diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 7ca794215..191ead884 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -150,8 +150,6 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         echo "Running checks..."
         ./ietf/manage.py check
-        ./ietf/manage.py migrate || true
-        echo "USE_TZ = True" >> ./ietf/settings_local.py
         ./ietf/manage.py migrate
         echo "Validating migrations..."
         if ! ( ietf/manage.py makemigrations --dry-run --check --verbosity 3 ) ; then
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-run-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-run-tests.yml
index d9c5cdc85..e2924ceaa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-run-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-run-tests.yml
@@ -45,10 +45,6 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         echo "Running checks..."
         ./ietf/manage.py check
-        echo "Running migrations with USE_TZ=False..."
-        ./ietf/manage.py migrate || true
-        echo "USE_TZ = True" >> ./ietf/settings_local.py
-        echo "Running migrations with USE_TZ=True..."
         ./ietf/manage.py migrate
         echo "Validating migrations..."
         if ! ( ietf/manage.py makemigrations --dry-run --check --verbosity 3 ) ; then
diff --git a/dev/deploy-to-container/start.sh b/dev/deploy-to-container/start.sh
index 03e26d77d..f9359fb60 100644
--- a/dev/deploy-to-container/start.sh
+++ b/dev/deploy-to-container/start.sh
@@ -11,29 +11,9 @@ echo "Running Datatracker checks..."
 ./ietf/manage.py check
 
 # Migrate, adjusting to what the current state of the underlying database might be:
-WORKSPACEDIR=.
-if ietf/manage.py showmigrations | grep "\[ \] 0003_pause_to_change_use_tz"; then
-    if grep "USE_TZ" $WORKSPACEDIR/ietf/settings_local.py; then
-        cat $WORKSPACEDIR/ietf/settings_local.py | sed 's/USE_TZ.*$/USE_TZ = False/' > /tmp/settings_local.py && mv /tmp/settings_local.py $WORKSPACEDIR/ietf/settings_local.py
-    else
-        echo "USE_TZ = False" >> $WORKSPACEDIR/ietf/settings_local.py
-    fi
-    echo "Running Datatracker migrations with USE_TZ = False..."
-    # This is expected to exit non-zero at the pause
-    /usr/local/bin/python $WORKSPACEDIR/ietf/manage.py migrate --settings=settings_local || true
-    cat $WORKSPACEDIR/ietf/settings_local.py | sed 's/USE_TZ.*$/USE_TZ = True/' > /tmp/settings_local.py && mv /tmp/settings_local.py $WORKSPACEDIR/ietf/settings_local.py
-    echo "Running Datatracker migrations with USE_TZ = True..."
-    /usr/local/bin/python $WORKSPACEDIR/ietf/manage.py migrate --settings=settings_local
 
-else
-    if grep "USE_TZ" $WORKSPACEDIR/ietf/settings_local.py; then
-        cat $WORKSPACEDIR/ietf/settings_local.py | sed 's/USE_TZ.*$/USE_TZ = True/' > /tmp/settings_local.py && mv /tmp/settings_local.py $WORKSPACEDIR/ietf/settings_local.py
-    else
-        echo "USE_TZ = True" >> $WORKSPACEDIR/ietf/settings_local.py
-    echo "Running Datatracker migrations..."
-    /usr/local/bin/python $WORKSPACEDIR/ietf/manage.py migrate --settings=settings_local
-    fi
-fi
+echo "Running Datatracker migrations..."
+/usr/local/bin/python ./ietf/manage.py migrate --settings=settings_local
 
 echo "Starting Datatracker..."
 ./ietf/manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000 --settings=settings_local
diff --git a/dev/diff/prepare.sh b/dev/diff/prepare.sh
index 2e80a8e43..ad281c183 100644
--- a/dev/diff/prepare.sh
+++ b/dev/diff/prepare.sh
@@ -14,22 +14,5 @@ chmod +x ./docker/scripts/app-create-dirs.sh
 ./docker/scripts/app-create-dirs.sh
 
 ./ietf/manage.py check
-if ./ietf/manage.py showmigrations | grep "\[ \] 0003_pause_to_change_use_tz"; then
-    if grep "USE_TZ" ./ietf/settings_local.py; then
-        cat ./ietf/settings_local.py | sed 's/USE_TZ.*$/USE_TZ = False/' > /tmp/settings_local.py && mv /tmp/settings_local.py ./ietf/settings_local.py
-    else
-        echo "USE_TZ = False" >> ./ietf/settings_local.py
-    fi
-    # This is expected to exit non-zero at the pause
-    /usr/local/bin/python ./ietf/manage.py migrate  || true
-    cat ./ietf/settings_local.py | sed 's/USE_TZ.*$/USE_TZ = True/' > /tmp/settings_local.py && mv /tmp/settings_local.py ./ietf/settings_local.py
-    /usr/local/bin/python ./ietf/manage.py migrate
+./ietf/manage.py migrate
 
-else
-    if grep "USE_TZ" ./ietf/settings_local.py; then
-        cat ./ietf/settings_local.py | sed 's/USE_TZ.*$/USE_TZ = True/' > /tmp/settings_local.py && mv /tmp/settings_local.py ./ietf/settings_local.py
-    else
-        echo "USE_TZ = True" >> ./ietf/settings_local.py
-    /usr/local/bin/python ./ietf/manage.py migrate
-    fi
-fi
diff --git a/docker/scripts/app-init.sh b/docker/scripts/app-init.sh
index 7557e8f45..6d06bb442 100755
--- a/docker/scripts/app-init.sh
+++ b/docker/scripts/app-init.sh
@@ -103,25 +103,8 @@ echo "Running initial checks..."
 
 # Migrate, adjusting to what the current state of the underlying database might be:
 
-if ietf/manage.py showmigrations | grep "\[ \] 0003_pause_to_change_use_tz"; then
-    if grep "USE_TZ" $WORKSPACEDIR/ietf/settings_local.py; then
-        cat $WORKSPACEDIR/ietf/settings_local.py | sed 's/USE_TZ.*$/USE_TZ = False/' > /tmp/settings_local.py && mv /tmp/settings_local.py $WORKSPACEDIR/ietf/settings_local.py
-    else
-        echo "USE_TZ = False" >> $WORKSPACEDIR/ietf/settings_local.py
-    fi
-    # This is expected to exit non-zero at the pause
-    /usr/local/bin/python $WORKSPACEDIR/ietf/manage.py migrate --settings=settings_local || true
-    cat $WORKSPACEDIR/ietf/settings_local.py | sed 's/USE_TZ.*$/USE_TZ = True/' > /tmp/settings_local.py && mv /tmp/settings_local.py $WORKSPACEDIR/ietf/settings_local.py
-    /usr/local/bin/python $WORKSPACEDIR/ietf/manage.py migrate --settings=settings_local
+/usr/local/bin/python $WORKSPACEDIR/ietf/manage.py migrate --settings=settings_local
 
-else
-    if grep "USE_TZ" $WORKSPACEDIR/ietf/settings_local.py; then
-        cat $WORKSPACEDIR/ietf/settings_local.py | sed 's/USE_TZ.*$/USE_TZ = True/' > /tmp/settings_local.py && mv /tmp/settings_local.py $WORKSPACEDIR/ietf/settings_local.py
-    else
-        echo "USE_TZ = True" >> $WORKSPACEDIR/ietf/settings_local.py
-    /usr/local/bin/python $WORKSPACEDIR/ietf/manage.py migrate --settings=settings_local
-    fi
-fi
 
 echo "-----------------------------------------------------------------"
 echo "Done!"
diff --git a/ietf/settings.py b/ietf/settings.py
index 609cb3877..8c1165cd6 100644
--- a/ietf/settings.py
+++ b/ietf/settings.py
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ SITE_ID = 1
 # to load the internationalization machinery.
 USE_I18N = False
 
-USE_TZ = False
+USE_TZ = True
 
 if SERVER_MODE == 'production':
     MEDIA_ROOT = '/a/www/www6s/lib/dt/media/'