generate_posted_on() with no link to date and author

gistfile1.phtml

if ( ! function_exists( 'generate_posted_on' ) ) :
/**
 * Prints HTML with meta information for the current post-date/time and author.
 */
function generate_posted_on() {

	if ( 'post' !== get_post_type() ) 
		return;
		
	$time_string = '<time class="entry-date published" datetime="%1$s" itemprop="datePublished">%2$s</time>';
	if ( get_the_time( 'U' ) !== get_the_modified_time( 'U' ) )
		$time_string .= '<time class="updated" datetime="%3$s" itemprop="dateModified">%4$s</time>';

	$time_string = sprintf( $time_string,
		esc_attr( get_the_date( 'c' ) ),
		esc_html( get_the_date() ),
		esc_attr( get_the_modified_date( 'c' ) ),
		esc_html( get_the_modified_date() )
	);

	printf( __( '<span class="posted-on">%1$s</span> <span class="byline">%2$s</span>', 'generatepress' ),
		sprintf( '%1$s',
			$time_string
		),
		sprintf( '<span class="author vcard" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person" itemscope="itemscope" itemprop="author">%1$s <span class="author-name" itemprop="name">%2$s</span></span>',
			__( 'by','generatepress'),
			esc_html( get_the_author() )
		)
	);
}
endif;