diff --git a/ibis/backends/sql/compilers/flink.py b/ibis/backends/sql/compilers/flink.py
index 95d54fd30385..2cbb7163a034 100644
--- a/ibis/backends/sql/compilers/flink.py
+++ b/ibis/backends/sql/compilers/flink.py
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ def visit_DayOfWeekName(self, op, *, arg):
         return lookup_table[index]
 
     def visit_TimestampNow(self, op):
-        return self.cast(self.v.current_timestamp, dt.timestamp)
+        return self.v.current_timestamp
 
     def visit_DateNow(self, op):
         return self.v.current_date