diff --git a/pandas/io/excel/_calamine.py b/pandas/io/excel/_calamine.py
index 0bdd2b42aad51..525e19e601680 100644
--- a/pandas/io/excel/_calamine.py
+++ b/pandas/io/excel/_calamine.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 from pandas.compat._optional import import_optional_dependency
 from pandas.util._decorators import doc
 
-import pandas as pd
 from pandas.core.shared_docs import _shared_docs
 
 from pandas.io.excel._base import BaseExcelReader
@@ -107,10 +106,12 @@ def _convert_cell(value: _CellValue) -> Scalar | NaTType | time:
                     return val
                 else:
                     return value
+            elif isinstance(value, (datetime, timedelta)):
+                # Return as-is to match openpyxl behavior (GH#59186)
+                return value
             elif isinstance(value, date):
-                return pd.Timestamp(value)
-            elif isinstance(value, timedelta):
-                return pd.Timedelta(value)
+                # Convert date to datetime to match openpyxl behavior (GH#59186)
+                return datetime(value.year, value.month, value.day)
             elif isinstance(value, time):
                 return value
 
diff --git a/pandas/tests/io/excel/test_readers.py b/pandas/tests/io/excel/test_readers.py
index a50b1f4b5c306..6516ffc348361 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/io/excel/test_readers.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/io/excel/test_readers.py
@@ -135,12 +135,7 @@ def df_ref(datapath):
 
 
 def get_exp_unit(read_ext: str, engine: str | None) -> str:
-    unit = "us"
-    if read_ext == ".ods" and engine == "odf":
-        pass
-    elif (read_ext == ".ods") ^ (engine == "calamine"):
-        unit = "s"
-    return unit
+    return "us"
 
 
 def adjust_expected(expected: DataFrame, read_ext: str, engine: str | None) -> None: