diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/opensearch/sql/expression/datetime/DateTimeFunction.java b/core/src/main/java/org/opensearch/sql/expression/datetime/DateTimeFunction.java
index b34503dd38..f0cf2b98a7 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/opensearch/sql/expression/datetime/DateTimeFunction.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/opensearch/sql/expression/datetime/DateTimeFunction.java
@@ -944,9 +944,6 @@ private ExprValue exprSubDateInterval(ExprValue date, ExprValue expr) {
    * @return ExprValue.
    */
   private ExprValue exprTime(ExprValue exprValue) {
-    if (exprValue.type() == DATE) {
-      return new ExprTimeValue("00:00:00");
-    }
     if (exprValue instanceof ExprStringValue) {
       return new ExprTimeValue(exprValue.stringValue());
     } else {