diff --git a/airbyte-cdk/python/airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/declarative_component_schema.yaml b/airbyte-cdk/python/airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/declarative_component_schema.yaml
index 2fb4beb4e72109..66f2101dded11a 100644
--- a/airbyte-cdk/python/airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/declarative_component_schema.yaml
+++ b/airbyte-cdk/python/airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/declarative_component_schema.yaml
@@ -589,7 +589,6 @@ definitions:
         examples:
           - "2021-01-1T00:00:00Z"
           - "{{ now_utc() }}"
-          - "{{ now_local() }}"
       start_datetime:
         title: Start Datetime
         description: The datetime that determines the earliest record that should be synced.
@@ -1974,12 +1973,6 @@ interpolation:
     - title: stream_state
       description: The current state of the stream.
   macros:
-    - title: Now (Local)
-      description: Returns the current date and time using the local to the machine running the sync. We recommend using now_utc() instead of now_local() because it is more predictable.
-      arguments: {}
-      return_type: Datetime
-      examples:
-        - "{{ now_local() }}"
     - title: Now (UTC)
       description: Returns the current date and time in the UTC timezone.
       arguments: {}
diff --git a/airbyte-cdk/python/airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/interpolation/macros.py b/airbyte-cdk/python/airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/interpolation/macros.py
index 4a576e7950f547..c01ff081ccdb42 100644
--- a/airbyte-cdk/python/airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/interpolation/macros.py
+++ b/airbyte-cdk/python/airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/interpolation/macros.py
@@ -15,16 +15,6 @@
 """
 
 
-def now_local() -> datetime.datetime:
-    """
-    Current local date and time.
-
-    Usage:
-    `"{{ now_local() }}"
-    """
-    return datetime.datetime.now()
-
-
 def now_utc():
     """
     Current local date and time in UTC timezone
@@ -127,5 +117,5 @@ def format_datetime(dt: Union[str, datetime.datetime], format: str) -> str:
     return _str_to_datetime(dt).strftime(format)
 
 
-_macros_list = [now_local, now_utc, today_utc, timestamp, max, day_delta, duration, format_datetime]
+_macros_list = [now_utc, today_utc, timestamp, max, day_delta, duration, format_datetime]
 macros = {f.__name__: f for f in _macros_list}
diff --git a/airbyte-cdk/python/airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/models/declarative_component_schema.py b/airbyte-cdk/python/airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/models/declarative_component_schema.py
index e3d5a509fa67af..5504bfc52fff8e 100644
--- a/airbyte-cdk/python/airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/models/declarative_component_schema.py
+++ b/airbyte-cdk/python/airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/models/declarative_component_schema.py
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ class DatetimeBasedCursor(BaseModel):
     end_datetime: Union[str, MinMaxDatetime] = Field(
         ...,
         description="The datetime that determines the last record that should be synced.",
-        examples=["2021-01-1T00:00:00Z", "{{ now_utc() }}", "{{ now_local() }}"],
+        examples=["2021-01-1T00:00:00Z", "{{ now_utc() }}"],
         title="End Datetime",
     )
     start_datetime: Union[str, MinMaxDatetime] = Field(
diff --git a/airbyte-cdk/python/unit_tests/sources/declarative/interpolation/test_macros.py b/airbyte-cdk/python/unit_tests/sources/declarative/interpolation/test_macros.py
index 012eb36f1ca510..4fcf4b4da00f04 100644
--- a/airbyte-cdk/python/unit_tests/sources/declarative/interpolation/test_macros.py
+++ b/airbyte-cdk/python/unit_tests/sources/declarative/interpolation/test_macros.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "test_name, fn_name, found_in_macros",
     [
-        ("test_now_local", "now_local", True),
         ("test_now_utc", "now_utc", True),
         ("test_today_utc", "today_utc", True),
         ("test_max", "max", True),