diff --git a/awx/settings/defaults.py b/awx/settings/defaults.py
index 6a47ba628f..7915a1fead 100644
--- a/awx/settings/defaults.py
+++ b/awx/settings/defaults.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ DATABASES = {
 # timezone as the operating system.
 # If running in a Windows environment this must be set to the same as your
 # system time zone.
-TIME_ZONE = 'America/New_York'
+TIME_ZONE = None
 
 # Language code for this installation. All choices can be found here:
 # http://www.i18nguy.com/unicode/language-identifiers.html
diff --git a/awx/settings/local_settings.py.docker_compose b/awx/settings/local_settings.py.docker_compose
index a439d17989..1202b1cbe1 100644
--- a/awx/settings/local_settings.py.docker_compose
+++ b/awx/settings/local_settings.py.docker_compose
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ SYSTEM_UUID = '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000'
 # timezone as the operating system.
 # If running in a Windows environment this must be set to the same as your
 # system time zone.
-TIME_ZONE = 'America/New_York'
+TIME_ZONE = None
 
 # Language code for this installation. All choices can be found here:
 # http://www.i18nguy.com/unicode/language-identifiers.html
diff --git a/awx/settings/local_settings.py.example b/awx/settings/local_settings.py.example
index e731acc8b1..2996a8a28e 100644
--- a/awx/settings/local_settings.py.example
+++ b/awx/settings/local_settings.py.example
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ SYSTEM_UUID = '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000'
 # timezone as the operating system.
 # If running in a Windows environment this must be set to the same as your
 # system time zone.
-TIME_ZONE = 'America/New_York'
+TIME_ZONE = None
 
 # Language code for this installation. All choices can be found here:
 # http://www.i18nguy.com/unicode/language-identifiers.html