Carroll, currently playing for National League South club Dagenham, was set to appear in court on December 30 after his arrest in April for allegedly committing the offence the previous month.
The Crown Prosecution Service and HM Courts and Tribunals Service said Carroll’s hearing was no longer listed for December and was scheduled for February 4.
Carroll is charged with breaching the order made by the Family Court at Chelmsford Justice Centre by allegedly repeatedly calling in March last year his ex-wife Billi Mucklow, who has featured on reality TV show The Only Way Is Essex.
Wearing a green coat and using crutches with a foot brace on his left foot, Carroll spoke to confirm his name, address and date of birth at the brief hearing.
Asked if he would like to be tried in a magistrates or crown court, Carroll said: “Crown please.”
District Judge Roy Brown bailed Carroll and he will next appear at Chelmsford Crown Court on March 4.
The judge told Carroll: “Your next appearance at court will be at Chelmsford Crown Court on March 4 for a plea and trial preparation hearing.
“On that occasion you will be asked to enter a plea, if it remains a not guilty plea then arrangements will be made for a trial.”
Asked if he would like to sit rather than stand by a court clerk, Carroll said: “I’m ok, I’ll stand.”
Carroll, capped nine times by England and who moved from Newcastle to Liverpool for a then club record £35million in 2011, also counts West Ham, Reading and West Brom among his former clubs. After a spell in France with Amiens and Bordeaux, he signed for Dagenham in July.
A non-molestation order is a UK court injunction, typically to stop an individual from contacting another person. Punishments for breaching the order range from a fine to, in the severest of cases, up to five years in prison.
The 36-year-old striker, who was a regular in the Premier League for 15 years and one-time record-signing, scored 11 goals in 42 appearances for Reading but opted to move to France after suffering relegation to League One in 2023.
Carroll returned to English football this summer after signing for National League side Dagenham and Redbridge following a stint at French club Bordeaux.