diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/virtual-cell/Formula.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/virtual-cell/Formula.vue
index ebbf1c771a..0f100c0e19 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/virtual-cell/Formula.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/virtual-cell/Formula.vue
@@ -1,21 +1,18 @@
 <script lang="ts" setup>
 import type { ColumnType } from 'nocodb-sdk'
 import type { Ref } from 'vue'
-import { CellValueInj, ColumnInj, computed, handleTZ, inject, renderCellValue, replaceUrlsWithrenderValuet } from '#imports'
+import { CellValueInj, ColumnInj, computed, handleTZ, inject, renderValue, replaceUrlsWithLink, useProject } from '#imports'
 
 // todo: column type doesn't have required property `error` - throws in typecheck
 const column = inject(ColumnInj) as Ref<ColumnType & { colOptions: { error: any } }>
 
 const cellValue = inject(CellValueInj)
 
-const { isPg, isMssql } = useProject()
+const { isPg } = useProject()
 
-const result = computed(() => {
-  const isMSSQL = isMssql(column.value.base_id)
-  return isPg(column.value.base_id)
-    ? renderValue(isMSSQL, handleTZ(cellValue?.value))
-    : renderValue(isMSSQL, cellValue?.value)
-})
+const result = computed(() =>
+  isPg(column.value.base_id) ? renderValue(handleTZ(cellValue?.value)) : renderValue(cellValue?.value),
+)
 
 const urls = computed(() => replaceUrlsWithLink(result.value))
 
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/virtual-cell/components/ItemChip.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/virtual-cell/components/ItemChip.vue
index 8baf6eb850..e548d99826 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/virtual-cell/components/ItemChip.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/virtual-cell/components/ItemChip.vue
@@ -1,18 +1,15 @@
 <script lang="ts" setup>
 import {
   ActiveCellInj,
-  ColumnInj,
   IsFormInj,
   IsLockedInj,
   ReadonlyInj,
   iconMap,
   inject,
   ref,
-  renderCellValue,
+  renderValue,
   useExpandedFormDetached,
   useLTARStoreOrThrow,
-  useProject,
-  renderValue,
 } from '#imports'
 
 interface Props {
@@ -38,10 +35,6 @@ const isLocked = inject(IsLockedInj, ref(false))
 
 const { open } = useExpandedFormDetached()
 
-const { isMssql } = useProject()
-
-const column = inject(ColumnInj)
-
 function openExpandedForm() {
   if (!readOnly && !isLocked.value) {
     open({
@@ -67,7 +60,7 @@ export default {
     :class="{ active }"
     @click="openExpandedForm"
   >
-    <span class="name">{{ renderValue(isMssql(column.value.base_id), value) }}</span>
+    <span class="name">{{ renderValue(value) }}</span>
 
     <div v-show="active || isForm" v-if="!readOnly && !isLocked && isUIAllowed('xcDatatableEditable')" class="flex items-center">
       <component
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/virtual-cell/components/ListChildItems.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/virtual-cell/components/ListChildItems.vue
index 5a7df88a3d..0a96a35118 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/virtual-cell/components/ListChildItems.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/virtual-cell/components/ListChildItems.vue
@@ -13,12 +13,10 @@ import {
   iconMap,
   inject,
   ref,
-  renderCellValue,
+  renderValue,
   useLTARStoreOrThrow,
-  useProject,
   useSmartsheetRowStoreOrThrow,
   useVModel,
-  renderValue
 } from '#imports'
 
 const props = defineProps<{ modelValue?: boolean; cellValue: any }>()
@@ -27,8 +25,6 @@ const emit = defineEmits(['update:modelValue', 'attachRecord'])
 
 const vModel = useVModel(props, 'modelValue', emit)
 
-const { isMssql } = useProject()
-
 const isForm = inject(IsFormInj, ref(false))
 
 const isPublic = inject(IsPublicInj, ref(false))
@@ -152,7 +148,7 @@ const onClick = (row: Row) => {
           >
             <div class="flex items-center">
               <div class="flex-1 overflow-hidden min-w-0">
-                {{ renderValue(isMssql(column.value.base_id), row[relatedTableDisplayValueProp]) }}
+                {{ renderValue(row[relatedTableDisplayValueProp]) }}
                 <span class="text-gray-400 text-[11px] ml-1">(Primary key : {{ getRelatedTableRowId(row) }})</span>
               </div>
 
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/virtual-cell/components/ListItems.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/virtual-cell/components/ListItems.vue
index 1f178c3cc2..0b5f90e63d 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/virtual-cell/components/ListItems.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/virtual-cell/components/ListItems.vue
@@ -12,13 +12,11 @@ import {
   inject,
   isDrawerExist,
   ref,
-  renderCellValue,
+  renderValue,
   useLTARStoreOrThrow,
-  useProject,
   useSelectedCellKeyupListener,
   useSmartsheetRowStoreOrThrow,
   useVModel,
-  renderValue
 } from '#imports'
 
 const props = defineProps<{ modelValue: boolean }>()
@@ -27,8 +25,6 @@ const emit = defineEmits(['update:modelValue', 'addNewRecord'])
 
 const vModel = useVModel(props, 'modelValue', emit)
 
-const { isMssql } = useProject()
-
 const column = inject(ColumnInj)
 
 const filterQueryRef = ref()
@@ -233,7 +229,7 @@ watch(vModel, (nextVal) => {
             :class="{ 'nc-selected-row': selectedRowIndex === i }"
             @click="linkRow(refRow)"
           >
-            {{ renderValue(isMssql(column.value.base_id), refRow[relatedTableDisplayValueProp]) }}
+            {{ renderValue(refRow[relatedTableDisplayValueProp]) }}
             <span class="hidden group-hover:(inline) text-gray-400 text-[11px] ml-1">
               ({{ $t('labels.primaryKey') }} : {{ getRelatedTableRowId(refRow) }})
             </span>
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/utils/cell.ts b/packages/nc-gui/utils/cell.ts
index 68934f824c..e0ae64053e 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/utils/cell.ts
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/utils/cell.ts
@@ -56,22 +56,24 @@ export const isPrimary = (column: ColumnType) => !!column.pv
 export const isPrimaryKey = (column: ColumnType) => !!column.pk
 
 // used for LTAR and Formula
-export const renderValue = (isMssql: boolean, result?: any) => {
+export const renderValue = (result?: any) => {
   if (!result || typeof result !== 'string') {
     return result
   }
 
-  if (isMssql) {
-    if (dayjs(result).isValid()) {
-      // convert to YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ssZ
-      // e.g. 2023-05-18T05:30:00.000Z -> 2023-05-18 11:00:00+05:30
-      result = dayjs(result).format('YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ssZ')
-    }
-  }
+  // cater MYSQL
+  result = result.replace('.000000', '')
+
+  // convert ISO string (e.g. in MSSQL) to YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ssZ
+  // e.g. 2023-05-18T05:30:00.000Z -> 2023-05-18 11:00:00+05:30
+  result = result.replace(/\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}T\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}.\d{3}Z/, (d: string) => {
+    return dayjs(d).format('YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ssZ')
+  })
+
   // convert all date time values to local time
   // the datetime is either YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss (xcdb)
   // or YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss+xx:yy (ext)
-  return result.replace('.000000', '').replace(/\b(\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2} \d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2})(\+\d{2}:\d{2})?\b/g, (d: string) => {
+  return result.replace(/\b(\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2} \d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2})(\+\d{2}:\d{2})?\b/g, (d: string) => {
     // TODO(timezone): retrieve the format from the corresponding column meta
     // assume hh:mm at this moment
     return dayjs(d).utc(!result.includes('+')).local().format('YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm')