diff --git a/lib/rubocop/cop/rails/time_zone.rb b/lib/rubocop/cop/rails/time_zone.rb
index 31aff61542..80d7d97790 100644
--- a/lib/rubocop/cop/rails/time_zone.rb
+++ b/lib/rubocop/cop/rails/time_zone.rb
@@ -97,13 +97,9 @@ def autocorrect(corrector, node)
         end
 
         def autocorrect_time_new(node, corrector)
-          if node.first_argument&.str_type?
-            corrector.replace(node.loc.selector, 'parse')
-          elsif node.arguments?
-            corrector.replace(node.loc.selector, 'local')
-          else
-            corrector.replace(node.loc.selector, 'now')
-          end
+          replacement = replacement(node)
+
+          corrector.replace(node.loc.selector, replacement)
         end
 
         # remove redundant `.in_time_zone` from `Time.zone.now.in_time_zone`
@@ -185,9 +181,7 @@ def method_send?(node)
 
         def safe_method(method_name, node)
           if %w[new current].include?(method_name)
-            return 'parse' if node.first_argument&.str_type?
-
-            node.arguments? ? 'local' : 'now'
+            replacement(node)
           else
             method_name
           end
@@ -263,6 +257,12 @@ def offset_option_provided?(node)
               pair.key.sym_type? && pair.key.value == :in && !pair.value.nil_type?
             end
         end
+
+        def replacement(node)
+          return 'now' unless node.arguments?
+
+          node.first_argument.str_type? ? 'parse' : 'local'
+        end
       end
     end
   end