diff --git a/system/Session/Handlers/DatabaseHandler.php b/system/Session/Handlers/DatabaseHandler.php
index 9d3ba2436897..b327ed3335d4 100644
--- a/system/Session/Handlers/DatabaseHandler.php
+++ b/system/Session/Handlers/DatabaseHandler.php
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ public function write($id, $data): bool
                 'data'       => $this->prepareData($data),
             ];
 
-            if (! $this->db->table($this->table)->set('timestamp', $this->now(), false)->insert($insertData)) {
+            if (! $this->db->table($this->table)->set('timestamp', 'CURRENT_TIMESTAMP', false)->insert($insertData)) {
                 return $this->fail();
             }
 
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ public function write($id, $data): bool
             $updateData['data'] = $this->prepareData($data);
         }
 
-        if (! $builder->set('timestamp', $this->now(), false)->update($updateData)) {
+        if (! $builder->set('timestamp', 'CURRENT_TIMESTAMP', false)->update($updateData)) {
             return $this->fail();
         }
 
@@ -307,20 +307,13 @@ protected function releaseLock(): bool
 
     /**
      * Determines which NOW function to use based on DBDriver
-     * 
+     *
      * @param string $interval Amount of time to subtract from NOW
      */
-    private function now($interval = null): string
+    private function now($interval): string
     {
         $DBDriver = config(Database::class)->{$this->DBGroup}['DBDriver'];
-        return null === $interval
-        ? match($DBDriver)
-        {
-            'SQLite3' => "datetime('now')",
-            default   => "now()",
-        }
-        : match($DBDriver)
-        {
+        return match($DBDriver) {
             'SQLite3' => "datetime('now', '-{$interval}')",
             default   => "now() - INTERVAL {$interval}",
         };