diff --git a/ActiveSync/NGVCard+ActiveSync.m b/ActiveSync/NGVCard+ActiveSync.m
index 357bc7b..2ccac61 100644
--- a/ActiveSync/NGVCard+ActiveSync.m
+++ b/ActiveSync/NGVCard+ActiveSync.m
@@ -565,13 +565,10 @@ NSLog(@"tfu remove element %@", element);
   // Other, less important fields
   if ((o = [self birthday]))
     {
-      NSTimeZone *userTimeZone;
-      userTimeZone = [[[context activeUser] userDefaults] timeZone];
-
       [s appendFormat: @"<Birthday xmlns=\"Contacts:\">%@</Birthday>",
          [[o dateByAddingYears: 0 months: 0 days: 0
-                         hours: 0 minutes: 0
-                       seconds: ([userTimeZone secondsFromGMTForDate: o])*-1]
+                         hours: -12 minutes: 0
+                       seconds: 0]
               activeSyncRepresentationInContext: context]];
     }