diff --git a/src/backend_chromium.c b/src/backend_chromium.c
index c75b708..14305ec 100644
--- a/src/backend_chromium.c
+++ b/src/backend_chromium.c
@@ -2614,7 +2614,6 @@ bookmark_set (
     }
 
     if (flags & BOOKMARK_FLAG(SET_TIME)) {
-        debug_assert(val_len == 2);
         // Without UTIME_NOW, it is safe to cast away the const qualifier.
         struct timespec *times = (struct timespec *)val;
         if (unlikely(0 != update_node_ts(entry->node, times))) {
diff --git a/src/backend_firefox.c b/src/backend_firefox.c
index 2a728c8..4ee6293 100644
--- a/src/backend_firefox.c
+++ b/src/backend_firefox.c
@@ -3615,8 +3615,6 @@ bookmark_set (
 
     int attr_type = ATTR_IN_MOZBM_START;
     if (flags & BOOKMARK_FLAG(SET_TIME)) {
-        debug_assert(val_len == 2);
-
         struct timespec const *times = val;
         place_cols.last_visit_date = timespec_to_msecs(&times[0]);
         bm_cols.last_modified      = timespec_to_msecs(&times[1]);
diff --git a/src/fs_ops.c b/src/fs_ops.c
index 36a5f08..fe2cfb9 100644
--- a/src/fs_ops.c
+++ b/src/fs_ops.c
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ bm_do_write (
         fh->mtime,
     };
     uint32_t set_flags = BOOKMARK_FLAG(SET_TIME);
-    status = BACKEND_CALL(bookmark_set, id, NULL, set_flags, times, 2);
+    status = BACKEND_CALL(bookmark_set, id, NULL, set_flags, times, 0);
     if (status < 0) {
         return status;
     }
@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@ bm_setattr (
         if (is_tag) {
             set_flags |= BOOKMARKFS_BOOKMARK_TYPE(TAG);
         }
-        int status = BACKEND_CALL(bookmark_set, id, NULL, set_flags, times, 2);
+        int status = BACKEND_CALL(bookmark_set, id, NULL, set_flags, times, 0);
         if (status < 0) {
             return status;
         }