diff --git a/frappe/monitor.py b/frappe/monitor.py
index b864e2813e..196e728c11 100644
--- a/frappe/monitor.py
+++ b/frappe/monitor.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from datetime import datetime
 import json
 import traceback
 import frappe
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class Monitor:
 	def __init__(self, transaction_type=None, method=None, kwargs=None):
 		try:
 			self.site = frappe.local.site
-			self.timestamp = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+			self.timestamp = datetime.utcnow()
 			self.transaction_type = transaction_type
 			self.uuid = uuid.uuid4()
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class Monitor:
 
 	def dump(self):
 		try:
-			timediff = datetime.now(timezone.utc) - self.timestamp
+			timediff = datetime.utcnow() - self.timestamp
 			# Obtain duration in microseconds
 			self.duration = int(timediff.total_seconds() * 1000000)
 			data = {