diff --git a/python/core/auto_generated/qgsmaplayertemporalproperties.sip.in b/python/core/auto_generated/qgsmaplayertemporalproperties.sip.in
index 2c76a37159f..f8afb11112c 100644
--- a/python/core/auto_generated/qgsmaplayertemporalproperties.sip.in
+++ b/python/core/auto_generated/qgsmaplayertemporalproperties.sip.in
@@ -57,26 +57,6 @@ Writes the properties to a DOM ``element``, to be used later with readXml().
 Reads temporal properties from a DOM ``element`` previously written by writeXml().
 
 .. seealso:: :py:func:`writeXml`
-%End
-
-    enum TemporalSource
-    {
-      Layer,
-      Project
-    };
-
-    TemporalSource temporalSource() const;
-%Docstring
-Returns the temporal properties temporal range source, can be layer or project.
-
-.. seealso:: :py:func:`setTemporalSource`
-%End
-
-    void setTemporalSource( TemporalSource source );
-%Docstring
-Sets the temporal properties temporal range ``source``.
-
-.. seealso:: :py:func:`temporalSource`
 %End
 
     virtual bool isVisibleInTemporalRange( const QgsDateTimeRange &range ) const;
diff --git a/python/core/auto_generated/raster/qgsrasterdataprovidertemporalcapabilities.sip.in b/python/core/auto_generated/raster/qgsrasterdataprovidertemporalcapabilities.sip.in
index cdc1967c6d7..64a9646adc4 100644
--- a/python/core/auto_generated/raster/qgsrasterdataprovidertemporalcapabilities.sip.in
+++ b/python/core/auto_generated/raster/qgsrasterdataprovidertemporalcapabilities.sip.in
@@ -90,24 +90,6 @@ extent of datetime values available for reference temporal ranges from the provi
 %Docstring
 Returns the requested temporal range.
 Intended to be used by the provider in fetching data.
-%End
-
-    void setEnableTime( bool enabled );
-%Docstring
-Sets the time enabled status.
-This enables whether time part in the temporal range should be
-used when updated the temporal range of these capabilities.
-
-This is useful in some temporal layers who use dates only.
-
-.. seealso:: :py:func:`isTimeEnabled`
-%End
-
-    bool isTimeEnabled() const;
-%Docstring
-Returns the temporal property status.
-
-.. seealso:: :py:func:`setEnableTime`
 %End
 
 };
diff --git a/src/app/qgslayertreeviewtemporalindicator.cpp b/src/app/qgslayertreeviewtemporalindicator.cpp
index b616de74166..8695ccabaf0 100644
--- a/src/app/qgslayertreeviewtemporalindicator.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qgslayertreeviewtemporalindicator.cpp
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ QgsLayerTreeViewTemporalIndicatorProvider::QgsLayerTreeViewTemporalIndicatorProv
 
 void QgsLayerTreeViewTemporalIndicatorProvider::connectSignals( QgsMapLayer *layer )
 {
-  if ( !layer->temporalProperties() )
+  if ( !layer )
     return;
 
-  connect( layer->temporalProperties(), &QgsMapLayerTemporalProperties::changed, this, [ this, layer ]( ) { this->onLayerChanged( layer ); } );
+  connect( layer, &QgsMapLayer::dataSourceChanged, this, [ this, layer ]( ) { this->onLayerChanged( layer ); } );
 }
 
 void QgsLayerTreeViewTemporalIndicatorProvider::onIndicatorClicked( const QModelIndex &index )
@@ -72,28 +72,37 @@ bool QgsLayerTreeViewTemporalIndicatorProvider::acceptLayer( QgsMapLayer *layer
 
 QString QgsLayerTreeViewTemporalIndicatorProvider::iconName( QgsMapLayer *layer )
 {
-  switch ( layer->temporalProperties()->temporalSource() )
-  {
-    case QgsMapLayerTemporalProperties::TemporalSource::Project:
-      return QStringLiteral( "/mIndicatorTimeFromProject.svg" );
+  QgsDataSourceUri uri;
 
-    case QgsMapLayerTemporalProperties::TemporalSource::Layer:
-      return QStringLiteral( "/mIndicatorTemporal.svg" );
-  }
+  if ( layer->dataProvider() )
+    uri.setEncodedUri( layer->dataProvider()->dataSourceUri() );
+
+  const QString temporalSource = uri.param( QStringLiteral( "temporalSource" ) );
+
+  if ( temporalSource == QString( "project" ) )
+    return QStringLiteral( "/mIndicatorTimeFromProject.svg" );
+
+  if ( temporalSource == QString( "provider" ) )
+    return QStringLiteral( "/mIndicatorTemporal.svg" );
 
   return QString();
 }
 
 QString QgsLayerTreeViewTemporalIndicatorProvider::tooltipText( QgsMapLayer *layer )
 {
-  switch ( layer->temporalProperties()->temporalSource() )
-  {
-    case QgsMapLayerTemporalProperties::TemporalSource::Project:
-      return tr( "<b>Temporal layer, currently using project's time range </b>" );
+  QgsDataSourceUri uri;
+
+  if ( layer->dataProvider() )
+    uri.setEncodedUri( layer->dataProvider()->dataSourceUri() );
+
+  const QString temporalSource = uri.param( QStringLiteral( "temporalSource" ) );
+
+  if ( temporalSource == QString( "project" ) )
+    return tr( "<b>Temporal layer, currently using project's time range </b>" );
+
+  if ( temporalSource == QString( "provider" ) )
+    return tr( "<b>Temporal layer </b>" );
 
-    case QgsMapLayerTemporalProperties::TemporalSource::Layer:
-      return tr( "<b>Temporal layer </b>" );
-  }
   return QString();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/qgsmaplayertemporalproperties.cpp b/src/core/qgsmaplayertemporalproperties.cpp
index 79daa6836b9..158deaae1f6 100644
--- a/src/core/qgsmaplayertemporalproperties.cpp
+++ b/src/core/qgsmaplayertemporalproperties.cpp
@@ -22,21 +22,7 @@ QgsMapLayerTemporalProperties::QgsMapLayerTemporalProperties( QObject *parent, b
 {
 }
 
-void QgsMapLayerTemporalProperties::setTemporalSource( QgsMapLayerTemporalProperties::TemporalSource source )
-{
-  if ( mSource != source )
-  {
-    mSource = source;
-    emit changed();
-  }
-}
-
 bool QgsMapLayerTemporalProperties::isVisibleInTemporalRange( const QgsDateTimeRange & ) const
 {
   return true;
 }
-
-QgsMapLayerTemporalProperties::TemporalSource QgsMapLayerTemporalProperties::temporalSource() const
-{
-  return mSource;
-}
diff --git a/src/core/qgsmaplayertemporalproperties.h b/src/core/qgsmaplayertemporalproperties.h
index 63f67c0781d..5bda7f9e8d0 100644
--- a/src/core/qgsmaplayertemporalproperties.h
+++ b/src/core/qgsmaplayertemporalproperties.h
@@ -79,29 +79,6 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsMapLayerTemporalProperties : public QgsTemporalProperty
      */
     virtual bool readXml( const QDomElement &element, const QgsReadWriteContext &context ) = 0;
 
-    /**
-     * Source of the temporal range of these properties.
-     */
-    enum TemporalSource
-    {
-      Layer = 0, //!< Layer's temporal range has been manually defined
-      Project = 1 //!< Layer should inherit its temporal range from the project's time settings
-    };
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the temporal properties temporal range source, can be layer or project.
-     *
-     *\see setTemporalSource()
-    **/
-    TemporalSource temporalSource() const;
-
-    /**
-     * Sets the temporal properties temporal range \a source.
-     *
-     *\see temporalSource()
-    **/
-    void setTemporalSource( TemporalSource source );
-
     /**
      * Returns TRUE if the layer should be visible and rendered for the specified time \a range.
      */
@@ -113,11 +90,6 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsMapLayerTemporalProperties : public QgsTemporalProperty
      */
     virtual void setDefaultsFromDataProviderTemporalCapabilities( const QgsDataProviderTemporalCapabilities *capabilities ) = 0;
 
-  private:
-
-    //! Source of the properties temporal range
-    TemporalSource mSource = Layer;
-
 };
 
 #endif // QGSMAPLAYERTEMPORALPROPERTIES_H
diff --git a/src/core/raster/qgsrasterdataprovidertemporalcapabilities.cpp b/src/core/raster/qgsrasterdataprovidertemporalcapabilities.cpp
index 1b230f261ab..96ab0c7f8d6 100644
--- a/src/core/raster/qgsrasterdataprovidertemporalcapabilities.cpp
+++ b/src/core/raster/qgsrasterdataprovidertemporalcapabilities.cpp
@@ -35,16 +35,6 @@ const QgsDateTimeRange &QgsRasterDataProviderTemporalCapabilities::availableTemp
   return mAvailableTemporalRange;
 }
 
-void QgsRasterDataProviderTemporalCapabilities::setEnableTime( bool enabled )
-{
-  mEnableTime = enabled;
-}
-
-bool QgsRasterDataProviderTemporalCapabilities::isTimeEnabled() const
-{
-  return mEnableTime;
-}
-
 void QgsRasterDataProviderTemporalCapabilities::setAvailableReferenceTemporalRange( const QgsDateTimeRange &dateTimeRange )
 {
   if ( !hasTemporalCapabilities() )
diff --git a/src/core/raster/qgsrasterdataprovidertemporalcapabilities.h b/src/core/raster/qgsrasterdataprovidertemporalcapabilities.h
index 6adeb73a5cf..c7692940e3d 100644
--- a/src/core/raster/qgsrasterdataprovidertemporalcapabilities.h
+++ b/src/core/raster/qgsrasterdataprovidertemporalcapabilities.h
@@ -108,24 +108,6 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsRasterDataProviderTemporalCapabilities : public QgsDataProv
     */
     const QgsDateTimeRange &requestedTemporalRange() const;
 
-    /**
-     * Sets the time enabled status.
-     * This enables whether time part in the temporal range should be
-     * used when updated the temporal range of these capabilities.
-     *
-     * This is useful in some temporal layers who use dates only.
-     *
-     * \see isTimeEnabled()
-     */
-    void setEnableTime( bool enabled );
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the temporal property status.
-     *
-     * \see setEnableTime()
-    */
-    bool isTimeEnabled() const;
-
   private:
 
     /**
@@ -150,17 +132,6 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsRasterDataProviderTemporalCapabilities : public QgsDataProv
      */
     QgsDateTimeRange mAvailableTemporalRange;
 
-    /**
-     * If the stored time part in temporal ranges should be taked into account.
-     *
-     * This is to enable data providers that use dates only and no datetime, to
-     * configure their temporal properties to consider their state.
-     *
-     * eg. some WMS-T providers only require date with "YYYY-MM-DD" format with
-     *  no time part.
-     */
-    bool mEnableTime = true;
-
     //! Represents the requested temporal range.
     QgsDateTimeRange mRequestedRange;
 
diff --git a/src/core/raster/qgsrasterlayertemporalproperties.cpp b/src/core/raster/qgsrasterlayertemporalproperties.cpp
index 3f2274fb840..4ea66208225 100644
--- a/src/core/raster/qgsrasterlayertemporalproperties.cpp
+++ b/src/core/raster/qgsrasterlayertemporalproperties.cpp
@@ -85,13 +85,6 @@ bool QgsRasterLayerTemporalProperties::readXml( const QDomElement &element, cons
   mMode = static_cast< TemporalMode >( temporalNode.attribute( QStringLiteral( "mode" ), QStringLiteral( "0" ) ). toInt() );
   mIntervalHandlingMethod = static_cast< QgsRasterDataProviderTemporalCapabilities::IntervalHandlingMethod >( temporalNode.attribute( QStringLiteral( "fetchMode" ), QStringLiteral( "0" ) ). toInt() );
 
-  int sourceIndex = temporalNode.attribute( QStringLiteral( "source" ), QStringLiteral( "0" ) ).toInt();
-
-  if ( sourceIndex == 0 )
-    setTemporalSource( TemporalSource::Layer );
-  else
-    setTemporalSource( TemporalSource::Project );
-
   QDomNode rangeElement = temporalNode.namedItem( QStringLiteral( "fixedRange" ) );
 
   QDomNode begin = rangeElement.namedItem( QStringLiteral( "start" ) );
@@ -115,7 +108,6 @@ QDomElement QgsRasterLayerTemporalProperties::writeXml( QDomElement &element, QD
   QDomElement temporalElement = document.createElement( QStringLiteral( "temporal" ) );
   temporalElement.setAttribute( QStringLiteral( "enabled" ), isActive() ? QStringLiteral( "1" ) : QStringLiteral( "0" ) );
   temporalElement.setAttribute( QStringLiteral( "mode" ), QString::number( mMode ) );
-  temporalElement.setAttribute( QStringLiteral( "source" ), QString::number( temporalSource() ) );
   temporalElement.setAttribute( QStringLiteral( "fetchMode" ), QString::number( mIntervalHandlingMethod ) );
 
   QDomElement rangeElement = document.createElement( QStringLiteral( "fixedRange" ) );
diff --git a/src/gui/raster/qgsrasterlayerproperties.cpp b/src/gui/raster/qgsrasterlayerproperties.cpp
index b338b60b515..c444b4b11e3 100644
--- a/src/gui/raster/qgsrasterlayerproperties.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/raster/qgsrasterlayerproperties.cpp
@@ -1165,15 +1165,19 @@ void QgsRasterLayerProperties::updateSourceStaticTime()
        mRasterLayer->dataProvider() &&
        mRasterLayer->dataProvider()->temporalCapabilities()->hasTemporalCapabilities() )
   {
-    QgsDataSourceUri uri( mRasterLayer->dataProvider()->dataSourceUri() );
+    QgsDataSourceUri uri;
+    QString uriString = mRasterLayer->dataProvider()->dataSourceUri();
+    uri.setEncodedUri( uriString );
+
     if ( mStaticTemporalRange->isChecked() )
     {
       QString time = mStartStaticDateTimeEdit->dateTime().toString( Qt::ISODateWithMs ) + '/' +
                      mEndStaticDateTimeEdit->dateTime().toString( Qt::ISODateWithMs );
       uri.removeParam( QStringLiteral( "time" ) );
       uri.setParam( QStringLiteral( "time" ), time );
-      mRasterLayer->temporalProperties()->setTemporalSource(
-        QgsRasterLayerTemporalProperties::Layer );
+
+      uri.removeParam( QStringLiteral( "temporalSource" ) );
+      uri.setParam( QStringLiteral( "temporalSource" ), QLatin1String( "provider" ) );
     }
 
     if ( mProjectTemporalRange->isChecked() )
@@ -1189,8 +1193,9 @@ void QgsRasterLayerProperties::updateSourceStaticTime()
 
         uri.removeParam( QStringLiteral( "time" ) );
         uri.setParam( QStringLiteral( "time" ), time );
-        mRasterLayer->temporalProperties()->setTemporalSource(
-          QgsRasterLayerTemporalProperties::Project );
+
+        uri.removeParam( QStringLiteral( "temporalSource" ) );
+        uri.setParam( QStringLiteral( "temporalSource" ), QLatin1String( "project" ) );
       }
     }
 
@@ -1200,11 +1205,14 @@ void QgsRasterLayerProperties::updateSourceStaticTime()
       uri.removeParam( QStringLiteral( "reference_time" ) );
       uri.setParam( QStringLiteral( "reference_time" ), reference_time );
     }
-    if ( mRasterLayer->dataProvider()->temporalCapabilities() )
-      mRasterLayer->dataProvider()->temporalCapabilities()->setEnableTime(
-        !mDisableTime->isChecked() );
+    const QLatin1String enableTime = mDisableTime->isChecked() ? QLatin1String( "no" ) : QLatin1String( "yes" );
+
+    uri.removeParam( QStringLiteral( "enableTime" ) );
+    uri.setParam( QStringLiteral( "enableTime" ), enableTime );
 
     mRasterLayer->dataProvider()->setDataSourceUri( uri.encodedUri() );
+    mRasterLayer->setDataSource( mRasterLayer->dataProvider()->dataSourceUri(), mRasterLayer->name(), mRasterLayer->providerType(), QgsDataProvider::ProviderOptions() );
+
 
     mRasterLayer->temporalProperties()->setIntervalHandlingMethod( static_cast< QgsRasterDataProviderTemporalCapabilities::IntervalHandlingMethod >(
           mFetchModeComboBox->currentData().toInt() ) );
@@ -1227,7 +1235,9 @@ void QgsRasterLayerProperties::setSourceStaticTimeState()
     const QgsDateTimeRange availableProviderRange = mRasterLayer->dataProvider()->temporalCapabilities()->availableTemporalRange();
     const QgsDateTimeRange availableReferenceRange = mRasterLayer->dataProvider()->temporalCapabilities()->availableReferenceTemporalRange();
 
-    const QgsDataSourceUri uri( mRasterLayer->dataProvider()->dataSourceUri() );
+    QgsDataSourceUri uri;
+    const QString uriString = mRasterLayer->dataProvider()->dataSourceUri() ;
+    uri.setEncodedUri( uriString );
 
     // setup maximum extents for widgets, based on provider's capabilities
     if ( availableProviderRange.begin().isValid() && availableProviderRange.end().isValid() )
@@ -1271,11 +1281,15 @@ void QgsRasterLayerProperties::setSourceStaticTimeState()
     mFetchModeComboBox->addItem( tr( "Match to End of Range" ), QgsRasterDataProviderTemporalCapabilities::MatchExactUsingEndOfRange );
     mFetchModeComboBox->setCurrentIndex( mFetchModeComboBox->findData( mRasterLayer->temporalProperties()->intervalHandlingMethod() ) );
 
-    // TODO -- this should not be in the layer properties -- like the other settings, they need to be stored in the provider's URI
-    if ( mRasterLayer->temporalProperties()->temporalSource() == QgsRasterLayerTemporalProperties::Layer )
+    const QString temporalSource = uri.param( QStringLiteral( "temporalSource" ) );
+    const QString enableTime = uri.param( QStringLiteral( "enableTime" ) );
+
+    if ( temporalSource == QLatin1String( "provider" ) )
       mStaticTemporalRange->setChecked( true );
-    else if ( mRasterLayer->temporalProperties()->temporalSource() == QgsRasterLayerTemporalProperties::Project )
+    else if ( temporalSource == QLatin1String( "project" ) )
       mProjectTemporalRange->setChecked( true );
+
+    mDisableTime->setChecked( enableTime == QLatin1String( "no" ) );
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/providers/wms/qgswmscapabilities.cpp b/src/providers/wms/qgswmscapabilities.cpp
index 8c8bfb908b1..9fb5fb3c897 100644
--- a/src/providers/wms/qgswmscapabilities.cpp
+++ b/src/providers/wms/qgswmscapabilities.cpp
@@ -82,10 +82,10 @@ bool QgsWmsSettings::parseUri( const QString &uriString )
     return true;
   }
 
-  if ( !mIsTemporal && uri.param( QStringLiteral( "type" ) ) == QLatin1String( "wmst" ) )
+  if ( uri.param( QStringLiteral( "type" ) ) == QLatin1String( "wmst" ) )
   {
     mIsTemporal = true;
-    mTemporalExtent = uri.param( QStringLiteral( "time" ) );
+    mTemporalExtent = uri.param( QStringLiteral( "timeDimensionExtent" ) );
     mTimeDimensionExtent = parseTemporalExtent( mTemporalExtent );
 
     if ( mTimeDimensionExtent.datesResolutionList.first().dates.dateTimes.size() > 0 )
@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ bool QgsWmsSettings::parseUri( const QString &uriString )
 
     mDateTimes = dateTimesFromExtent( mTimeDimensionExtent );
 
-    if ( uri.param( QStringLiteral( "reference_time" ) ) != QString() )
+    if ( uri.param( QStringLiteral( "referenceTimeDimensionExtent" ) ) != QString() )
     {
-      QString referenceExtent = uri.param( QStringLiteral( "reference_time" ) );
+      QString referenceExtent = uri.param( QStringLiteral( "referenceTimeDimensionExtent" ) );
 
       mReferenceTimeDimensionExtent = parseTemporalExtent( referenceExtent );
 
diff --git a/src/providers/wms/qgswmsdataitems.cpp b/src/providers/wms/qgswmsdataitems.cpp
index 02a3e13ec72..aa8058f5856 100644
--- a/src/providers/wms/qgswmsdataitems.cpp
+++ b/src/providers/wms/qgswmsdataitems.cpp
@@ -371,14 +371,20 @@ QString QgsWMSLayerItem::createUri()
     // add temporal dimensions only
     if ( dimension.name == QLatin1String( "time" ) || dimension.name == QLatin1String( "reference_time" ) )
     {
+      QString name = dimension.name == QLatin1String( "time" ) ? QString( "timeDimensionExtent" ) : QString( "referenceTimeDimensionExtent" );
+
       if ( !( mDataSourceUri.param( QLatin1String( "type" ) ) == QLatin1String( "wmst" ) ) )
         mDataSourceUri.setParam( QLatin1String( "type" ), QLatin1String( "wmst" ) );
-      mDataSourceUri.setParam( dimension.name, dimension.extent );
+      mDataSourceUri.setParam( name, dimension.extent );
     }
   }
 
-  // Default value for temporal interval requests
-  // mDataSourceUri.setParam( QStringLiteral( "timeInterval" ), QLatin1String( "no" ) );
+  // WMS-T defaults settings
+  if ( mDataSourceUri.param( QLatin1String( "type" ) ) == QLatin1String( "wmst" ) )
+  {
+    mDataSourceUri.setParam( QLatin1String( "temporalSource" ), QLatin1String( "provider" ) );
+    mDataSourceUri.setParam( QLatin1String( "enableTime" ), QLatin1String( "yes" ) );
+  }
 
   QString format;
   // get first supported by qt and server
diff --git a/src/providers/wms/qgswmsprovider.cpp b/src/providers/wms/qgswmsprovider.cpp
index 60361c0da3f..7e1b48aaf0a 100644
--- a/src/providers/wms/qgswmsprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/providers/wms/qgswmsprovider.cpp
@@ -1116,7 +1116,7 @@ void QgsWmsProvider::addWmstParameters( QUrlQuery &query )
     }
   }
 
-  if ( !temporalCapabilities()->isTimeEnabled() )
+  if ( uri.param( QStringLiteral( "enableTime" ) ) == QLatin1String( "no" ) )
     format = "yyyy-MM-dd";
 
   if ( range.begin().isValid() && range.end().isValid() )
diff --git a/tests/src/core/testqgsrasterlayertemporalproperties.cpp b/tests/src/core/testqgsrasterlayertemporalproperties.cpp
index d9f453c48b5..3ca69ed0dcd 100644
--- a/tests/src/core/testqgsrasterlayertemporalproperties.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/core/testqgsrasterlayertemporalproperties.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ class TestQgsRasterLayerTemporalProperties : public QObject
 
     void checkSettingTemporalRange();
     void testReadWrite();
-    void testChangedSignal();
     void testVisibleInTimeRange();
 
 };
@@ -133,21 +132,6 @@ void TestQgsRasterLayerTemporalProperties::testReadWrite()
 
 }
 
-void TestQgsRasterLayerTemporalProperties::testChangedSignal()
-{
-  QgsRasterLayerTemporalProperties temporalProperties;
-  QCOMPARE( temporalProperties.temporalSource(), QgsMapLayerTemporalProperties::TemporalSource::Layer );
-  QSignalSpy spy( &temporalProperties, &QgsRasterLayerTemporalProperties::changed );
-
-  temporalProperties.setTemporalSource( QgsMapLayerTemporalProperties::TemporalSource::Layer );
-  QCOMPARE( spy.count(), 0 );
-  temporalProperties.setTemporalSource( QgsMapLayerTemporalProperties::TemporalSource::Project );
-  QCOMPARE( spy.count(), 1 );
-
-  temporalProperties.setIsActive( true );
-  QCOMPARE( spy.count(), 2 );
-}
-
 void TestQgsRasterLayerTemporalProperties::testVisibleInTimeRange()
 {
   QgsRasterLayerTemporalProperties props;