diff --git a/javatests/google/registry/tools/CreateTldCommandTest.java b/javatests/google/registry/tools/CreateTldCommandTest.java
index 041af920f..9dd935c6b 100644
--- a/javatests/google/registry/tools/CreateTldCommandTest.java
+++ b/javatests/google/registry/tools/CreateTldCommandTest.java
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 /** Unit tests for {@link CreateTldCommand}. */
 public class CreateTldCommandTest extends CommandTestCase<CreateTldCommand> {
 
-  private static final String DATETIME_FORMAT = "YYYY-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ssZZ";
-
   @Before
   public void init() {
     persistReservedList("common_abuse", "baa,FULLY_BLOCKED");
@@ -126,9 +124,7 @@ public class CreateTldCommandTest extends CommandTestCase<CreateTldCommand> {
     runCommandForced(
         String.format(
             "--eap_fee_schedule=\"%s=USD 0.00,%s=USD 50.00,%s=USD 10.00\"",
-            START_OF_TIME.toString(DATETIME_FORMAT),
-            now.toString(DATETIME_FORMAT),
-            tomorrow.toString(DATETIME_FORMAT)),
+            START_OF_TIME, now, tomorrow),
         "--roid_suffix=Q9JYB4C",
         "--dns_writers=VoidDnsWriter",
         "xn--q9jyb4c");
@@ -371,9 +367,7 @@ public class CreateTldCommandTest extends CommandTestCase<CreateTldCommand> {
             IllegalArgumentException.class,
             () ->
                 runCommandForced(
-                    String.format(
-                        "--eap_fee_schedule=\"%s=JPY 123456\"",
-                        START_OF_TIME.toString(DATETIME_FORMAT)),
+                    String.format("--eap_fee_schedule=\"%s=JPY 123456\"", START_OF_TIME),
                     "--roid_suffix=Q9JYB4C",
                     "--dns_writers=VoidDnsWriter",
                     "xn--q9jyb4c"));