diff --git a/lib/queuemanager.php b/lib/queuemanager.php
index dde78264d0..0e37ab0c53 100644
--- a/lib/queuemanager.php
+++ b/lib/queuemanager.php
@@ -67,9 +67,6 @@ abstract class QueueManager extends IoManager
                     self::$qm = new UnQueueManager();
                 } else {
                     switch ($type) {
-                     case 'cron':
-                        self::$qm = new GNUsocialCron();
-                        break;
                      case 'db':
                         self::$qm = new DBQueueManager();
                         break;