diff --git a/toolbox/Android.mk b/toolbox/Android.mk
index 249f91e..5a05e40 100644
--- a/toolbox/Android.mk
+++ b/toolbox/Android.mk
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@
 
 OUR_TOOLS := \
     chcon \
-    chmod \
     cmp \
     date \
     df \
diff --git a/toolbox/chmod.c b/toolbox/chmod.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 2a524e9..0000000
--- a/toolbox/chmod.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,101 +0,0 @@
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <dirent.h>
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <sys/limits.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
-
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <time.h>
-
-void recurse_chmod(char* path, int mode)
-{
-    struct dirent *dp;
-    DIR *dir = opendir(path);
-    if (dir == NULL) {
-        // not a directory, carry on
-        return;
-    }
-    char *subpath = malloc(sizeof(char)*PATH_MAX);
-    int pathlen = strlen(path);
-
-    while ((dp = readdir(dir)) != NULL) {
-        if (strcmp(dp->d_name, ".") == 0 ||
-            strcmp(dp->d_name, "..") == 0) continue;
-
-        if (strlen(dp->d_name) + pathlen + 2/*NUL and slash*/ > PATH_MAX) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "Invalid path specified: too long\n");
-            exit(1);
-        }
-
-        strcpy(subpath, path);
-        strcat(subpath, "/");
-        strcat(subpath, dp->d_name);
-
-        if (chmod(subpath, mode) < 0) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "Unable to chmod %s: %s\n", subpath, strerror(errno));
-            exit(1);
-        }
-
-        recurse_chmod(subpath, mode);
-    }
-    free(subpath);
-    closedir(dir);
-}
-
-static int usage()
-{
-    fprintf(stderr, "Usage: chmod [OPTION] <MODE> <FILE>\n");
-    fprintf(stderr, "  -R, --recursive         change files and directories recursively\n");
-    fprintf(stderr, "  --help                  display this help and exit\n");
-
-    return 10;
-}
-
-int chmod_main(int argc, char **argv)
-{
-    int i;
-
-    if (argc < 3 || strcmp(argv[1], "--help") == 0) {
-        return usage();
-    }
-
-    int recursive = (strcmp(argv[1], "-R") == 0 ||
-                     strcmp(argv[1], "--recursive") == 0) ? 1 : 0;
-
-    if (recursive && argc < 4) {
-        return usage();
-    }
-
-    if (recursive) {
-        argc--;
-        argv++;
-    }
-
-    int mode = 0;
-    const char* s = argv[1];
-    while (*s) {
-        if (*s >= '0' && *s <= '7') {
-            mode = (mode<<3) | (*s-'0');
-        }
-        else {
-            fprintf(stderr, "Bad mode\n");
-            return 10;
-        }
-        s++;
-    }
-
-    for (i = 2; i < argc; i++) {
-        if (chmod(argv[i], mode) < 0) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "Unable to chmod %s: %s\n", argv[i], strerror(errno));
-            return 10;
-        }
-        if (recursive) {
-            recurse_chmod(argv[i], mode);
-        }
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
-