diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/install b/packages/sysutils/busybox/install
index 64b61ca2e2..135928b0b7 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/install
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/install
@@ -68,12 +68,3 @@ USER_PWD="`$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/cryptpw -m sha512 $USER_PASSWORD`"
 
     mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/www/error
       echo "404" > $INSTALL/usr/www/error/404.html
-
-  # cron support
-    if [ "$CRON_SUPPORT" = "yes" ] ; then
-      mkdir -p $INSTALL/etc/init.d
-      cp $PKG_DIR/scripts/09_crond $INSTALL/etc/init.d/
-    else
-      rm -f $INSTALL/sbin/crond
-      rm -f $INSTALL/bin/crontab
-    fi
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/09_crond b/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/09_crond
deleted file mode 100644
index cae21e563b..0000000000
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/09_crond
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-################################################################################
-#      This file is part of OpenELEC - http://www.openelec.tv
-#      Copyright (C) 2009-2012 Stephan Raue (stephan@openelec.tv)
-#
-#  This Program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
-#  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-#  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
-#  any later version.
-#
-#  This Program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
-#  GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-#  along with OpenELEC.tv; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
-#  the Free Software Foundation, 51 Franklin Street, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02110, USA.
-#  http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
-################################################################################
-
-#
-# start cron daemon
-#
-# runlevels: openelec, textmode
-
-(
-  if [ -f /var/config/settings.conf ]; then
-    . /var/config/settings.conf
-  fi
-
-  if [ "$CROND_START" == "true" ]; then
-    progress "Starting cron daemon"
-    mkdir -p /storage/.cache/cron/crontabs
-    crond -b
-  fi
-)&