diff --git a/docs/examples.rst b/docs/examples.rst
index e641191..e655f87 100644
--- a/docs/examples.rst
+++ b/docs/examples.rst
@@ -19,15 +19,15 @@ To create a calendar and write it to disk::
 
   >>> cal = Calendar()
   >>> from datetime import datetime
-  >>> from icalendar.tools import utctz # timezone
   >>> cal.add('prodid', '-//My calendar product//mxm.dk//')
   >>> cal.add('version', '2.0')
 
+  >>> import pytz
   >>> event = Event()
   >>> event.add('summary', 'Python meeting about calendaring')
-  >>> event.add('dtstart', datetime(2005,4,4,8,0,0,tzinfo=utctz()))
-  >>> event.add('dtend', datetime(2005,4,4,10,0,0,tzinfo=utctz()))
-  >>> event.add('dtstamp', datetime(2005,4,4,0,10,0,tzinfo=utctz()))
+  >>> event.add('dtstart', datetime(2005,4,4,8,0,0,tzinfo=pytz.utc))
+  >>> event.add('dtend', datetime(2005,4,4,10,0,0,tzinfo=pytz.utc))
+  >>> event.add('dtstamp', datetime(2005,4,4,0,10,0,tzinfo=pytz.utc))
   >>> event['uid'] = '20050115T101010/27346262376@mxm.dk'
   >>> event.add('priority', 5)
 
diff --git a/src/icalendar/prop.py b/src/icalendar/prop.py
index 82c122a..1338a7c 100644
--- a/src/icalendar/prop.py
+++ b/src/icalendar/prop.py
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ them directly.
 
 """
 
+import pytz
+
 # from python >= 2.3
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta, time, date, tzinfo
 from types import TupleType, ListType
@@ -47,12 +49,10 @@ SequenceTypes = [TupleType, ListType]
 import re
 import time as _time
 import binascii
-from icalendar.tools import utctz
 
 # from this package
 from icalendar.caselessdict import CaselessDict
 from icalendar.parser import Parameters
-from icalendar.parser import normalized_timezone
 
 DATE_PART = r'(\d+)D'
 TIME_PART = r'T(?:(\d+)H)?(?:(\d+)M)?(?:(\d+)S)?'
@@ -501,8 +501,6 @@ class vDatetime:
     created. Be aware that there are certain limitations with timezone naive
     DATE-TIME components in the icalendar standard.
 
-    >>> from icalendar.tools import utctz
-
     >>> d = datetime(2001, 1,1, 12, 30, 0)
 
     >>> dt = vDatetime(d)
@@ -512,7 +510,7 @@ class vDatetime:
     >>> vDatetime.from_ical('20000101T120000')
     datetime.datetime(2000, 1, 1, 12, 0)
 
-    >>> dutc = datetime(2001, 1,1, 12, 30, 0, tzinfo=utctz())
+    >>> dutc = datetime(2001, 1,1, 12, 30, 0, tzinfo=pytz.utc)
     >>> vDatetime(dutc).to_ical()
     '20010101T123000Z'
 
@@ -551,10 +549,12 @@ class vDatetime:
         """ Parses the data format from ical text format.
 
         """
-        # TODO: ical string should better contain also the TZID property.
-
+        tzinfo = None
         if timezone:
-            timezone = normalized_timezone(timezone)
+            try:
+                tzinfo = pytz.timezone(timezone)
+            except pytz.UnknownTimeZoneError:
+                pass
 
         try:
             timetuple = map(int, ((
@@ -565,12 +565,12 @@ class vDatetime:
                 ical[11:13],    # minute
                 ical[13:15],    # second
                 )))
-            if timezone:
-                return datetime(tzinfo=timezone, *timetuple)
+            if tzinfo:
+                return datetime(tzinfo=tzinfo, *timetuple)
             elif not ical[15:]:
                 return datetime(*timetuple)
             elif ical[15:16] == 'Z':
-                return datetime(tzinfo=utctz(), *timetuple)
+                return datetime(tzinfo=pytz.utc, *timetuple)
             else:
                 raise ValueError, ical
         except:
diff --git a/src/icalendar/tests/example.txt b/src/icalendar/tests/example.txt
index 2c8fb2e..98da09d 100644
--- a/src/icalendar/tests/example.txt
+++ b/src/icalendar/tests/example.txt
@@ -224,7 +224,6 @@ Init the calendar::
 
   >>> cal = Calendar()
   >>> from datetime import datetime
-  >>> from icalendar.tools import utctz # timezone
 
 Some properties are required to be compliant::
 
@@ -232,12 +231,13 @@ Some properties are required to be compliant::
   >>> cal.add('version', '2.0')
 
 We need at least one subcomponent for a calendar to be compliant::
-
+  
+  >>> import pytz
   >>> event = Event()
   >>> event.add('summary', 'Python meeting about calendaring')
-  >>> event.add('dtstart', datetime(2005,4,4,8,0,0,tzinfo=utctz()))
-  >>> event.add('dtend', datetime(2005,4,4,10,0,0,tzinfo=utctz()))
-  >>> event.add('dtstamp', datetime(2005,4,4,0,10,0,tzinfo=utctz()))
+  >>> event.add('dtstart', datetime(2005,4,4,8,0,0,tzinfo=pytz.utc))
+  >>> event.add('dtend', datetime(2005,4,4,10,0,0,tzinfo=pytz.utc))
+  >>> event.add('dtstamp', datetime(2005,4,4,0,10,0,tzinfo=pytz.utc))
 
 A property with parameters. Notice that they are an attribute on the value::
 
diff --git a/src/icalendar/tools.py b/src/icalendar/tools.py
index f1c9b6f..1615968 100644
--- a/src/icalendar/tools.py
+++ b/src/icalendar/tools.py
@@ -5,13 +5,6 @@ eh?
 import random
 from string import ascii_letters, digits
 from datetime import datetime
-import pytz
-
-def utctz():
-    """ Return an UTC tzinfo object from the pytz library.
-
-    """
-    return pytz.timezone('UTC')
 
 class UIDGenerator: