diff --git a/pkg/deploy/generator/scripts/gatewayVMSS.sh b/pkg/deploy/generator/scripts/gatewayVMSS.sh
index 593d861dc5a..69fb2af190b 100644
--- a/pkg/deploy/generator/scripts/gatewayVMSS.sh
+++ b/pkg/deploy/generator/scripts/gatewayVMSS.sh
@@ -418,16 +418,6 @@ cat >/etc/default/vsa-nodescan-agent.config <<EOF
   }
 EOF
 
-# we start a cron job to run every hour to ensure the said directory is accessible
-# by the correct user as it gets created by root and may cause a race condition
-# where root owns the dir instead of syslog
-# TODO: https://msazure.visualstudio.com/AzureRedHatOpenShift/_workitems/edit/12591207
-cat >/etc/cron.d/mdsd-chown-workaround <<EOF
-SHELL=/bin/bash
-PATH=/bin
-0 * * * * root chown syslog:syslog /var/opt/microsoft/linuxmonagent/eh/EventNotice/arorplogs*
-EOF
-
 for service in aro-gateway auoms azsecd azsecmond mdsd mdm chronyd fluentbit; do
   systemctl enable $service.service
 done
diff --git a/pkg/deploy/generator/scripts/rpVMSS.sh b/pkg/deploy/generator/scripts/rpVMSS.sh
index 7c86d89b1eb..9cc2c80b9e5 100644
--- a/pkg/deploy/generator/scripts/rpVMSS.sh
+++ b/pkg/deploy/generator/scripts/rpVMSS.sh
@@ -600,16 +600,6 @@ cat >/etc/default/vsa-nodescan-agent.config <<EOF
   }
 EOF
 
-# we start a cron job to run every hour to ensure the said directory is accessible
-# by the correct user as it gets created by root and may cause a race condition
-# where root owns the dir instead of syslog
-# TODO: https://msazure.visualstudio.com/AzureRedHatOpenShift/_workitems/edit/12591207
-cat >/etc/cron.d/mdsd-chown-workaround <<EOF
-SHELL=/bin/bash
-PATH=/bin
-0 * * * * root chown syslog:syslog /var/opt/microsoft/linuxmonagent/eh/EventNotice/arorplogs*
-EOF
-
 for service in aro-dbtoken aro-monitor aro-portal aro-rp auoms azsecd azsecmond mdsd mdm chronyd fluentbit; do
   systemctl enable $service.service
 done