diff --git a/lib/connection.js b/lib/connection.js
index ebbc854c..6435d633 100644
--- a/lib/connection.js
+++ b/lib/connection.js
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ class Connection extends EventEmitter {
       Array.isArray(value) ||
       nodbUtil.isVectorValue(value) ||
       Buffer.isBuffer(value) ||
-      util.types.isDate(value) ||
+      value instanceof Date ||
       value instanceof Lob ||
       value instanceof ResultSet ||
       value instanceof BaseDbObject