diff --git a/isis/src/base/objs/ProcessExportPds4/ProcessExportPds4.cpp b/isis/src/base/objs/ProcessExportPds4/ProcessExportPds4.cpp
index 1b0cbbf389..af816692b5 100644
--- a/isis/src/base/objs/ProcessExportPds4/ProcessExportPds4.cpp
+++ b/isis/src/base/objs/ProcessExportPds4/ProcessExportPds4.cpp
@@ -304,18 +304,11 @@ namespace Isis {
           if (startTime.text() == "") {
             startTime.setAttribute("xsi:nil", "true");
           }
-          else {
-            QString timeValue = startTime.text();
-            PvlToXmlTranslationManager::resetElementValue(startTime, timeValue + "Z");
-          }
+
           QDomElement stopTime  = timeNode.firstChildElement("stop_date_time"); 
           if (stopTime.text() == "") {
             stopTime.setAttribute("xsi:nil", "true");
           }
-          else {
-            QString timeValue = stopTime.text();
-            PvlToXmlTranslationManager::resetElementValue(stopTime, timeValue + "Z");
-          }
 
           QStringList xmlPath;
           xmlPath << "Product_Observational"
diff --git a/isis/src/tgo/apps/tgocassis2isis/main.cpp b/isis/src/tgo/apps/tgocassis2isis/main.cpp
index 8ec0b3f004..3ccbe0e939 100644
--- a/isis/src/tgo/apps/tgocassis2isis/main.cpp
+++ b/isis/src/tgo/apps/tgocassis2isis/main.cpp
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ void translateLabels(FileName &inputLabel, Cube *outputCube, QString instTransFi
   PvlKeyword *startTime = &outputLabel->findGroup("Instrument", Pvl::Traverse)["StartTime"];
   QString startTimeString = startTime[0];
   if (startTimeString.endsWith("Z", Qt::CaseInsensitive)) {
-    startTimeString.chop(2);
+    startTimeString.chop(1);
     startTime->setValue(startTimeString);
   }
 
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ void translateLabels(FileName &inputLabel, Cube *outputCube, QString instTransFi
     PvlKeyword *stopTime = &outputLabel->findGroup("Instrument", Pvl::Traverse)["StopTime"]; 
     QString stopTimeString = stopTime[0];
     if (stopTimeString.endsWith("Z", Qt::CaseInsensitive)){
-      stopTimeString.chop(2);
+      stopTimeString.chop(1);
       stopTime->setValue(stopTimeString);
     }
   }