diff --git a/Detectors/Upgrades/ALICE3/IOTOF/simulation/src/Digitizer.cxx b/Detectors/Upgrades/ALICE3/IOTOF/simulation/src/Digitizer.cxx
index c56e97435db06..4a35b77ca2b84 100644
--- a/Detectors/Upgrades/ALICE3/IOTOF/simulation/src/Digitizer.cxx
+++ b/Detectors/Upgrades/ALICE3/IOTOF/simulation/src/Digitizer.cxx
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ void Digitizer::registerDigits(Chip& chip, uint32_t roFrame, double time, int nR
   int tdc = int((time - nbc * o2::constants::lhc::LHCBunchSpacingNS) / digitizerParams.tdcBin);
   nbc += mEventTime.toLong();
 
-  double absoluteTime = tdc * digitizerParams.tdcBin * 1.e-9 + nbc * o2::constants::lhc::LHCBunchSpacingNS;
+  double absoluteTime = tdc * digitizerParams.tdcBin + nbc * o2::constants::lhc::LHCBunchSpacingNS;
 
   auto key = o2::iotof::Digit::getOrderingKey(nbc, row, col);
   o2::iotof::LabeledDigit* existingDigit = chip.findDigit(key);