diff --git a/salt/common/packages.sls b/salt/common/packages.sls
index 0272a971d..dc6d72b8d 100644
--- a/salt/common/packages.sls
+++ b/salt/common/packages.sls
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ commonpkgs:
   pkg.installed:
     - skip_suggestions: True
     - pkgs:
-      - chrony
       - apache2-utils
       - wget
       - ntpdate