diff --git a/src/system/libroot/add-ons/icu/ICUTimeConversion.cpp b/src/system/libroot/add-ons/icu/ICUTimeConversion.cpp
index bb67f4e005..1417f57369 100644
--- a/src/system/libroot/add-ons/icu/ICUTimeConversion.cpp
+++ b/src/system/libroot/add-ons/icu/ICUTimeConversion.cpp
@@ -253,11 +253,7 @@ ICUTimeConversion::_FillTmValues(const TimeZone* icuTimeZone,
 	if (!U_SUCCESS(icuStatus))
 		return B_ERROR;
 
-	if (tmOut->tm_gmtoff == 0)
-		tmOut->tm_zone = (char*)"GMT";
-	else
-		tmOut->tm_zone = fDataBridge->addrOfTZName[tmOut->tm_isdst ? 1 : 0];
-
+	tmOut->tm_zone = fDataBridge->addrOfTZName[tmOut->tm_isdst ? 1 : 0];
 	return B_OK;
 }