diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/coreos-base/coreos-base/coreos-base-0-r71.ebuild b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/coreos-base/coreos-base/coreos-base-0-r72.ebuild
similarity index 100%
rename from sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/coreos-base/coreos-base/coreos-base-0-r71.ebuild
rename to sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/coreos-base/coreos-base/coreos-base-0-r72.ebuild
diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/coreos-base/coreos-base/coreos-base-0.ebuild b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/coreos-base/coreos-base/coreos-base-0.ebuild
index 16e885d3f1..13f65ac50c 100644
--- a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/coreos-base/coreos-base/coreos-base-0.ebuild
+++ b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/coreos-base/coreos-base/coreos-base-0.ebuild
@@ -125,10 +125,6 @@ src_install() {
 		# Insert a mini vimrc to avoid driving everyone insane
 		insinto /usr/share/vim
 		doins "${FILESDIR}"/vimrc
-
-		# Symlink /etc/localtime to something on the stateful partition,
-		# which we can then change around at runtime.
-		dosym /var/lib/timezone/localtime /etc/localtime || die
 	fi
 
 	# Add a sudo file for the core use