 100644
--- a/addons/mail/mail_message.py
+++ b/addons/mail/mail_message.py
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ class mail_message(osv.Model):
 
     _defaults = {
         'type': 'email',
-        'date': fields.datetime.now(),
+        'date': fields.datetime.now,
         'author_id': lambda self, cr, uid, ctx=None: self._get_default_author(cr, uid, ctx),
         'body': '',
         'email_from': lambda self, cr, uid, ctx=None: self._get_default_from(cr, uid, ctx),
diff --git a/addons/mass_mailing/mass_mailing.py b/addons/mass_mailing/mass_mailing.py
index 49ee106bc69..ad59a918203 100644
--- a/addons/mass_mailing/mass_mailing.py
+++ b/addons/mass_mailing/mass_mailing.py
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ class MassMailing(osv.Model):
     }
 
     _defaults = {
-        'date': fields.datetime.now(),
+        'date': fields.datetime.now,
     }
 
 
diff --git a/addons/project/project.py b/addons/project/project.py
index d153a849dc7..a8f198cac3d 100644
--- a/addons/project/project.py
+++ b/addons/project/project.py
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ class task(osv.osv):
     _defaults = {
         'stage_id': _get_default_stage_id,
         'project_id': _get_default_project_id,
-        'date_last_stage_update': lambda *a: fields.datetime.now(),
+        'date_last_stage_update': fields.datetime.now,
         'kanban_state': 'normal',
         'priority': '2',
         'progress': 0,
diff --git a/addons/project_issue/project_issue.py b/addons/project_issue/project_issue.py
index f23f6b6a286..d90d7676ddb 100644
--- a/addons/project_issue/project_issue.py
+++ b/addons/project_issue/project_issue.py
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ class project_issue(osv.Model):
         'company_id': lambda s, cr, uid, c: s.pool.get('res.company')._company_default_get(cr, uid, 'crm.helpdesk', context=c),
         'priority': crm.AVAILABLE_PRIORITIES[2][0],
         'kanban_state': 'normal',
-        'date_last_stage_update': fields.datetime.now(),
+        'date_last_stage_update': fields.datetime.now,
         'user_id': lambda obj, cr, uid, context: uid,
     }