diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.gardena/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/gardena/internal/handler/GardenaHandlerFactory.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.gardena/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/gardena/internal/handler/GardenaHandlerFactory.java
index f36331241ea..69dbd2e78cc 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.gardena/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/gardena/internal/handler/GardenaHandlerFactory.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.gardena/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/gardena/internal/handler/GardenaHandlerFactory.java
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public class GardenaHandlerFactory extends BaseThingHandlerFactory {
         if (THING_TYPE_ACCOUNT.equals(thing.getThingTypeUID())) {
             return new GardenaAccountHandler((Bridge) thing, httpClientFactory, webSocketFactory, timeZoneProvider);
         } else {
-            return new GardenaThingHandler(thing, timeZoneProvider);
+            return new GardenaThingHandler(thing);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.gardena/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/gardena/internal/handler/GardenaThingHandler.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.gardena/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/gardena/internal/handler/GardenaThingHandler.java
index 56f7115392b..e7f52edd147 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.gardena/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/gardena/internal/handler/GardenaThingHandler.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.gardena/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/gardena/internal/handler/GardenaThingHandler.java
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ package org.openhab.binding.gardena.internal.handler;
 
 import static org.openhab.binding.gardena.internal.GardenaBindingConstants.*;
 
-import java.time.ZonedDateTime;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -44,7 +43,6 @@ import org.openhab.binding.gardena.internal.model.dto.command.ValveSetCommand.Va
 import org.openhab.binding.gardena.internal.util.PropertyUtils;
 import org.openhab.binding.gardena.internal.util.StringUtils;
 import org.openhab.binding.gardena.internal.util.UidUtils;
-import org.openhab.core.i18n.TimeZoneProvider;
 import org.openhab.core.library.types.DateTimeType;
 import org.openhab.core.library.types.DecimalType;
 import org.openhab.core.library.types.OnOffType;
@@ -74,13 +72,11 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 @NonNullByDefault
 public class GardenaThingHandler extends BaseThingHandler {
     private final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(GardenaThingHandler.class);
-    private TimeZoneProvider timeZoneProvider;
     private @Nullable ScheduledFuture<?> commandResetFuture;
     private Map<String, Integer> commandDurations = new HashMap<>();
 
-    public GardenaThingHandler(Thing thing, TimeZoneProvider timeZoneProvider) {
+    public GardenaThingHandler(Thing thing) {
         super(thing);
-        this.timeZoneProvider = timeZoneProvider;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -213,8 +209,7 @@ public class GardenaThingHandler extends BaseThingHandler {
                     if (date == null) {
                         return UnDefType.NULL;
                     } else {
-                        ZonedDateTime zdt = ZonedDateTime.ofInstant(date.toInstant(), timeZoneProvider.getTimeZone());
-                        return new DateTimeType(zdt);
+                        return new DateTimeType(date.toInstant());
                     }
             }
         } catch (GardenaException e) {