diff --git a/sqlmesh/core/model.py b/sqlmesh/core/model.py
index a8c8c0e68e..181b9e681d 100644
--- a/sqlmesh/core/model.py
+++ b/sqlmesh/core/model.py
@@ -375,10 +375,8 @@ def expression(self) -> exp.Column | exp.Tuple:
         column = exp.to_column(self.column)
         if not self.format:
             return column
-        t = exp.Tuple(expressions=[column])
-        if self.format:
-            t.append("expressions", exp.Literal.string(self.format))
-        return t
+
+        return exp.Tuple(expressions=[column, exp.Literal.string(self.format)])
 
 
 class ModelMeta(PydanticModel):
@@ -1013,7 +1011,6 @@ def exec_python(
                 assert self.time_column
 
                 if pyspark and isinstance(df, pyspark.sql.DataFrame):
-                    self.convert_to_time_column(end)
                     df = df.where(
                         f"""
                     {self.time_column.column} BETWEEN