diff --git a/chroot_version_hooks.d/17_grub_upgrade b/chroot_version_hooks.d/17_grub_upgrade
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..18e15c8685
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chroot_version_hooks.d/17_grub_upgrade
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2011 The Chromium OS Authors. All rights reserved.
+# Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+# found in the LICENSE file.
+
+CLEAN_DELAY=0 sudo emerge --unmerge =sys-boot/grub-1.97-r2
+
+info "Chroot upgraded to version 17: Removed old grub install"
+exit 0