diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/44_rdate b/packages/sysutils/busybox/44_rdate
deleted file mode 100755
index b94557f313..0000000000
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/44_rdate
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-################################################################################
-#      Copyright (C) 2009-2010 OpenELEC.tv
-#      http://www.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, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
-#  http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
-################################################################################
-
-#
-# run rdate update system time
-#
-# runlevels: openelec, textmode
-
-. /etc/profile
-
-  progress "Syncronizing time"
-  timesync &