diff --git a/pyfpdb/HandHistoryConverter.py b/pyfpdb/HandHistoryConverter.py
index acabbd8b..4554c2e8 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/HandHistoryConverter.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/HandHistoryConverter.py
@@ -494,6 +494,23 @@ or None if we fail to get the info """
 
     def getTourney(self):
         return self.tourney
+        
+    @staticmethod
+    def changeTimezone(time, givenTimezone, wantedTimezone):
+        if givenTimezone=="ET" and wantedTimezone=="UTC":
+            # approximate rules for ET daylight savings time:
+            if (   time.month == 12                                  # all of Dec
+                or (time.month == 11 and time.day > 4)     #    and most of November
+                or time.month < 3                                    #    and all of Jan/Feb
+                or (time.month == 3 and time.day < 11) ):  #    and 1st 10 days of March
+                offset = datetime.timedelta(hours=5)                           # are EST: assume 5 hour offset (ET without daylight saving)
+            else:
+                offset = datetime.timedelta(hours=4)                           # rest is EDT: assume 4 hour offset (ET with daylight saving)
+            # adjust time into UTC:
+            time = time + offset
+            #print "   tz = %s  start = %s" % (tz, str(hand.starttime))
+            return time
+    #end @staticmethod def changeTimezone
 
     @staticmethod
     def getTableTitleRe(type, table_name=None, tournament = None, table_number=None):
diff --git a/pyfpdb/PokerStarsSummary.py b/pyfpdb/PokerStarsSummary.py
index 99e4633d..73844e57 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/PokerStarsSummary.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/PokerStarsSummary.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from decimal import Decimal
 import datetime
 
 from Exceptions import FpdbParseError
+from HandHistoryConverter import *
 import PokerStarsToFpdb
 from TourneySummary import *
 
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ class PokerStarsSummary(TourneySummary):
         result=result.groupdict()
         datetimestr = "%s/%s/%s %s:%s:%s" % (result['Y'], result['M'],result['D'],result['H'],result['MIN'],result['S'])
         self.startTime= datetime.datetime.strptime(datetimestr, "%Y/%m/%d %H:%M:%S") # also timezone at end, e.g. " ET"
-        self.startTime = PokerStarsToFpdb.removeET(self.startTime)
+        self.startTime = HandHistoryConverter.changeTimezone(self.startTime, "ET", "UTC")
         currentLine+=1
         
         result=self.re_DateTime.search(lines[currentLine])
diff --git a/pyfpdb/PokerStarsToFpdb.py b/pyfpdb/PokerStarsToFpdb.py
index d7386e23..0a9e47fc 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/PokerStarsToFpdb.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/PokerStarsToFpdb.py
@@ -26,21 +26,6 @@ from decimal import Decimal
 
 # PokerStars HH Format
 
-def removeET(time):
-    # approximate rules for ET daylight savings time:
-    if (   time.month == 12                                  # all of Dec
-        or (time.month == 11 and time.day > 4)     #    and most of November
-        or time.month < 3                                    #    and all of Jan/Feb
-        or (time.month == 3 and time.day < 11) ):  #    and 1st 10 days of March
-        offset = datetime.timedelta(hours=5)                           # are EST: assume 5 hour offset (ET without daylight saving)
-    else:
-        offset = datetime.timedelta(hours=4)                           # rest is EDT: assume 4 hour offset (ET with daylight saving)
-    # adjust time into UTC:
-    time = time + offset
-    #print "   tz = %s  start = %s" % (tz, str(hand.starttime))
-    return time
-#end def removeET
-
 class PokerStars(HandHistoryConverter):
 
     # Class Variables
@@ -244,7 +229,7 @@ class PokerStars(HandHistoryConverter):
                     #tz = a.group('TZ')  # just assume ET??
                     #print "   tz = ", tz, " datetime =", datetimestr
                 hand.startTime = datetime.datetime.strptime(datetimestr, "%Y/%m/%d %H:%M:%S") # also timezone at end, e.g. " ET"
-                hand.startTime = removeET(hand.startTime)
+                hand.startTime = HandHistoryConverter.changeTimezone(hand.startTime, "ET", "UTC")
             if key == 'HID':
                 hand.handid = info[key]
             if key == 'TOURNO':