diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.awattar/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/awattar/internal/AwattarUtil.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.awattar/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/awattar/internal/AwattarUtil.java
index e6ba28341c0..37ee5e66955 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.awattar/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/awattar/internal/AwattarUtil.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.awattar/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/awattar/internal/AwattarUtil.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import javax.measure.quantity.Time;
 
 import org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.NonNullByDefault;
 import org.openhab.core.i18n.TimeZoneProvider;
-import org.openhab.core.library.types.DateTimeType;
 import org.openhab.core.library.types.QuantityType;
 import org.openhab.core.library.unit.Units;
 
@@ -47,10 +46,6 @@ public class AwattarUtil {
         return ZonedDateTime.now(zone).truncatedTo(ChronoUnit.DAYS).plusHours(hour);
     }
 
-    public static DateTimeType getDateTimeType(long time, TimeZoneProvider tz) {
-        return new DateTimeType(ZonedDateTime.ofInstant(Instant.ofEpochMilli(time), tz.getTimeZone()));
-    }
-
     public static QuantityType<Time> getDuration(long millis) {
         long minutes = millis / 60000;
         return QuantityType.valueOf(minutes, Units.MINUTE);
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.awattar/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/awattar/internal/handler/AwattarBestPriceHandler.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.awattar/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/awattar/internal/handler/AwattarBestPriceHandler.java
index 9c7e3de1883..5dbd4d5285f 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.awattar/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/awattar/internal/handler/AwattarBestPriceHandler.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.awattar/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/awattar/internal/handler/AwattarBestPriceHandler.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import static org.openhab.binding.awattar.internal.AwattarBindingConstants.CHANN
 import static org.openhab.binding.awattar.internal.AwattarBindingConstants.CHANNEL_REMAINING;
 import static org.openhab.binding.awattar.internal.AwattarBindingConstants.CHANNEL_START;
 import static org.openhab.binding.awattar.internal.AwattarUtil.getCalendarForHour;
-import static org.openhab.binding.awattar.internal.AwattarUtil.getDateTimeType;
 import static org.openhab.binding.awattar.internal.AwattarUtil.getDuration;
 import static org.openhab.binding.awattar.internal.AwattarUtil.getMillisToNextMinute;
 
@@ -41,6 +40,7 @@ import org.openhab.binding.awattar.internal.AwattarConsecutiveBestPriceResult;
 import org.openhab.binding.awattar.internal.AwattarNonConsecutiveBestPriceResult;
 import org.openhab.binding.awattar.internal.AwattarPrice;
 import org.openhab.core.i18n.TimeZoneProvider;
+import org.openhab.core.library.types.DateTimeType;
 import org.openhab.core.library.types.OnOffType;
 import org.openhab.core.library.types.QuantityType;
 import org.openhab.core.library.types.StringType;
@@ -166,10 +166,10 @@ public class AwattarBestPriceHandler extends BaseThingHandler {
                 state = OnOffType.from(result.isActive());
                 break;
             case CHANNEL_START:
-                state = getDateTimeType(result.getStart(), timeZoneProvider);
+                state = new DateTimeType(Instant.ofEpochMilli(result.getStart()));
                 break;
             case CHANNEL_END:
-                state = getDateTimeType(result.getEnd(), timeZoneProvider);
+                state = new DateTimeType(Instant.ofEpochMilli(result.getEnd()));
                 break;
             case CHANNEL_COUNTDOWN:
                 diff = result.getStart() - Instant.now().toEpochMilli();