diff --git a/matlab/modules/dates b/matlab/modules/dates
index f1dd6aa1e..89facc6c6 160000
--- a/matlab/modules/dates
+++ b/matlab/modules/dates
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit f1dd6aa1e166f5dee77241737252260f7ea50946
+Subproject commit 89facc6c6ac90196070609ae805af234ed2b6f06
diff --git a/matlab/modules/dseries b/matlab/modules/dseries
index 79dee92ed..8051f8ff1 160000
--- a/matlab/modules/dseries
+++ b/matlab/modules/dseries
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 79dee92ed04103757a7f6c380b4e1c3161d063e9
+Subproject commit 8051f8ff1a7857ac2030ffeb99b9bb1a6feb1f83
diff --git a/preprocessor/ModFile.cc b/preprocessor/ModFile.cc
index 06c9bf82c..57e2e188c 100644
--- a/preprocessor/ModFile.cc
+++ b/preprocessor/ModFile.cc
@@ -673,8 +673,6 @@ ModFile::writeOutputFiles(const string &basename, bool clear_all, bool clear_glo
 
   mOutputFile << "tic0 = tic;" << endl
               << "% Save empty dates and dseries objects in memory." << endl
-              << "dates('initialize');" << endl
-              << "dseries('initialize');" << endl
               << "% Define global variables." << endl
               << "global M_ options_ oo_ estim_params_ bayestopt_ dataset_ dataset_info estimation_info ys0_ ex0_" << endl
               << "options_ = [];" << endl