diff --git a/backends/kv/writer.go b/backends/kv/writer.go
index 9d597268..6d4a9dd7 100644
--- a/backends/kv/writer.go
+++ b/backends/kv/writer.go
@@ -689,10 +689,6 @@ func valueToKeyString(value interface{}) string {
 	switch typedVal := value.(type) {
 	case string:
 		return typedVal
-	case time.Time:
-		seconds := typedVal.Unix()
-		nanos := typedVal.Nanosecond()
-		return fmt.Sprintf("%v:%v", seconds, nanos)
 	case bool:
 		// Python/storey compatibility by capitalizing
 		// IG-22141