diff --git a/resources/js/Media/MovieManagerUI.js b/resources/js/Media/MovieManagerUI.js
index 3cd381a89..c31545d1e 100644
--- a/resources/js/Media/MovieManagerUI.js
+++ b/resources/js/Media/MovieManagerUI.js
@@ -422,19 +422,11 @@ var MovieManagerUI = MediaManagerUI.extend(
 		//Movie Generation time pickers
 		$('#movie-start-date').flatpickr({
 			allowInput: true,
-			dateFormat: 'Y/m/d',
-			onOpen: function (selected, str, instance) {
-				var observationDate = new Date(Helioviewer.userSettings.get("state.date"));
-				instance.set('maxDate', observationDate.toUTCDateString());
-			}
+			dateFormat: 'Y/m/d'
 		});
 		$('#movie-end-date').flatpickr({
 			allowInput: true,
-			dateFormat: 'Y/m/d',
-			onOpen: function (selected, str, instance) {
-				var observationDate = new Date(Helioviewer.userSettings.get("state.date"));
-				instance.set('minDate', observationDate.toUTCDateString());
-			}
+			dateFormat: 'Y/m/d'
 		});
 		if ($('#movie-start-date').length > 0) {
 			$('#movie-start-date')[0]._flatpickr.setDate(new Date(Helioviewer.userSettings.get("state.date") - duration).toUTCDateString());
@@ -1157,4 +1149,4 @@ var MovieManagerUI = MediaManagerUI.extend(
 	}
 });
 
-export { MovieManagerUI }
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+export { MovieManagerUI }