diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/script/Script.java b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/script/Script.java
index a5b5f8c97..017e3c3e0 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/script/Script.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/script/Script.java
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public class Script {
     public Script(byte[] programBytes) throws ScriptException {
         program = programBytes;
         parse(programBytes);
-        creationTimeSeconds = Utils.currentTimeSeconds();
+        creationTimeSeconds = 0;
     }
 
     public Script(byte[] programBytes, long creationTimeSeconds) throws ScriptException {