diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
index 8d511d1c2..c42177e99 100644
--- a/INSTALL.md
+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -266,6 +266,8 @@ Restores the latest database backup and then recovers to the `release` restore p
 
 **MORE TO BE ADDED HERE**
 
+PITR should start after the stop time in the .backup file.
+
 [reference this when writing about tablespace remapping]
 
 http://www.databasesoup.com/2013/11/moving-tablespaces.html
diff --git a/lib/BackRest/Backup.pm b/lib/BackRest/Backup.pm
index ad9917ea8..5e3d616a2 100644
--- a/lib/BackRest/Backup.pm
+++ b/lib/BackRest/Backup.pm
@@ -1339,7 +1339,6 @@ sub backup
         ($strArchiveStart, $strTimestampDbStart) =
             $oDb->backup_start('pg_backrest backup started ' . $strTimestampStart, $bStartFast);
 
-        $oBackupManifest->set(MANIFEST_SECTION_BACKUP, MANIFEST_KEY_TIMESTAMP_DB_START, undef, $strTimestampDbStart);
         $oBackupManifest->set(MANIFEST_SECTION_BACKUP, MANIFEST_KEY_ARCHIVE_START, undef, $strArchiveStart);
         &log(INFO, "archive start: ${strArchiveStart}");
     }
@@ -1457,7 +1456,6 @@ sub backup
         my $strTimestampDbStop;
         ($strArchiveStop, $strTimestampDbStop) = $oDb->backup_stop();
 
-        $oBackupManifest->set(MANIFEST_SECTION_BACKUP, MANIFEST_KEY_TIMESTAMP_DB_STOP, undef, $strTimestampDbStop);
         $oBackupManifest->set(MANIFEST_SECTION_BACKUP, MANIFEST_KEY_ARCHIVE_STOP, undef, $strArchiveStop);
 
         &log(INFO, 'archive stop: ' . $strArchiveStop);
diff --git a/lib/BackRest/Manifest.pm b/lib/BackRest/Manifest.pm
index fedd9ca3d..f40a83fc7 100644
--- a/lib/BackRest/Manifest.pm
+++ b/lib/BackRest/Manifest.pm
@@ -24,9 +24,8 @@ our @EXPORT = qw(MANIFEST_PATH MANIFEST_FILE MANIFEST_LINK
                  MANIFEST_SECTION_BACKUP_TABLESPACE
 
                  MANIFEST_KEY_ARCHIVE_START MANIFEST_KEY_ARCHIVE_STOP MANIFEST_KEY_BASE MANIFEST_KEY_CHECKSUM MANIFEST_KEY_COMPRESS
-                 MANIFEST_KEY_HARDLINK MANIFEST_KEY_LABEL MANIFEST_KEY_PRIOR MANIFEST_KEY_REFERENCE MANIFEST_KEY_TIMESTAMP_DB_START
-                 MANIFEST_KEY_TIMESTAMP_DB_STOP MANIFEST_KEY_TIMESTAMP_COPY_START MANIFEST_KEY_TIMESTAMP_START
-                 MANIFEST_KEY_TIMESTAMP_STOP MANIFEST_KEY_TYPE MANIFEST_KEY_VERSION
+                 MANIFEST_KEY_HARDLINK MANIFEST_KEY_LABEL MANIFEST_KEY_PRIOR MANIFEST_KEY_REFERENCE MANIFEST_KEY_TIMESTAMP_COPY_START
+                 MANIFEST_KEY_TIMESTAMP_START MANIFEST_KEY_TIMESTAMP_STOP MANIFEST_KEY_TYPE MANIFEST_KEY_VERSION
 
                  MANIFEST_SUBKEY_CHECKSUM MANIFEST_SUBKEY_DESTINATION MANIFEST_SUBKEY_EXISTS MANIFEST_SUBKEY_FUTURE
                  MANIFEST_SUBKEY_GROUP MANIFEST_SUBKEY_LINK MANIFEST_SUBKEY_MODE MANIFEST_SUBKEY_MODIFICATION_TIME
@@ -56,8 +55,6 @@ use constant
     MANIFEST_KEY_LABEL                  => 'label',
     MANIFEST_KEY_PRIOR                  => 'prior',
     MANIFEST_KEY_REFERENCE              => 'reference',
-    MANIFEST_KEY_TIMESTAMP_DB_START     => 'timestamp-db-start',
-    MANIFEST_KEY_TIMESTAMP_DB_STOP      => 'timestamp-db-stop',
     MANIFEST_KEY_TIMESTAMP_COPY_START   => 'timestamp-copy-start',
     MANIFEST_KEY_TIMESTAMP_START        => 'timestamp-start',
     MANIFEST_KEY_TIMESTAMP_STOP         => 'timestamp-stop',
@@ -411,8 +408,6 @@ sub valid
             $strKey eq MANIFEST_KEY_LABEL ||
             $strKey eq MANIFEST_KEY_PRIOR ||
             $strKey eq MANIFEST_KEY_REFERENCE ||
-            $strKey eq MANIFEST_KEY_TIMESTAMP_DB_START ||
-            $strKey eq MANIFEST_KEY_TIMESTAMP_DB_STOP ||
             $strKey eq MANIFEST_KEY_TIMESTAMP_COPY_START ||
             $strKey eq MANIFEST_KEY_TIMESTAMP_START ||
             $strKey eq MANIFEST_KEY_TIMESTAMP_STOP ||
diff --git a/test/lib/BackRestTest/BackupTest.pm b/test/lib/BackRestTest/BackupTest.pm
index c97e2624a..c6173307e 100755
--- a/test/lib/BackRestTest/BackupTest.pm
+++ b/test/lib/BackRestTest/BackupTest.pm
@@ -1279,10 +1279,6 @@ sub BackRestTestBackup_RestoreCompare
                               ${$oExpectedManifestRef}{'backup'}{'archive-start'});
         $oActualManifest->set(MANIFEST_SECTION_BACKUP, MANIFEST_KEY_ARCHIVE_STOP, undef,
                               ${$oExpectedManifestRef}{'backup'}{'archive-stop'});
-        $oActualManifest->set(MANIFEST_SECTION_BACKUP, MANIFEST_KEY_TIMESTAMP_DB_START, undef,
-                              ${$oExpectedManifestRef}{'backup'}{'timestamp-db-start'});
-        $oActualManifest->set(MANIFEST_SECTION_BACKUP, MANIFEST_KEY_TIMESTAMP_DB_STOP, undef,
-                              ${$oExpectedManifestRef}{'backup'}{'timestamp-db-stop'});
     }
 
     ini_save("${strTestPath}/actual.manifest", $oActualManifest->{oManifest});