diff --git a/apps/py-metadata/utils/time.py b/apps/py-metadata/utils/time.py
index b4c1db66..8fe0d4f3 100644
--- a/apps/py-metadata/utils/time.py
+++ b/apps/py-metadata/utils/time.py
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 
 def utc_now():
-    """
-    Matcher nøyaktig formatet Kotlin/Exposed skriver til databasen:
-    yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSSSSS (UTC)
-    """
-    dt = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
-    return dt.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%f")
+    """Returnerer nåværende tid i UTC som en timezone-aware datetime."""
+    return datetime.now(timezone.utc)
diff --git a/apps/py-watcher/utils/time.py b/apps/py-watcher/utils/time.py
index b4c1db66..8fe0d4f3 100644
--- a/apps/py-watcher/utils/time.py
+++ b/apps/py-watcher/utils/time.py
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 
 def utc_now():
-    """
-    Matcher nøyaktig formatet Kotlin/Exposed skriver til databasen:
-    yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSSSSS (UTC)
-    """
-    dt = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
-    return dt.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%f")
+    """Returnerer nåværende tid i UTC som en timezone-aware datetime."""
+    return datetime.now(timezone.utc)