diff --git a/sysutils/zfs-snapshot-mgmt/files/pkg-message.in b/sysutils/zfs-snapshot-mgmt/files/pkg-message.in
index 743b1cdc8341..8b9ac6273efe 100644
--- a/sysutils/zfs-snapshot-mgmt/files/pkg-message.in
+++ b/sysutils/zfs-snapshot-mgmt/files/pkg-message.in
@@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
 [
 { type: install
   message: <<EOM
 To actually turn on the automatic snapshots you have to do the following:
 
 1. Add an appropriate crontab entry, e.g.:
 
     echo "*/5 * * * *	root   %%PREFIX%%/bin/zfs-snapshot-mgmt" >> /etc/crontab
 
 See zfs-snapshot-mgmt(8) manpage for more details.
 EOM
+},
+{ type: remove
+  message: <<EOM
+Remember to remove zfs-snapshot-mgmt entry from cron configuration.
+Otherwise the system will be constantly trying to call the deinstalled script.
+EOM
 }
 ]
diff --git a/sysutils/zfs-snapshot-mgmt/pkg-deinstall b/sysutils/zfs-snapshot-mgmt/pkg-deinstall
deleted file mode 100644
index 80fcc49efc65..000000000000
--- a/sysutils/zfs-snapshot-mgmt/pkg-deinstall
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-if [ "$2" != "POST-DEINSTALL" ]; then
-    exit 0
-fi
-
-echo
-echo "Remember to remove zfs-snapshot-mgmt entry from cron configuration."
-echo -n "Otherwise the system will be constantly trying to call the deinstalled"
-echo " script."