diff --git a/libavformat/webmdashenc.c b/libavformat/webmdashenc.c
index 1c63a5b0a4..17df1b6a64 100644
--- a/libavformat/webmdashenc.c
+++ b/libavformat/webmdashenc.c
@@ -119,11 +119,11 @@ static void write_header(AVFormatContext *s)
         avio_printf(s->pb, "  timeShiftBufferDepth=\"PT%gS\"\n", w->time_shift_buffer_depth);
         avio_printf(s->pb, "  minimumUpdatePeriod=\"PT%dS\"", w->minimum_update_period);
         avio_printf(s->pb, ">\n");
-        avio_printf(s->pb, "<UTCTiming\n");
-        avio_printf(s->pb, "  schemeIdUri=\"%s\"\n",
-                    w->utc_timing_url ? "urn:mpeg:dash:utc:http-iso:2014" : "urn:mpeg:dash:utc:direct:2012");
-        avio_printf(s->pb, "  value=\"%s\"/>\n",
-                    w->utc_timing_url ? w->utc_timing_url : gmt_iso);
+        if (w->utc_timing_url) {
+            avio_printf(s->pb, "<UTCTiming\n");
+            avio_printf(s->pb, "  schemeIdUri=\"urn:mpeg:dash:utc:http-iso:2014\"\n");
+            avio_printf(s->pb, "  value=\"%s\"/>\n", w->utc_timing_url);
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/ref/fate/webm-dash-manifest-live b/tests/ref/fate/webm-dash-manifest-live
index 91a1c1dcee..6df7f87cca 100644
--- a/tests/ref/fate/webm-dash-manifest-live
+++ b/tests/ref/fate/webm-dash-manifest-live
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@
   availabilityStartTime=""
   timeShiftBufferDepth="PT7200S"
   minimumUpdatePeriod="PT60S">
-<UTCTiming
-  schemeIdUri="urn:mpeg:dash:utc:direct:2012"
-  value=""/>
 <Period id="0" start="PT0S" >
 <AdaptationSet id="0" mimeType="video/webm" codecs="vp9" bitstreamSwitching="true" subsegmentAlignment="true" subsegmentStartsWithSAP="1">
 <ContentComponent id="1" type="video"/>