Perl Test::MockTime + Time::localtime - perl

I'm trying to replace current time with Test::MockTime module. It works fine:
use Test::MockTime qw(:all);
use Time::Local;
my $sec = 0;
my $min = 0;
my $hour = 14;
my $mday = 1; #1-31
my $mon = 1; #1-12
my $year = 2013; #1970-...
set_fixed_time(timelocal($sec,$min,$hour,$mday,$mon-1,$year-1900));
print join "\n", localtime;
But, when I use Time::localtime, nothing happens:
use Time::localtime;
use Time::Local;
use Test::MockTime qw(:all);
my ($sec,$min,$hour,$mday,$mon,$year)=(0,0,14,1,1,2013);
set_fixed_time(timelocal($sec,$min,$hour,$mday,$mon-1,$year-1900));
my $t=localtime();
my $xmon=$t->mon;
my $xyear=$t->year;
my $xday=$t->mday;
my $xmon_now=$xmon+1;
my $xyear_now=$xyear+1900;
print "$xmon_now $xyear_now\n";
The output will be "12 2012"
How can I change time in my tests when Time::localtime is used?
Thanks and sorry for my English
UPD:
use Time::localtime;
use Test::MockTime qw(:all);
didnt work
use Test::MockTime qw(:all);
use Time::localtime;
works fine) perl magic

Test::MockTime overrides localtime, but Time::localtime uses CORE::localtime (the unoverrided version of localtime). You'd have to rewrite Time::localtime's localtime.

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