diff --git a/features/steps/core.py b/features/steps/core.py
index 6f2baa5b..cdde7613 100644
--- a/features/steps/core.py
+++ b/features/steps/core.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ try:
     from io import StringIO
 except ImportError:
     from cStringIO import StringIO
+import tzlocal
 
 def _parse_args(command):
     nargs=[]
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ def check_output(context):
 @then('the output should contain "{text}" in the local time')
 def check_output_time_inline(context, text):
     out = context.stdout_capture.getvalue()
-    local_tz = pytz.timezone(util.get_local_timezone())
+    local_tz = tzlocal.get_localzone()
     utc_time = date_parser.parse(text)
     date = utc_time + local_tz._utcoffset
     local_date = date.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M")
diff --git a/jrnl/Journal.py b/jrnl/Journal.py
index 32fb8b20..b5d7a664 100644
--- a/jrnl/Journal.py
+++ b/jrnl/Journal.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import hashlib
 import plistlib
 import pytz
 import uuid
+import tzlocal
 
 class Journal(object):
     def __init__(self, name='default', **kwargs):
@@ -333,7 +334,7 @@ class DayOne(Journal):
                 try:
                     timezone = pytz.timezone(dict_entry['Time Zone'])
                 except (KeyError, pytz.exceptions.UnknownTimeZoneError):
-                    timezone = pytz.timezone(util.get_local_timezone())
+                    timezone = tzlocal.get_localzone()
                 date = dict_entry['Creation Date']
                 date = date + timezone.utcoffset(date)
                 raw = dict_entry['Entry Text']
@@ -357,7 +358,7 @@ class DayOne(Journal):
                     'Creation Date': utc_time,
                     'Starred': entry.starred if hasattr(entry, 'starred') else False,
                     'Entry Text': entry.title+"\n"+entry.body,
-                    'Time Zone': util.get_local_timezone(),
+                    'Time Zone': str(tzlocal.get_localzone()),
                     'UUID': entry.uuid,
                     'Tags': [tag.strip(self.config['tagsymbols']) for tag in entry.tags]
                 }
diff --git a/jrnl/util.py b/jrnl/util.py
index 708150f0..4b252cbd 100644
--- a/jrnl/util.py
+++ b/jrnl/util.py
@@ -88,24 +88,6 @@ def yesno(prompt, default=True):
     raw = py23_input(prompt)
     return {'y': True, 'n': False}.get(raw.lower(), default)
 
-def get_local_timezone():
-    """Returns the Olson identifier of the local timezone.
-    In a happy world, tzlocal.get_localzone would do this, but there's a bug on OS X
-    that prevents that right now: https://github.com/regebro/tzlocal/issues/6"""
-    global __cached_tz
-    if not __cached_tz and "darwin" in sys.platform:
-        __cached_tz = os.popen("systemsetup -gettimezone").read().replace("Time Zone: ", "").strip()
-        if not __cached_tz or __cached_tz not in pytz.all_timezones_set:
-            link = os.readlink("/etc/localtime")
-            # This is something like /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/Los_Angeles.
-            # Find second / from right and take the substring
-            __cached_tz = link[link.rfind('/', 0, link.rfind('/'))+1:]
-    elif not __cached_tz:
-        __cached_tz = str(get_localzone())
-    if not __cached_tz or __cached_tz not in pytz.all_timezones_set:
-        __cached_tz = "UTC"
-    return __cached_tz
-
 def load_and_fix_json(json_path):
     """Tries to load a json object from a file.
     If that fails, tries to fix common errors (no or extra , at end of the line).