diff --git a/data/hooks/backup/32-conf_cron b/data/hooks/backup/32-conf_cron
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index acbd009ab..000000000
--- a/data/hooks/backup/32-conf_cron
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-# Exit hook on subcommand error or unset variable
-set -eu
-
-# Source YNH helpers
-source /usr/share/yunohost/helpers
-
-# Backup destination
-backup_dir="${1}/conf/cron"
-
-# Backup the configuration
-for f in $(ls -1B /etc/cron.d/yunohost* 2> /dev/null); do
-  ynh_backup "$f" "${backup_dir}/${f##*/}"
-done
diff --git a/data/hooks/restore/32-conf_cron b/data/hooks/restore/32-conf_cron
deleted file mode 100644
index 59a2bde61..000000000
--- a/data/hooks/restore/32-conf_cron
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@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-backup_dir="$1/conf/cron"
-
-cp -a $backup_dir/. /etc/cron.d
-
-# Restart just in case
-service cron restart