diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-crontab-config/dependencies.d/init-os-end b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-crontab-config/dependencies.d/init-os-end
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diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-crontab-config/run b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-crontab-config/run
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--- a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-crontab-config/run
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@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/with-contenv bash
-# shellcheck shell=bash
-
-for cron_user in abc root; do
-    if [[ -f "/defaults/crontabs/${cron_user}" ]]; then
-        # make folders
-        mkdir -p \
-            /config/crontabs
-
-        # if crontabs do not exist in config
-        if [[ ! -f "/config/crontabs/${cron_user}" ]]; then
-            # copy crontab from system
-            if crontab -l -u "${cron_user}" >/dev/null; then
-                crontab -l -u "${cron_user}" >"/config/crontabs/${cron_user}"
-            fi
-
-            # if crontabs still do not exist in config (were not copied from system)
-            # copy crontab from image defaults (using -n, do not overwrite an existing file)
-            cp -n "/defaults/crontabs/${cron_user}" /config/crontabs/
-        fi
-
-        # set permissions and import user crontabs
-        lsiown "${cron_user}":"${cron_user}" "/config/crontabs/${cron_user}"
-        crontab -u "${cron_user}" "/config/crontabs/${cron_user}"
-    fi
-done
diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-crontab-config/type b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-crontab-config/type
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--- a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-crontab-config/type
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-oneshot
diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-crontab-config/up b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-crontab-config/up
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--- a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-crontab-config/up
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-crontab-config/run
diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/svc-cron/dependencies.d/init-services b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/svc-cron/dependencies.d/init-services
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diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/svc-cron/run b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/svc-cron/run
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--- a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/svc-cron/run
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@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/with-contenv bash
-# shellcheck shell=bash
-
-if builtin command -v crontab >/dev/null && [[ -n "$(crontab -l -u abc)" || -n "$(crontab -l -u root)" ]]; then
-    if builtin command -v busybox >/dev/null && [[ $(busybox) =~ [[:space:]](crond)([,]|$) ]]; then
-        exec busybox crond -f -S -l 5
-    elif [[ -f /usr/bin/apt ]] && [[ -f /usr/sbin/cron ]]; then
-        exec /usr/sbin/cron -f -L 5
-    else
-        echo "**** cron not found ****"
-        sleep infinity
-    fi
-else
-    sleep infinity
-fi
diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/svc-cron/type b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/svc-cron/type
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--- a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/svc-cron/type
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-longrun
diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/user/contents.d/svc-cron b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/user/contents.d/svc-cron
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