diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.dbquery/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/dbquery/internal/Value2StateConverter.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.dbquery/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/dbquery/internal/Value2StateConverter.java
index 57bcaef4ddd..24d2ccd96be 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.dbquery/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/dbquery/internal/Value2StateConverter.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.dbquery/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/dbquery/internal/Value2StateConverter.java
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ import java.math.BigDecimal;
 import java.math.BigInteger;
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.time.Instant;
-import java.time.ZoneId;
-import java.time.ZonedDateTime;
 import java.util.Base64;
 import java.util.Date;
 
@@ -76,9 +74,9 @@ public class Value2StateConverter {
 
     private State convert2DateTime(Object value) {
         if (value instanceof Instant instant) {
-            return new DateTimeType(ZonedDateTime.ofInstant(instant, ZoneId.systemDefault()));
+            return new DateTimeType(instant);
         } else if (value instanceof Date date) {
-            return new DateTimeType(ZonedDateTime.ofInstant(date.toInstant(), ZoneId.systemDefault()));
+            return new DateTimeType(date.toInstant());
         } else if (value instanceof String string) {
             return new DateTimeType(string);
         } else {