diff --git a/dateparser/freshness_date_parser.py b/dateparser/freshness_date_parser.py
index 36ce40e50..2d1ff1aa2 100644
--- a/dateparser/freshness_date_parser.py
+++ b/dateparser/freshness_date_parser.py
@@ -72,10 +72,7 @@ def apply_time(dateobj, timeobj):
                         now = now.replace(tzinfo=ptz)
 
             if not now.tzinfo:
-                if hasattr(self.get_local_tz(), 'localize'):
-                    now = self.get_local_tz().localize(now)
-                else:
-                    now = now.replace(tzinfo=self.get_local_tz())
+                now = now.replace(tzinfo=self.get_local_tz())
 
         elif ptz:
             localized_now = datetime.now(ptz)