diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/controls/datetime.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/controls/datetime.js
index 1782b3e6dc..d3fe0c612d 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/controls/datetime.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/controls/datetime.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 frappe.ui.form.ControlDatetime = class ControlDatetime extends frappe.ui.form.ControlDate {
 	set_formatted_input(value) {
-		this.datetime_format = "DD-MM-YYYY HH:mm:ss";
 		if (this.timepicker_only) return;
 		if (!this.datepicker) return;
 		if (!value) {
@@ -14,18 +13,6 @@ frappe.ui.form.ControlDatetime = class ControlDatetime extends frappe.ui.form.Co
 		let should_refresh = this.last_value && this.last_value !== value;
 		value = this.format_for_input(value);
 		this.$input && this.$input.val(value);
-		if (!should_refresh) {
-			if (this.datepicker.selectedDates.length > 0) {
-				// if date is selected but different from value, refresh
-				const selected_date = moment(this.datepicker.selectedDates[0]).format(
-					this.datetime_format
-				);
-				should_refresh = selected_date !== value;
-			} else {
-				// if datepicker has no selected date, refresh
-				should_refresh = true;
-			}
-		}
 		if (should_refresh) {
 			this.datepicker.selectDate(frappe.datetime.user_to_obj(value));
 		}