diff --git a/config/application.rb b/config/application.rb
index 6c0b838f7..363e8160e 100644
--- a/config/application.rb
+++ b/config/application.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ module Consul
     config.load_defaults 5.0
 
     # Overwrite Rails 5.0 defaults and use the options we used in Rails 4
-    ActiveSupport.to_time_preserves_timezone = false
     config.active_record.belongs_to_required_by_default = false
     config.ssl_options = {}