diff --git a/nano/secure/common.cpp b/nano/secure/common.cpp
index 6b40c90b2f..5948826225 100644
--- a/nano/secure/common.cpp
+++ b/nano/secure/common.cpp
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ nano::ledger_constants::ledger_constants (nano::work_thresholds & work, nano::ne
 	/* successor (block_hash) */ nano::block_hash{ 0 },
 	/* balance (amount) */ nano::amount{ std::numeric_limits<nano::uint128_t>::max () },
 	/* height */ uint64_t{ 1 },
-	/* local_timestamp */ nano::seconds_since_epoch (),
+	/* local_timestamp */ 0,
 	/* epoch */ nano::epoch::epoch_0,
 	/* is_send */ false,
 	/* is_receive */ false,
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ nano::ledger_constants::ledger_constants (nano::work_thresholds & work, nano::ne
 	/* successor (block_hash) */ nano::block_hash{ 0 },
 	/* balance (amount) */ nano::amount{ std::numeric_limits<nano::uint128_t>::max () },
 	/* height */ uint64_t{ 1 },
-	/* local_timestamp */ nano::seconds_since_epoch (),
+	/* local_timestamp */ 0,
 	/* epoch */ nano::epoch::epoch_0,
 	/* is_send */ false,
 	/* is_receive */ false,
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ nano::ledger_constants::ledger_constants (nano::work_thresholds & work, nano::ne
 	/* successor (block_hash) */ nano::block_hash{ 0 },
 	/* balance (amount) */ nano::amount{ std::numeric_limits<nano::uint128_t>::max () },
 	/* height */ uint64_t{ 1 },
-	/* local_timestamp */ nano::seconds_since_epoch (),
+	/* local_timestamp */ 0,
 	/* epoch */ nano::epoch::epoch_0,
 	/* is_send */ false,
 	/* is_receive */ false,
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ nano::ledger_constants::ledger_constants (nano::work_thresholds & work, nano::ne
 	/* successor (block_hash) */ nano::block_hash{ 0 },
 	/* balance (amount) */ nano::amount{ std::numeric_limits<nano::uint128_t>::max () },
 	/* height */ uint64_t{ 1 },
-	/* local_timestamp */ nano::seconds_since_epoch (),
+	/* local_timestamp */ 0,
 	/* epoch */ nano::epoch::epoch_0,
 	/* is_send */ false,
 	/* is_receive */ false,