diff --git a/airbyte-cdk/java/airbyte-cdk/s3-destinations/src/test/java/io/airbyte/cdk/integrations/destination/s3/csv/S3CsvWriterTest.java b/airbyte-cdk/java/airbyte-cdk/s3-destinations/src/test/java/io/airbyte/cdk/integrations/destination/s3/csv/S3CsvWriterTest.java
index bee325234d2c..7cf8195d5baa 100644
--- a/airbyte-cdk/java/airbyte-cdk/s3-destinations/src/test/java/io/airbyte/cdk/integrations/destination/s3/csv/S3CsvWriterTest.java
+++ b/airbyte-cdk/java/airbyte-cdk/s3-destinations/src/test/java/io/airbyte/cdk/integrations/destination/s3/csv/S3CsvWriterTest.java
@@ -284,13 +284,10 @@ public void writesContentsCorrectly_when_stagingDatabaseConfig() throws IOExcept
     // carriage returns are required b/c RFC4180 requires it :(
     // Dynamically generate the timestamp because we generate in local time.
     assertEquals(
-        String.format(
-            """
-            f6767f7d-ce1e-45cc-92db-2ad3dfdd088e,"{""foo"":73}",%s\r
-            2b95a13f-d54f-4370-a712-1c7bf2716190,"{""bar"":84}",%s\r
+        """
+            f6767f7d-ce1e-45cc-92db-2ad3dfdd088e,"{""foo"":73}",1970-01-01T00:00:01.234Z\r
+            2b95a13f-d54f-4370-a712-1c7bf2716190,"{""bar"":84}",1970-01-01T00:00:02.345Z\r
             """,
-            Instant.ofEpochMilli(1234),
-            Instant.ofEpochMilli(2345)),
         outputStreams.get(0).toString(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
   }