The developers have confirmed that this is expected behaviour and not a bug.
It can however, be over ruled.
Copy /wp-content/plugins/event-espresso-core-reg/public/Espresso_Arabica_2014/content-espresso_events-datetimes.php to your theme folder (or ideally a child theme folder) and then edit it.
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