diff --git a/plugins/event/lib/event_block_helper.rb b/plugins/event/lib/event_block_helper.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..690c0f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/event/lib/event_block_helper.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+module EventBlockHelper
+  include DatesHelper
+
+  def date_to_html(date)
+    content_tag(:span, show_day_of_week(date, true), :class => 'week-day') +
+    content_tag(:span, month_name(date.month, true), :class => 'month') +
+    content_tag(:span, date.day.to_s, :class => 'day') +
+    content_tag(:span, date.year.to_s, :class => 'year')
+  end
+end
diff --git a/plugins/event/lib/event_plugin/event_block.rb b/plugins/event/lib/event_plugin/event_block.rb
index 2d0b221..9844bde 100644
--- a/plugins/event/lib/event_plugin/event_block.rb
+++ b/plugins/event/lib/event_plugin/event_block.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 class EventPlugin::EventBlock < Block
-  include DatesHelper
-
   attr_accessible :all_env_events, :limit, :future_only, :date_distance_limit
 
   settings_items :all_env_events, :type => :boolean, :default => false
@@ -74,13 +72,6 @@ class EventPlugin::EventBlock < Block
     end
   end
 
-  def date_to_html(date)
-    content_tag(:span, show_day_of_week(date, true), :class => 'week-day') +
-    content_tag(:span, month_name(date.month, true), :class => 'month') +
-    content_tag(:span, date.day.to_s, :class => 'day') +
-    content_tag(:span, date.year.to_s, :class => 'year')
-  end
-
   def self.expire_on
       { :profile => [:article], :environment => [:article] }
   end
diff --git a/plugins/event/test/unit/event_block_helper_test.rb b/plugins/event/test/unit/event_block_helper_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3141ea6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/event/test/unit/event_block_helper_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+require 'test_helper'
+
+class EventBlockHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
+  include EventBlockHelper
+
+  should 'write formatable data in html' do
+    html = '<span class="week-day">Tue</span>'+
+           '<span class="month">Sep</span>'+
+           '<span class="day">27</span>'+
+           '<span class="year">1983</span>'
+
+    assert_equal html, date_to_html(Date.new 1983, 9, 27)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/plugins/event/test/unit/event_block_test.rb b/plugins/event/test/unit/event_block_test.rb
index cae424a..cb80e3c 100644
--- a/plugins/event/test/unit/event_block_test.rb
+++ b/plugins/event/test/unit/event_block_test.rb
@@ -97,15 +97,6 @@ class EventBlockTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert_match /Today/, @block.human_time_left(0)
   end
 
-  should 'write formatable data in html' do
-    html = '<span class="week-day">Tue</span>'+
-           '<span class="month">Sep</span>'+
-           '<span class="day">27</span>'+
-           '<span class="year">1983</span>'
-
-    assert_equal html, @block.date_to_html(Date.new 1983, 9, 27)
-  end
-
   should 'show unlimited time distance events' do
     @block.box.owner = @env
     @block.all_env_events = true
diff --git a/plugins/event/views/event_plugin/event_block_item.html.erb b/plugins/event/views/event_plugin/event_block_item.html.erb
index 76d28e3..fa8578b 100644
--- a/plugins/event/views/event_plugin/event_block_item.html.erb
+++ b/plugins/event/views/event_plugin/event_block_item.html.erb
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 <%
+  extend EventBlockHelper
+
   # compute layout values
   ev_days_tag = ''
   if event.duration > 1
@@ -18,7 +20,7 @@
 <%=
   link_to(safe_join([
       content_tag('time',
-        block.date_to_html(event.start_date),
+        date_to_html(event.start_date),
         :itemprop => 'startDate',
         :datetime => show_date(event.start_date),
         :class => 'date ' + img_class, :style => bg,
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