diff --git a/web/src/utils/recordingReviewUrl.ts b/web/src/utils/recordingReviewUrl.ts
index 4cfc79014..f025814f1 100644
--- a/web/src/utils/recordingReviewUrl.ts
+++ b/web/src/utils/recordingReviewUrl.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import { formatInTimeZone, fromZonedTime } from "date-fns-tz";
-
 export const RECORDING_REVIEW_LINK_PARAM = "timestamp";
 
 export type RecordingReviewLinkState = {
@@ -7,22 +5,6 @@ export type RecordingReviewLinkState = {
   timestamp: number;
 };
 
-function formatRecordingReviewTimestamp(
-  timestamp: number,
-  timezone: string | undefined,
-): string {
-  const date = new Date(Math.floor(timestamp) * 1000);
-
-  if (timezone) {
-    // when the UI timezone is configured, keep the URL readable by storing
-    // local time plus a separate timezone query param
-    return formatInTimeZone(date, timezone, "yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss");
-  }
-
-  // without a configured UI timezone, fall back to UTC timestamp
-  return formatInTimeZone(date, "UTC", "yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss'Z'");
-}
-
 export function parseRecordingReviewLink(
   value: string | null,
 ): RecordingReviewLinkState | undefined {
@@ -30,16 +12,13 @@ export function parseRecordingReviewLink(
     return undefined;
   }
 
-  const [camera, start, timezone] = value.split("|");
+  const [camera, timestamp] = value.split("|");
 
-  if (!camera || !start) {
+  if (!camera || !timestamp) {
     return undefined;
   }
 
-  const parsedDate = timezone
-    ? fromZonedTime(start, timezone)
-    : new Date(start);
-  const parsedTimestamp = parsedDate.getTime() / 1000;
+  const parsedTimestamp = Number(timestamp);
 
   if (!Number.isFinite(parsedTimestamp)) {
     return undefined;
@@ -54,19 +33,12 @@ export function parseRecordingReviewLink(
 export function createRecordingReviewUrl(
   pathname: string,
   state: RecordingReviewLinkState,
-  timezone?: string,
 ): string {
   const url = new URL(globalThis.location.href);
-  const formattedTimestamp = formatRecordingReviewTimestamp(
-    state.timestamp,
-    timezone,
-  );
   const normalizedPathname = pathname.startsWith("/")
     ? pathname
     : `/${pathname}`;
-  const reviewLink = timezone
-    ? `${state.camera}|${formattedTimestamp}|${timezone}`
-    : `${state.camera}|${formattedTimestamp}`;
+  const reviewLink = `${state.camera}|${Math.floor(state.timestamp)}`;
 
   return `${url.origin}${normalizedPathname}?${RECORDING_REVIEW_LINK_PARAM}=${reviewLink}`;
 }
diff --git a/web/src/views/recording/RecordingView.tsx b/web/src/views/recording/RecordingView.tsx
index 86f664d9a..74f6b9d2f 100644
--- a/web/src/views/recording/RecordingView.tsx
+++ b/web/src/views/recording/RecordingView.tsx
@@ -335,14 +335,10 @@ export function RecordingView({
 
   const onShareReviewLink = useCallback(
     (timestamp: number) => {
-      const reviewUrl = createRecordingReviewUrl(
-        location.pathname,
-        {
-          camera: mainCamera,
-          timestamp: Math.floor(timestamp),
-        },
-        config?.ui.timezone,
-      );
+      const reviewUrl = createRecordingReviewUrl(location.pathname, {
+        camera: mainCamera,
+        timestamp: Math.floor(timestamp),
+      });
 
       shareOrCopy(
         reviewUrl,
@@ -352,7 +348,7 @@ export function RecordingView({
         }),
       );
     },
-    [location.pathname, mainCamera, config?.ui.timezone, t],
+    [location.pathname, mainCamera, t],
   );
 
   useEffect(() => {