diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index d95d8ddd..7eb61763 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ livecd-rootfs (2.416) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
       image.
     - Remove '-disk1' from bootable image names.
 
+  [ Phil Roche ]
+  * Removed HWCLOCKACCESS=no from /etc/default/rcS (LP: #1581044)
+
  -- Daniel Watkins <daniel.watkins@canonical.com>  Thu, 09 Jun 2016 10:34:13 +0100
 
 livecd-rootfs (2.415) yakkety; urgency=medium
diff --git a/live-build/ubuntu-cpc/hooks/051-hwclock.chroot b/live-build/ubuntu-cpc/hooks/051-hwclock.chroot
deleted file mode 100755
index 946b1cbc..00000000
--- a/live-build/ubuntu-cpc/hooks/051-hwclock.chroot
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-printf "HWCLOCKACCESS=no" >> /etc/default/rcS