diff --git a/app/src/View/Helper/FieldHelper.php b/app/src/View/Helper/FieldHelper.php
index 1a980fdb1..351806d37 100644
--- a/app/src/View/Helper/FieldHelper.php
+++ b/app/src/View/Helper/FieldHelper.php
@@ -115,9 +115,7 @@ public function control(string $fieldName,
       $pickerTarget = $fieldName;
       $pickerTimed = true; // TODO: set false if date-only
       $pickerAmPm = false; // TODO: allow change between AM/PM and 24-hour mode
-      if(!empty($coptions['value'])) {
-        $pickerDateTime = $coptions['value'];
-      }
+      
       $controlCode .= '  
         <script type="module">
           import CmDateTimePicker from "' . $this->Url->script('comanage/components/datepicker/cm-datetimepicker.js') . '";
@@ -127,7 +125,6 @@ public function control(string $fieldName,
                 id: "' . $pickerId . '",
                 target: "' . $pickerTarget . '",
                 date: "' . $pickerDate . '",
-                dateTime: "' . $pickerDateTime .'",
                 timed: ' . ($pickerTimed ? 'true' : 'false') . ',
                 ampm: ' . ($pickerAmPm ? 'true' : 'false') . ',
                 txt: {
diff --git a/app/webroot/js/comanage/components/datepicker/cm-datetimepicker.js b/app/webroot/js/comanage/components/datepicker/cm-datetimepicker.js
index 78328cf33..de3c5bf70 100644
--- a/app/webroot/js/comanage/components/datepicker/cm-datetimepicker.js
+++ b/app/webroot/js/comanage/components/datepicker/cm-datetimepicker.js
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ export default {
     id: String,
     target: String,
     date: String,
-    dateTime: String,
     timed: Boolean,
     ampm: Boolean,
     txt: Object
diff --git a/app/webroot/js/comanage/components/datepicker/cm-timepicker.js b/app/webroot/js/comanage/components/datepicker/cm-timepicker.js
index ad21e07cb..08b41d13e 100644
--- a/app/webroot/js/comanage/components/datepicker/cm-timepicker.js
+++ b/app/webroot/js/comanage/components/datepicker/cm-timepicker.js
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 export default {
   props: {
     target: String,
-    datetime: String, 
     ampm: Boolean,
     txt: Object
   },