diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.ecobee/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/ecobee/internal/handler/EcobeeUtils.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.ecobee/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/ecobee/internal/handler/EcobeeUtils.java
index 91b17402b1d..a3ef01991ed 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.ecobee/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/ecobee/internal/handler/EcobeeUtils.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.ecobee/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/ecobee/internal/handler/EcobeeUtils.java
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ package org.openhab.binding.ecobee.internal.handler;
 
 import java.time.Instant;
 import java.time.LocalDateTime;
-import java.time.ZonedDateTime;
 
 import javax.measure.Unit;
 import javax.measure.quantity.Temperature;
@@ -89,8 +88,7 @@ public final class EcobeeUtils {
     }
 
     public static State undefOrDate(@Nullable Instant instant, TimeZoneProvider timeZoneProvider) {
-        return instant == null ? UnDefType.UNDEF
-                : new DateTimeType(ZonedDateTime.ofInstant(instant, timeZoneProvider.getTimeZone()));
+        return instant == null ? UnDefType.UNDEF : new DateTimeType(instant);
     }
 
     public static State undefOrDate(@Nullable LocalDateTime ldt, TimeZoneProvider timeZoneProvider) {