diff --git a/scripts/__init_script__.php b/scripts/__init_script__.php
index a69ac9a5..7ebd0c28 100644
--- a/scripts/__init_script__.php
+++ b/scripts/__init_script__.php
@@ -25,8 +25,4 @@ if (!@constant('__LIBPHUTIL__')) {
   exit(1);
 }
 
-if (!ini_get('date.timezone')) {
-  date_default_timezone_set('America/Los_Angeles');
-}
-
 phutil_load_library(dirname(__FILE__).'/../src/');