diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 2ae9a5d2..af1a6653 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -689,10 +689,9 @@ fn copy_times(_: &Metadata, _: &Path) -> PngResult<()> {
 
 #[cfg(feature = "filetime")]
 fn copy_times(input_path_meta: &Metadata, out_path: &Path) -> PngResult<()> {
-    let atime = filetime::FileTime::from_last_access_time(input_path_meta);
     let mtime = filetime::FileTime::from_last_modification_time(input_path_meta);
-    trace!("attempting to set file times: atime: {atime:?}, mtime: {mtime:?}");
-    filetime::set_file_times(out_path, atime, mtime).map_err(|err_io| {
+    trace!("attempting to set file modification time: {mtime:?}");
+    filetime::set_file_mtime(out_path, mtime).map_err(|err_io| {
         PngError::new(&format!(
             "unable to set file times on {out_path:?}: {err_io}"
         ))
diff --git a/tests/flags.rs b/tests/flags.rs
index 4f756fbd..897b9fe9 100644
--- a/tests/flags.rs
+++ b/tests/flags.rs
@@ -437,8 +437,6 @@ fn preserve_attrs() {
         .metadata()
         .expect("unable to get file metadata for output file");
     #[cfg(feature = "filetime")]
-    let atime_canon = filetime::FileTime::from_last_access_time(&meta_input);
-    #[cfg(feature = "filetime")]
     let mtime_canon = filetime::FileTime::from_last_modification_time(&meta_input);
 
     let (mut output, opts) = get_opts(&input);
@@ -458,12 +456,6 @@ fn preserve_attrs() {
         .metadata()
         .expect("unable to get file metadata for output file");
     #[cfg(feature = "filetime")]
-    assert_eq!(
-        &atime_canon,
-        &filetime::FileTime::from_last_access_time(&meta_output),
-        "expected access time to be identical to that of input",
-    );
-    #[cfg(feature = "filetime")]
     assert_eq!(
         &mtime_canon,
         &filetime::FileTime::from_last_modification_time(&meta_output),