diff --git a/etc/cron.d/datatracker b/etc/cron.d/datatracker
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--- a/etc/cron.d/datatracker
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-# -*- indent-with-tabs: 0 -*-
-#
-# This file controls the datatracker-related cronjobs.  It's intended to be
-# symlinked into /etc/init.d/ .  It is a crontab in order to be able to add
-# actions which don't fit into the daily or hourly pattern.  It, and daily
-# and hourly scripts it triggers, are part of the datatracker repository in
-# order to handle cronjob changes that go together with code changes well.
-
-PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin
-
-DTDIR=/a/www/ietf-datatracker/web
-
-# m h dom mon dow user  command
-
-05 00   *  *  *   wwwrun  test -x $DTDIR/bin/daily  && $DTDIR/bin/daily
-
-05 1-23 *  *  *   wwwrun  test -x $DTDIR/bin/hourly && $DTDIR/bin/hourly
-
-