diff --git a/platform/ios/MGLMapboxEvents.m b/platform/ios/MGLMapboxEvents.m
index 63ec786d4..2dfecbd77 100644
--- a/platform/ios/MGLMapboxEvents.m
+++ b/platform/ios/MGLMapboxEvents.m
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ NSString *const MGLEventGestureRotateStart = @"Rotation";
         NSLocale *enUSPOSIXLocale = [[NSLocale alloc] initWithLocaleIdentifier:@"en_US_POSIX"];
         
         [_rfc3339DateFormatter setLocale:enUSPOSIXLocale];
-        [_rfc3339DateFormatter setDateFormat:@"yyyy'-'MM'-'dd'T'HH':'mm':'ss z Z"];
+        [_rfc3339DateFormatter setDateFormat:@"yyyy'-'MM'-'dd'T'HH':'mm':'ssZ"];
         // Clear Any System TimeZone Cache
         [NSTimeZone resetSystemTimeZone];
         [_rfc3339DateFormatter setTimeZone:[NSTimeZone systemTimeZone]];