diff --git a/src/etc/config.xml.sample b/src/etc/config.xml.sample
index 632f4fee5..8909edb44 100644
--- a/src/etc/config.xml.sample
+++ b/src/etc/config.xml.sample
@@ -310,44 +310,6 @@
       </destination>
     </rule>
   </filter>
-  <cron>
-    <item>
-      <minute>*/60</minute>
-      <hour>*</hour>
-      <mday>*</mday>
-      <month>*</month>
-      <wday>*</wday>
-      <who>root</who>
-      <command>/usr/local/sbin/expiretable -v -t 3600 sshlockout</command>
-    </item>
-    <item>
-      <minute>1</minute>
-      <hour>1</hour>
-      <mday>*</mday>
-      <month>*</month>
-      <wday>*</wday>
-      <who>root</who>
-      <command>/usr/local/etc/rc.dyndns.update</command>
-    </item>
-    <item>
-      <minute>*/60</minute>
-      <hour>*</hour>
-      <mday>*</mday>
-      <month>*</month>
-      <wday>*</wday>
-      <who>root</who>
-      <command>/usr/local/sbin/expiretable -v -t 3600 virusprot</command>
-    </item>
-    <item>
-      <minute>30</minute>
-      <hour>12</hour>
-      <mday>*</mday>
-      <month>*</month>
-      <wday>*</wday>
-      <who>root</who>
-      <command>/usr/local/etc/rc.update_urltables</command>
-    </item>
-  </cron>
   <rrd>
     <enable/>
   </rrd>
diff --git a/src/etc/inc/services.inc b/src/etc/inc/services.inc
index 673699fe2..2c82d91bd 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/services.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/services.inc
@@ -2349,10 +2349,16 @@ function configure_cron()
         '/usr/local/etc/rc.backup_dhcpleases',
         '/usr/local/etc/rc.backup_netflow',
         '/usr/local/etc/rc.backup_rrd',
+        '/usr/local/etc/rc.dyndns.update',
         '/usr/local/etc/rc.update_bogons',
+        '/usr/local/etc/rc.update_urltables',
         '/usr/local/opnsense/scripts/remote_backup.php',
+        '/usr/local/sbin/expiretable -v -t 3600 sshlockout',
+        '/usr/local/sbin/expiretable -v -t 3600 virusprot',
         'adjkerntz -a',
-        'newsyslog', /* old config migration for extra care */
+        /* old config migration for extra care: */
+        'checkreload.sh',
+        'newsyslog',
     );
 
     /*
@@ -2382,6 +2388,10 @@ function configure_cron()
     $autocron = array();
 
     $autocron[] = generate_cron_job('adjkerntz -a', '1,31', '0-5');
+    $autocron[] = generate_cron_job('/usr/local/sbin/expiretable -v -t 3600 sshlockout', '*/60');
+    $autocron[] = generate_cron_job('/usr/local/sbin/expiretable -v -t 3600 virusprot', '*/60');
+    $autocron[] = generate_cron_job('/usr/local/etc/rc.dyndns.update', '1', '1');
+    $autocron[] = generate_cron_job('/usr/local/etc/rc.update_urltables', '30', '12');
 
     if (!empty($config['system']['rrdbackup'])) {
        $autocron[] = generate_cron_job('/usr/local/etc/rc.backup_rrd', $minute = '0', '*/' . $config['system']['rrdbackup']);
diff --git a/src/etc/inc/upgrade_config.inc b/src/etc/inc/upgrade_config.inc
index bd9909e09..0f3360a85 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/upgrade_config.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/upgrade_config.inc
@@ -501,76 +501,6 @@ function upgrade_024_to_025() {
 	unset($config['system']['use_rrd_gateway']);
 }
 
-function upgrade_025_to_026()
-{
-	global $config;
-	$cron_item = array();
-	$cron_item['minute'] = "0";
-	$cron_item['hour'] = "*";
-	$cron_item['mday'] = "*";
-	$cron_item['month'] = "*";
-	$cron_item['wday'] = "*";
-	$cron_item['who'] = "root";
-	$cron_item['command'] = "newsyslog";
-
-	$config['cron']['item'][] = $cron_item;
-
-	$cron_item = array();
-	$cron_item['minute'] = "1,31";
-	$cron_item['hour'] = "0-5";
-	$cron_item['mday'] = "*";
-	$cron_item['month'] = "*";
-	$cron_item['wday'] = "*";
-	$cron_item['who'] = "root";
-	$cron_item['command'] = "adjkerntz -a";
-
-	$config['cron']['item'][] = $cron_item;
-
-	$cron_item = array();
-	$cron_item['minute'] = "1";
-	$cron_item['hour'] = "*";
-	$cron_item['mday'] = "1";
-	$cron_item['month'] = "*";
-	$cron_item['wday'] = "*";
-	$cron_item['who'] = "root";
-	$cron_item['command'] = "/usr/local/etc/rc.update_bogons";
-
-	$config['cron']['item'][] = $cron_item;
-
-	$cron_item = array();
-	$cron_item['minute'] = "*/60";
-	$cron_item['hour'] = "*";
-	$cron_item['mday'] = "*";
-	$cron_item['month'] = "*";
-	$cron_item['wday'] = "*";
-	$cron_item['who'] = "root";
-	$cron_item['command'] = "/usr/local/sbin/expiretable -v -t 3600 sshlockout";
-
-	$config['cron']['item'][] = $cron_item;
-
-	$cron_item = array();
-	$cron_item['minute'] = "1";
-	$cron_item['hour'] = "1";
-	$cron_item['mday'] = "*";
-	$cron_item['month'] = "*";
-	$cron_item['wday'] = "*";
-	$cron_item['who'] = "root";
-	$cron_item['command'] = "/usr/local/etc/rc.dyndns.update";
-
-	$config['cron']['item'][] = $cron_item;
-
-	$cron_item = array();
-	$cron_item['minute'] = "*/60";
-	$cron_item['hour'] = "*";
-	$cron_item['mday'] = "*";
-	$cron_item['month'] = "*";
-	$cron_item['wday'] = "*";
-	$cron_item['who'] = "root";
-	$cron_item['command'] = "/usr/local/sbin/expiretable -v -t 3600 virusprot";
-
-	$config['cron']['item'][] = $cron_item;
-}
-
 function upgrade_028_to_029() {
 	global $config;
 	$rule_item = array();
@@ -584,7 +514,6 @@ function upgrade_028_to_029() {
 	$a_filter[] = $rule_item;
 }
 
-
 function upgrade_029_to_030() {
 	global $config;
 	/* enable the rrd config setting by default */
@@ -2504,19 +2433,6 @@ function upgrade_069_to_070() {
 	}
 }
 
-function upgrade_070_to_071() {
-	global $config;
-
-	if (is_array($config['cron']['item'])) {
-		foreach($config['cron']['item'] as $idx => $cronitem) {
-			if(stristr($cronitem['command'], "checkreload.sh")) {
-				unset($config['cron']['item'][$idx]);
-				break;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 function rename_field(& $section, $oldname, $newname) {
 	if (is_array($section)) {
 		foreach($section as & $item) {
@@ -2570,19 +2486,6 @@ function upgrade_074_to_075() {
 		rename_field($config['crl'], 'name', 'descr');
 }
 
-function upgrade_075_to_076() {
-	global $config;
-	$cron_item = array();
-	$cron_item['minute'] = "30";
-	$cron_item['hour'] = "12";
-	$cron_item['mday'] = "*";
-	$cron_item['month'] = "*";
-	$cron_item['wday'] = "*";
-	$cron_item['who'] = "root";
-	$cron_item['command'] = "/usr/local/etc/rc.update_urltables";
-	$config['cron']['item'][] = $cron_item;
-}
-
 function upgrade_076_to_077() {
 	global $config;
 	foreach($config['filter']['rule'] as & $rule) {