diff --git a/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndSma.c b/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndSma.c
index b6c387a9c8db7517957d1af4b92b64fbcc85d379..c44fb03be23c7740759cf31233b4847756d1af08 100644
--- a/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndSma.c
+++ b/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndSma.c
@@ -530,7 +530,10 @@ static int32_t mndCreateSma(SMnode *pMnode, SRpcMsg *pReq, SMCreateSmaReq *pCrea
   smaObj.dbUid = pStb->dbUid;
   smaObj.intervalUnit = pCreate->intervalUnit;
   smaObj.slidingUnit = pCreate->slidingUnit;
+#if 0
   smaObj.timezone = pCreate->timezone;
+#endif
+  smaObj.timezone = tsTimezone; // use timezone of server
   smaObj.interval = pCreate->interval;
   smaObj.offset = pCreate->offset;
   smaObj.sliding = pCreate->sliding;
diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeSvr.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeSvr.c
index da1a126a765289fa8520df33519ecd57d3f7c1d9..feb8419bdf3a1333e962ff164bd87b21bb0f26ca 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeSvr.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeSvr.c
@@ -774,9 +774,6 @@ static int32_t vnodeProcessCreateTSmaReq(SVnode *pVnode, int64_t version, void *
     goto _err;
   }
 
-  // record current timezone of server side
-  req.timezoneInt = tsTimezone;
-
   if (tdProcessTSmaCreate(pVnode->pSma, version, (const char *)&req) < 0) {
     if (pRsp) pRsp->code = terrno;
     goto _err;