diff --git a/live-build/ubuntu-cpc/hooks/999-cpc-fixes.chroot b/live-build/ubuntu-cpc/hooks/999-cpc-fixes.chroot
index f9843052..be7958f3 100644
--- a/live-build/ubuntu-cpc/hooks/999-cpc-fixes.chroot
+++ b/live-build/ubuntu-cpc/hooks/999-cpc-fixes.chroot
@@ -122,10 +122,6 @@ cat > /etc/fstab << EOM
 LABEL=cloudimg-rootfs	/	 ext4	defaults	0 0
 EOM
 
-## Make sure that the update-motd.d directory exists
-[ ! -e "${rootd}/etc/update-motd.d" ] &&
-   mkdir -p "${rootd}/etc/update-motd.d"
-
 # for quantal and newer, add /etc/overlayroot.local.conf
 # but do not overwrite anything that somehow got there
 if [ -f "${rootd}/etc/overlayroot.conf" ] &&