diff --git a/common/params.cc b/common/params.cc
index 6e6bba8867..03a3cc31f1 100644
--- a/common/params.cc
+++ b/common/params.cc
@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@ std::unordered_map<std::string, uint32_t> keys = {
     {"SnoozeUpdate", CLEAR_ON_MANAGER_START | CLEAR_ON_OFFROAD_TRANSITION},
     {"SshEnabled", PERSISTENT},
     {"TermsVersion", PERSISTENT},
-    {"Timezone", PERSISTENT},
     {"TrainingVersion", PERSISTENT},
     {"UbloxAvailable", PERSISTENT},
     {"UpdateAvailable", CLEAR_ON_MANAGER_START | CLEAR_ON_ONROAD_TRANSITION},
diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
index 2acd06bfcb..970a297d95 100644
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:a1db5598e5df23f5e8a84123cf1e5ffc1c9d79673661d245ddfd88af15a0d2cd
-size 628327
+oid sha256:b85d89f19faefa8f0518c6cae3858726f588d0608fe25cc26144ce642a24181a
+size 619527
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1aa20b5b8e..1f6ac462e1 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ future-fstrings = "*"
 
 # these should be removed
 psutil = "*"
-timezonefinder = "*"  # just used for nav ETA
 pycryptodome = "*"  # used in updated/casync, panda, body, and a test
 
 #logreader
diff --git a/system/timed.py b/system/timed.py
index 2b9a42c455..6c85bf2a25 100755
--- a/system/timed.py
+++ b/system/timed.py
@@ -1,36 +1,12 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 import datetime
-import os
 import subprocess
 import time
 from typing import NoReturn
 
-from timezonefinder import TimezoneFinder
-
 import cereal.messaging as messaging
 from openpilot.common.time import system_time_valid
-from openpilot.common.params import Params
 from openpilot.common.swaglog import cloudlog
-from openpilot.system.hardware import AGNOS
-
-
-def set_timezone(timezone):
-  valid_timezones = subprocess.check_output('timedatectl list-timezones', shell=True, encoding='utf8').strip().split('\n')
-  if timezone not in valid_timezones:
-    cloudlog.error(f"Timezone not supported {timezone}")
-    return
-
-  cloudlog.debug(f"Setting timezone to {timezone}")
-  try:
-    if AGNOS:
-      tzpath = os.path.join("/usr/share/zoneinfo/", timezone)
-      subprocess.check_call(f'sudo su -c "ln -snf {tzpath} /data/etc/tmptime && \
-                              mv /data/etc/tmptime /data/etc/localtime"', shell=True)
-      subprocess.check_call(f'sudo su -c "echo \"{timezone}\" > /data/etc/timezone"', shell=True)
-    else:
-      subprocess.check_call(f'sudo timedatectl set-timezone {timezone}', shell=True)
-  except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
-    cloudlog.exception(f"Error setting timezone to {timezone}")
 
 
 def set_time(new_time):
@@ -48,23 +24,13 @@ def set_time(new_time):
 
 def main() -> NoReturn:
   """
-    timed has two responsibilities:
+    timed has one responsibility:
     - getting the current time
-    - getting the current timezone
 
-    GPS directly gives time, and timezone is looked up from GPS position.
+    GPS directly gives time.
     AGNOS will also use NTP to update the time.
   """
 
-  params = Params()
-
-  # Restore timezone from param
-  tz = params.get("Timezone", encoding='utf8')
-  tf = TimezoneFinder()
-  if tz is not None:
-    cloudlog.debug("Restoring timezone from param")
-    set_timezone(tz)
-
   pm = messaging.PubMaster(['clocks'])
   sm = messaging.SubMaster(['liveLocationKalman'])
   while True:
@@ -84,16 +50,6 @@ def main() -> NoReturn:
     gps_time = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(llk.unixTimestampMillis / 1000.)
     set_time(gps_time)
 
-    # set timezone
-    pos = llk.positionGeodetic.value
-    if len(pos) == 3:
-      gps_timezone = tf.timezone_at(lat=pos[0], lng=pos[1])
-      if gps_timezone is None:
-        cloudlog.critical(f"No timezone found based on {pos=}")
-      else:
-        set_timezone(gps_timezone)
-        params.put_nonblocking("Timezone", gps_timezone)
-
     time.sleep(10)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":