diff --git a/backend/src/routes/locality.ts b/backend/src/routes/locality.ts
index 0c960364..d15302de 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/locality.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes/locality.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { fixBigInt } from '../utils/common'
 import { EditDataType, EditMetaData, LocalityDetailsType } from '../../../frontend/src/backendTypes'
 import { requireOneOf } from '../middlewares/authorizer'
 import { Role } from '../../../frontend/src/types'
-import { deleteLocality } from '../services/write/delete'
+// import { deleteLocality } from '../services/write/delete'
 import { writeLocality } from '../services/write/locality'
 
 const router = Router()
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ router.put(
 
 router.delete('/:id', requireOneOf([Role.Admin]), async (req, res) => {
   const id = parseInt(req.params.id)
-  await deleteLocality(id)
+  //   await deleteLocality(id)
   return res.status(200).send()
 })
 
diff --git a/backend/src/routes/timeBound.ts b/backend/src/routes/timeBound.ts
index 7ff87fb8..9ed5e16e 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/timeBound.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes/timeBound.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { Request, Router } from 'express'
 import { getAllTimeBounds, getTimeBoundDetails, getTimeBoundTimeUnits } from '../services/timeBound'
 import { fixBigInt } from '../utils/common'
 import { EditDataType, EditMetaData, TimeBoundDetailsType } from '../../../frontend/src/backendTypes'
-import { write } from '../services/write/write'
 
 const router = Router()
 
@@ -28,15 +27,6 @@ router.put(
   '/',
   async (req: Request<object, object, { timeBound: EditDataType<TimeBoundDetailsType> & EditMetaData }>, res) => {
     const editedObject = req.body.timeBound
-    const result = await write(
-      editedObject,
-      'now_tu_bound',
-      req.user!.initials,
-      editedObject.comment ?? '',
-      editedObject.bid ? 'update' : 'add',
-      editedObject.references ?? []
-    )
-    return res.status(200).send(result ? { result: result } : { error: 'error' })
   }
 )
 
diff --git a/backend/src/routes/timeUnit.ts b/backend/src/routes/timeUnit.ts
index 7889287c..89407976 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/timeUnit.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes/timeUnit.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { Request, Router } from 'express'
 import { getAllTimeUnits, getTimeUnitDetails, getTimeUnitLocalities } from '../services/timeUnit'
 import { fixBigInt } from '../utils/common'
 import { EditDataType, EditMetaData, TimeUnitDetailsType } from '../../../frontend/src/backendTypes'
-import { write } from '../services/write/write'
 import { getAllSequences } from '../services/sequence'
 
 const router = Router()
@@ -34,15 +33,6 @@ router.put(
   '/',
   async (req: Request<object, object, { timeUnit: EditDataType<TimeUnitDetailsType> & EditMetaData }>, res) => {
     const editedObject = req.body.timeUnit
-    const result = await write(
-      editedObject,
-      'now_time_unit',
-      req.user!.initials,
-      editedObject.comment ?? '',
-      editedObject.tu_name ? 'update' : 'add',
-      editedObject.references ?? []
-    )
-    return res.status(200).send(result ? { result: result } : { error: 'error' })
   }
 )
 
diff --git a/backend/src/services/writeOperations/updateLogHandler.ts b/backend/src/services/writeOperations/updateLogHandler.ts
index 449cab11..5bae9673 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/writeOperations/updateLogHandler.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/writeOperations/updateLogHandler.ts
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ const writeReferences = async (writeHandler: WriteHandler, updateEntries: Update
 
 const tableToId: Record<string, string> = { now_lau: 'lid', now_sau: 'species_id', now_tau: 'tu_name', now_bau: 'bid' }
 const getUpdateIdField = (tableName: string) => `${tableName[4]}uid`
+export const getFormattedDate = () => new Date().toISOString().split('T')[0]
 
 export const createUpdateEntry = async (
   writeHandler: WriteHandler,
@@ -173,7 +174,7 @@ export const createUpdateEntry = async (
     {
       [`${prefix}_coordinator`]: coordinator,
       [`${prefix}_authorizer`]: authorizer,
-      [`${prefix}_date`]: new Date(),
+      [`${prefix}_date`]: getFormattedDate(),
       [tableToId[table]]: id,
       [`${prefix}_comment`]: comment,
     },
@@ -190,7 +191,7 @@ export const writeLogRows = async (writeHandler: WriteHandler, logRows: LogRow[]
     update: 3,
   }
   const updateRows = logRows.map(logRow => ({
-    event_time: new Date(),
+    event_time: getFormattedDate(),
     user_name: authorizer,
     server_name: 'sysbiol',
     table_name: logRow.table,