diff --git a/reference/datetime/functions/date-default-timezone-get.xml b/reference/datetime/functions/date-default-timezone-get.xml
index 2d2c9e6bb7..bfbc09e7dd 100644
--- a/reference/datetime/functions/date-default-timezone-get.xml
+++ b/reference/datetime/functions/date-default-timezone-get.xml
@@ -28,13 +28,6 @@
       (if set)
      </para>
     </listitem>
-    <listitem>
-     <para>
-      A warning is shown when this stage is reached. Do not rely on it to be guessed
-      correctly, and set <link linkend="ini.date.timezone">date.timezone</link> to the correct timezone
-      instead.
-     </para>
-    </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>
   </para>
   <para>
diff --git a/reference/datetime/ini.xml b/reference/datetime/ini.xml
index 69c12d3905..68f9dd260c 100644
--- a/reference/datetime/ini.xml
+++ b/reference/datetime/ini.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
      </row>
      <row>
       <entry><link linkend="ini.date.timezone">date.timezone</link></entry>
-      <entry>""</entry>
+      <entry>"UTC"</entry>
       <entry>PHP_INI_ALL</entry>
       <entry></entry>
      </row>