diff --git a/awx/main/models/unified_jobs.py b/awx/main/models/unified_jobs.py
index b6e2bdecda..f8682451a0 100644
--- a/awx/main/models/unified_jobs.py
+++ b/awx/main/models/unified_jobs.py
@@ -1354,8 +1354,6 @@ class UnifiedJob(
                     status_data['instance_group_name'] = None
             elif status in ['successful', 'failed', 'canceled'] and self.finished:
                 status_data['finished'] = datetime.datetime.strftime(self.finished, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%fZ")
-            elif status == 'running':
-                status_data['started'] = datetime.datetime.strftime(self.finished, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%fZ")
             status_data.update(self.websocket_emit_data())
             status_data['group_name'] = 'jobs'
             if getattr(self, 'unified_job_template_id', None):