diff --git a/go/logic/applier.go b/go/logic/applier.go
index a45bfe0..1514ed4 100644
--- a/go/logic/applier.go
+++ b/go/logic/applier.go
@@ -908,10 +908,10 @@ func (this *Applier) ApplyDMLEventQuery(dmlEvent *binlog.BinlogDMLEvent) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		sessionQuery := fmt.Sprintf(`SET
-			SESSION time_zone = '%s',
+		sessionQuery := `SET
+			SESSION time_zone = '+00:00',
 			sql_mode = CONCAT(@@session.sql_mode, ',STRICT_ALL_TABLES')
-			`, this.migrationContext.ApplierTimeZone)
+			`
 		if _, err := tx.Exec(sessionQuery); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}