diff --git a/roles/restic/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/restic/tasks/main.yaml
index 4aa56b7..e060a3c 100644
--- a/roles/restic/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/restic/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@
     group: root
     mode: 0755
   loop:
-    - restic-tidy.sh
     - restic-repo.sh
     - restic-job.sh
 
diff --git a/roles/restic/tasks/repo.yaml b/roles/restic/tasks/repo.yaml
index 053bc8a..ddcffb4 100644
--- a/roles/restic/tasks/repo.yaml
+++ b/roles/restic/tasks/repo.yaml
@@ -53,13 +53,3 @@
         state: link
         force: yes
       when: restic_repos | count == 1
-
-- name: create cron
-  cron:
-    name: "restic {{ item.name }} tidy"
-    hour: "0"
-    minute: "{{ 60 | random(seed=inventory_hostname) }}"
-    user: root
-    state: present
-    job: "( {{ restic_bin_path }}/restic-tidy {{ item.name }} | logger --id=$$ -t restic-tidy -p user.info ) 2>&1 | logger --id=$$ -t restic-tidy -p user.err"
-  when: restic_tidy_enabled