diff --git a/hls_vi/generate_metadata.py b/hls_vi/generate_metadata.py
index e5bd61b..43bcce6 100644
--- a/hls_vi/generate_metadata.py
+++ b/hls_vi/generate_metadata.py
@@ -14,62 +14,6 @@
 from lxml.etree import Element, ElementBase
 
 
-def parse_sensing_time(sensing_time: str) -> Tuple[str, str]:
-    """Parse SENSING_TIME tag value into (start, end) tuple.
-
-    Expect `sensing_time` in one of the following forms, where each `DT` is an ISO 8601
-    combined date and time representation, with a `Z` suffix (and optional whitespace
-    surrounding `+` and `;` separators):
-
-    - `DT`
-    - `DT; DT`
-    - `DT + DT; DT`
-    - `DT; DT + DT`
-    - `DT + DT; DT + DT`
-
-    Sort all `DT` values in ascending order and return the min and max, respectively,
-    in a tuple.  When only one `DT` value is specified, both values in the tuple are
-    the same value.
-
-    Examples:
-
-    >>> parse_sensing_time("2024-04-29T21:11:59.7221750Z")
-    ('2024-04-29T21:11:59.7221750Z', '2024-04-29T21:11:59.7221750Z')
-    >>> parse_sensing_time(";2024-04-29T21:11:59.7221750Z")
-    ('2024-04-29T21:11:59.7221750Z', '2024-04-29T21:11:59.7221750Z')
-    >>> parse_sensing_time("2024-04-29T21:11:59.7221750Z;")
-    ('2024-04-29T21:11:59.7221750Z', '2024-04-29T21:11:59.7221750Z')
-    >>> parse_sensing_time("2024-04-29T21:11:59.7221750Z+")
-    ('2024-04-29T21:11:59.7221750Z', '2024-04-29T21:11:59.7221750Z')
-    >>> parse_sensing_time(
-    ... "2024-04-29T21:12:59.7221750Z ; 2024-04-29T21:11:59.7221750Z"
-    ... )
-    ('2024-04-29T21:11:59.7221750Z', '2024-04-29T21:12:59.7221750Z')
-    >>> parse_sensing_time(
-    ... "2024-04-29T21:12:59.7221750Z + 2024-04-29T21:11:59.7221750Z;"
-    ... )
-    ('2024-04-29T21:11:59.7221750Z', '2024-04-29T21:12:59.7221750Z')
-    >>> parse_sensing_time(
-    ... ";2024-04-29T21:12:59.7221750Z + 2024-04-29T21:11:59.7221750Z"
-    ... )
-    ('2024-04-29T21:11:59.7221750Z', '2024-04-29T21:12:59.7221750Z')
-    >>> parse_sensing_time(
-    ... "2024-04-29T21:10:59.7221750Z;"
-    ... "2024-04-29T21:12:59.7221750Z + 2024-04-29T21:11:59.7221750Z;"
-    ... )
-    ('2024-04-29T21:10:59.7221750Z', '2024-04-29T21:12:59.7221750Z')
-    >>> parse_sensing_time(
-    ... "2024-04-29T21:12:59.7221750Z+2024-04-29T21:11:59.7221750Z;"
-    ... "2024-04-29T21:10:59.7221750Z + 2024-04-29T21:11:59.7221750Z;"
-    ... )
-    ('2024-04-29T21:10:59.7221750Z', '2024-04-29T21:12:59.7221750Z')
-    """
-    sensing_times = sorted(
-        t.strip() for t in re.split("[+;]", sensing_time) if t.strip()
-    )
-    return sensing_times[0], sensing_times[-1]
-
-
 def generate_metadata(input_dir: Path, output_dir: Path) -> None:
     """
     Create CMR XML metadata file for an HLS VI granule.
@@ -89,7 +33,6 @@ def generate_metadata(input_dir: Path, output_dir: Path) -> None:
     with rasterio.open(next(output_dir.glob("*.tif"))) as vi_tif:
         tags = vi_tif.tags()
 
-    sensing_time_begin, sensing_time_end = parse_sensing_time(tags["SENSING_TIME"])
     processing_time = tags["HLS_VI_PROCESSING_TIME"]
 
     granule_ur = tree.find("GranuleUR")
@@ -127,9 +70,6 @@ def generate_metadata(input_dir: Path, output_dir: Path) -> None:
     producer_granule_id = data_granule.find("ProducerGranuleId")
     producer_granule_id.text = producer_granule_id.text.replace("HLS", "HLS-VI")
 
-    tree.find("Temporal/RangeDateTime/BeginningDateTime").text = sensing_time_begin
-    tree.find("Temporal/RangeDateTime/EndingDateTime").text = sensing_time_end
-
     tree.find("DataFormat").text = "COG"
 
     append_fmask_online_access_urls(