diff --git a/share/zoneinfo/Makefile b/share/zoneinfo/Makefile
index a3355821454a..169d2672e38a 100644
--- a/share/zoneinfo/Makefile
+++ b/share/zoneinfo/Makefile
@@ -130,9 +130,6 @@ right_posix: right_only other_two
 
 install: maninstall ${DATA} ${REDO}
 	(cd ${.CURDIR}/datfiles && ../obj/zic -d ${TZDIR} -p ${POSIXRULES})
-	rm -f ${DESTDIR}/etc/localtime
-	install -c -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m 444 \
-	    ${TZDIR}/${LOCALTIME} ${DESTDIR}/etc/localtime
 	chown -R ${BINOWN}.${BINGRP} ${TZDIR}
 	chmod -R a-w ${TZDIR}