diff --git a/src/main/java/org/opensrp/repository/postgres/handler/DateRangeTypeHandler.java b/src/main/java/org/opensrp/repository/postgres/handler/DateRangeTypeHandler.java
index 634fdc094..4ee46255f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/opensrp/repository/postgres/handler/DateRangeTypeHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/opensrp/repository/postgres/handler/DateRangeTypeHandler.java
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ public class DateRangeTypeHandler extends BaseTypeHandler implements TypeHandler
 	
 	public DateRangeTypeHandler() {
 		dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd");
-		dateFormat.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));
 	}
 
 	@Override