diff --git a/coderd/workspaceagents.go b/coderd/workspaceagents.go
index 789ce0a742..d92f614766 100644
--- a/coderd/workspaceagents.go
+++ b/coderd/workspaceagents.go
@@ -1808,7 +1808,7 @@ func convertWorkspaceAgentMetadata(db []database.WorkspaceAgentMetadatum) []code
 			Result: codersdk.WorkspaceAgentMetadataResult{
 				Value:       datum.Value,
 				Error:       datum.Error,
-				CollectedAt: datum.CollectedAt,
+				CollectedAt: datum.CollectedAt.UTC(),
 				Age:         int64(time.Since(datum.CollectedAt).Seconds()),
 			},
 			Description: codersdk.WorkspaceAgentMetadataDescription{
diff --git a/coderd/workspaceagents_test.go b/coderd/workspaceagents_test.go
index 6dfddfd1cb..d900ead417 100644
--- a/coderd/workspaceagents_test.go
+++ b/coderd/workspaceagents_test.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/coder/coder/v2/agent"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/v2/coderd/coderdtest"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/v2/coderd/database"
-	"github.com/coder/coder/v2/coderd/database/dbtestutil"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/v2/coderd/database/dbtime"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/v2/codersdk"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/v2/codersdk/agentsdk"
@@ -1185,12 +1184,8 @@ func TestWorkspaceAgent_LifecycleState(t *testing.T) {
 func TestWorkspaceAgent_Metadata(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
-	// nolint:gocritic // https://github.com/coder/coder/issues/9682
-	db, ps := dbtestutil.NewDB(t, dbtestutil.WithTimezone("UTC"))
 	client := coderdtest.New(t, &coderdtest.Options{
 		IncludeProvisionerDaemon: true,
-		Database:                 db,
-		Pubsub:                   ps,
 	})
 	user := coderdtest.CreateFirstUser(t, client)
 	authToken := uuid.NewString()