diff --git a/twoot.py b/twoot.py
index e2b18a5..0bd8e56 100755
--- a/twoot.py
+++ b/twoot.py
@@ -984,7 +984,7 @@ def main(argv):
 
         # Add timestamp to the "Original Tweet" line
         if TOML['options']['tweet_time_format'] != "":
-            tweet_text += ' (' + datetime.strftime(timestamp, TOML['options']['tweet_time_format']) + ')'
+            tweet_text += ' ' + datetime.strftime(timestamp, TOML['options']['tweet_time_format'])
 
         # If no media was specifically added in the tweet, try to get the first picture
         # with "twitter:image" meta tag in first linked page in tweet text