clock command regression in pltcl?

I have the following function defined:

create function _date_week(int4,int4,int4) returns text language pltcl 
immutable as $$    return [clock format [clock scan "$2/$3/$1"] -format "%U"]
$$;

It worked fine in 8.3 but in 8.4 now I try to build an index using the 
function and get:

SQL ERROR: In database query: begin;
create index i_pay_req_empl_id_week on pay_req 
(empl_id,(date_week(wdate)));: ERROR:  invalid command name "clock"
CONTEXT:  invalid command name "clock"    invoked from within
"clock scan "$2/$3/$1""    (procedure "__PLTcl_proc_12360682" line 3)    invoked from within
"__PLTcl_proc_12360682 2003 12 20"
in PL/Tcl function "_date_week"
PL/pgSQL function "date_week" line 13 at assignment

Is this a regression or is there a reason the clock command is no longer 
accessible?

Kyle