diff --git a/tapdb/assets_store.go b/tapdb/assets_store.go
index 400377aff..47f7f9d10 100644
--- a/tapdb/assets_store.go
+++ b/tapdb/assets_store.go
@@ -1682,7 +1682,7 @@ func (a *AssetStore) LeaseCoins(ctx context.Context, leaseOwner [32]byte,
 			err = q.UpdateUTXOLease(ctx, UpdateUTXOLease{
 				LeaseOwner: leaseOwner[:],
 				LeaseExpiry: sql.NullTime{
-					Time:  expiry,
+					Time:  expiry.UTC(),
 					Valid: true,
 				},
 				Outpoint: outpoint,
@@ -1991,7 +1991,7 @@ func insertAssetTransferInput(ctx context.Context, q ActiveAssetsStore,
 	return q.UpdateUTXOLease(ctx, UpdateUTXOLease{
 		LeaseOwner: finalLeaseOwner[:],
 		LeaseExpiry: sql.NullTime{
-			Time:  finalLeaseExpiry,
+			Time:  finalLeaseExpiry.UTC(),
 			Valid: true,
 		},
 		Outpoint: anchorPointBytes,
diff --git a/tapdb/assets_store_test.go b/tapdb/assets_store_test.go
index c4f60524a..44eb4008d 100644
--- a/tapdb/assets_store_test.go
+++ b/tapdb/assets_store_test.go
@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ func TestUTXOLeases(t *testing.T) {
 	// Now we lease the first asset for 1 hour. This will cause the second
 	// one also to be leased, since it's on the same anchor transaction.
 	leaseOwner := fn.ToArray[[32]byte](test.RandBytes(32))
-	leaseExpiry := time.Now().Add(time.Hour).UTC()
+	leaseExpiry := time.Now().Add(time.Hour)
 	err = assetsStore.LeaseCoins(
 		ctx, leaseOwner, leaseExpiry, assetGen.anchorPoints[0],
 	)
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ func TestUTXOLeases(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Len(t, selectedAssets, 1)
 
 	// Let's now update the lease.
-	leaseExpiry = time.Now().Add(2 * time.Hour).UTC()
+	leaseExpiry = time.Now().Add(2 * time.Hour)
 	err = assetsStore.LeaseCoins(
 		ctx, leaseOwner, leaseExpiry, assetGen.anchorPoints[0],
 	)
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@ func TestUTXOLeases(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Update the lease again, but into the past, so that it should be
 	// removed upon cleanup.
-	leaseExpiry = time.Now().Add(-time.Hour).UTC()
+	leaseExpiry = time.Now().Add(-time.Hour)
 	err = assetsStore.LeaseCoins(
 		ctx, leaseOwner, leaseExpiry, assetGen.anchorPoints[0],
 	)