diff --git a/freezegun/api.py b/freezegun/api.py
index 81d4da17..bfa44378 100644
--- a/freezegun/api.py
+++ b/freezegun/api.py
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ def timestamp(self):
     def now(cls, tz=None):
         now = cls._time_to_freeze() or real_datetime.now()
         if tz:
-            result = tz.fromutc(now.replace(tzinfo=tz)) + cls._tz_offset()
+            result = tz.fromutc(now.replace(tzinfo=tz))
         else:
             result = now + cls._tz_offset()
         return datetime_to_fakedatetime(result)