diff --git a/driver-core/src/main/com/mongodb/client/model/mql/MqlExpression.java b/driver-core/src/main/com/mongodb/client/model/mql/MqlExpression.java
index eb7ea9a68c..56108fb143 100644
--- a/driver-core/src/main/com/mongodb/client/model/mql/MqlExpression.java
+++ b/driver-core/src/main/com/mongodb/client/model/mql/MqlExpression.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import java.util.function.BinaryOperator;
 import java.util.function.Function;
 
+import static com.mongodb.assertions.Assertions.fail;
 import static com.mongodb.client.model.mql.MqlValues.of;
 import static com.mongodb.client.model.mql.MqlValues.ofNull;
 import static com.mongodb.client.model.mql.MqlValues.ofStringArray;
@@ -953,6 +954,10 @@ public MqlString asString(final MqlString timezone, final MqlString format) {
                 .append("timezone", toBsonValue(cr, timezone))));
     }
 
+    public MqlString asString(final MqlString timezone) {
+        throw fail(); // intentionally not implemented, see DRIVERS-2620
+    }
+
     @Override
     public MqlDate parseDate(final MqlString timezone, final MqlString format) {
         Assertions.notNull("timezone", timezone);