diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/id/uuid/LocalObjectUuidHelper.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/id/uuid/LocalObjectUuidHelper.java
index d3ea0260e6..0971a4e0f4 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/id/uuid/LocalObjectUuidHelper.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/id/uuid/LocalObjectUuidHelper.java
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  */
 package org.hibernate.id.uuid;
 
-import org.hibernate.type.descriptor.java.UUIDTypeDescriptor;
+import java.util.UUID;
 
 /**
  * @author Steve Ebersole
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ public class LocalObjectUuidHelper {
 	}
 
 	public static String generateLocalObjectUuid() {
-		return UUIDTypeDescriptor.ToStringTransformer.INSTANCE.transform(
-				StandardRandomStrategy.INSTANCE.generateUUID( null )
-		);
+		return UUID.randomUUID().toString();
 	}
 }