diff --git a/Plugin/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/varaverk/include/scheduler.php b/Plugin/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/varaverk/include/scheduler.php
index a400fbb..9dceafa 100644
--- a/Plugin/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/varaverk/include/scheduler.php
+++ b/Plugin/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/varaverk/include/scheduler.php
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ function vv_cron_rebuild(array $schedule): bool {
     // Write to the plugin cron file; update_cron merges all plugin *.cron files into /etc/cron.d/root.
     if (file_put_contents(CRON_FILE, implode("\n", $lines)) === false) return false;
     exec('/usr/local/sbin/update_cron');
+    // Remove legacy direct cron file left from before update_cron migration — prevents duplicate job firing.
+    @unlink('/etc/cron.d/varaverk');
     return true;
 }