diff --git a/tools/e2fsprogs/Makefile b/tools/e2fsprogs/Makefile
index 2c35adfa8f..8a8a2e181f 100644
--- a/tools/e2fsprogs/Makefile
+++ b/tools/e2fsprogs/Makefile
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ HOST_CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
 	--disable-tls \
 	--disable-nls \
 	--enable-threads=pth \
-	--disable-fuse2fs
+	--disable-fuse2fs \
+	--with-crond-dir=no
 
 define Host/Prepare
 	$(call Host/Prepare/Default)
diff --git a/tools/e2fsprogs/patches/003-no-crond.patch b/tools/e2fsprogs/patches/003-no-crond.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 67ddd4ab0c..0000000000
--- a/tools/e2fsprogs/patches/003-no-crond.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- a/configure
-+++ b/configure
-@@ -15259,7 +15259,7 @@ then :
- 
- 		{ printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: ${crond_dir}" >&5
- printf "%s\n" "${crond_dir}" >&6; }
--		have_crond="yes"
-+		have_crond="no"; with_crond_dir=""
- 
- else $as_nop
-