diff --git a/connectors/translator-salesforce/src/main/java/org/teiid/translator/salesforce/Util.java b/connectors/translator-salesforce/src/main/java/org/teiid/translator/salesforce/Util.java
index 0aea1a0f6b..5723bf8345 100644
--- a/connectors/translator-salesforce/src/main/java/org/teiid/translator/salesforce/Util.java
+++ b/connectors/translator-salesforce/src/main/java/org/teiid/translator/salesforce/Util.java
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ public static String addSingleQuotes(String text) {
 	
 	private static String timeZone;
 	
+	public static void resetTimeZone() {
+	    timeZone = null;
+	}
+	
 	public static String getDefaultTimeZoneString() {
 		if (timeZone == null) {
 			String s = new SimpleDateFormat("Z").format(new Date(0)); //$NON-NLS-1$
diff --git a/connectors/translator-salesforce/src/test/java/org/teiid/translator/salesforce/execution/TestSingleInsert.java b/connectors/translator-salesforce/src/test/java/org/teiid/translator/salesforce/execution/TestSingleInsert.java
index 6e666e211f..0556813e5c 100644
--- a/connectors/translator-salesforce/src/test/java/org/teiid/translator/salesforce/execution/TestSingleInsert.java
+++ b/connectors/translator-salesforce/src/test/java/org/teiid/translator/salesforce/execution/TestSingleInsert.java
@@ -52,20 +52,17 @@
 import org.teiid.translator.ExecutionContext;
 import org.teiid.translator.salesforce.SalesForceExecutionFactory;
 import org.teiid.translator.salesforce.SalesforceConnection;
-import org.teiid.translator.salesforce.Util;
 
 @SuppressWarnings("nls")
 public class TestSingleInsert {
 
     @BeforeClass
     public static void oneTimeSetup() {
-        Util.resetTimeZone();
         TimestampWithTimezone.resetCalendar(TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT-1"));
     }
     
     @AfterClass
     public static void oneTimeTeardown() {
-        Util.resetTimeZone();
         TimestampWithTimezone.resetCalendar(null);
     }
 
diff --git a/connectors/translator-salesforce/src/test/java/org/teiid/translator/salesforce/execution/visitors/TestVisitors.java b/connectors/translator-salesforce/src/test/java/org/teiid/translator/salesforce/execution/visitors/TestVisitors.java
index 7cba3ca890..f829c72e01 100644
--- a/connectors/translator-salesforce/src/test/java/org/teiid/translator/salesforce/execution/visitors/TestVisitors.java
+++ b/connectors/translator-salesforce/src/test/java/org/teiid/translator/salesforce/execution/visitors/TestVisitors.java
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
 import org.teiid.translator.salesforce.SalesForceExecutionFactory;
 import org.teiid.translator.salesforce.SalesForceMetadataProcessor;
 import org.teiid.translator.salesforce.SalesforceConnection;
-import org.teiid.translator.salesforce.Util;
 import org.teiid.translator.salesforce.execution.QueryExecutionImpl;
 
 import com.sforce.soap.partner.QueryResult;
@@ -251,12 +250,10 @@ public static QueryMetadataInterface exampleSalesforce() {
 	}
 	
 	@BeforeClass static public void oneTimeSetup() {
-	    Util.resetTimeZone();
 		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT-06:00"));
 	}
 	
 	@AfterClass static public void oneTimeTearDown() {
-	    Util.resetTimeZone();
 		TimeZone.setDefault(null);
 	}