diff --git a/chroot_version_hooks.d/16_localtime b/chroot_version_hooks.d/16_localtime
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+# 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.
+
+# We used to install an /etc/localtime symlink for the cros sdk when
+# we really only wanted it for the target boards.
+sudo rm -f /etc/._cfg????_localtime
+
+exit 0