diff --git a/extra/crontab/crontab.factor b/extra/crontab/crontab.factor
index 50c9e06951..addedb7e29 100644
--- a/extra/crontab/crontab.factor
+++ b/extra/crontab/crontab.factor
@@ -55,9 +55,7 @@ CONSTANT: aliases H{
 
 :: next-time-after ( cronentry timestamp -- )
 
-    timestamp second>> 0 > [
-        timestamp 0 >>second 1 minutes (time+) 2drop
-    ] when
+    timestamp 0 >>second 1 minutes (time+) 2drop
 
     timestamp month>> :> month
     cronentry months>> [ month >= ] find nip [