diff --git a/mod/workshop/lib.php b/mod/workshop/lib.php
index 73d05e2e40e..b954724aac2 100644
--- a/mod/workshop/lib.php
+++ b/mod/workshop/lib.php
@@ -1056,56 +1056,6 @@ function workshop_print_recent_mod_activity($activity, $courseid, $detail, $modn
     echo html_writer::empty_tag('br', array('style'=>'clear:both'));
 }
 
-/**
- * Regular jobs to execute via cron
- *
- * @return boolean true on success, false otherwise
- */
-function workshop_cron() {
-    global $CFG, $DB;
-
-    $now = time();
-
-    mtrace(' processing workshop subplugins ...');
-    cron_execute_plugin_type('workshopallocation', 'workshop allocation methods');
-
-    // now when the scheduled allocator had a chance to do its job, check if there
-    // are some workshops to switch into the assessment phase
-    $workshops = $DB->get_records_select("workshop",
-        "phase = 20 AND phaseswitchassessment = 1 AND submissionend > 0 AND submissionend < ?", array($now));
-
-    if (!empty($workshops)) {
-        mtrace('Processing automatic assessment phase switch in '.count($workshops).' workshop(s) ... ', '');
-        require_once($CFG->dirroot.'/mod/workshop/locallib.php');
-        foreach ($workshops as $workshop) {
-            $cm = get_coursemodule_from_instance('workshop', $workshop->id, $workshop->course, false, MUST_EXIST);
-            $course = $DB->get_record('course', array('id' => $cm->course), '*', MUST_EXIST);
-            $workshop = new workshop($workshop, $cm, $course);
-            $workshop->switch_phase(workshop::PHASE_ASSESSMENT);
-
-            $params = array(
-                'objectid' => $workshop->id,
-                'context' => $workshop->context,
-                'courseid' => $workshop->course->id,
-                'other' => array(
-                    'workshopphase' => $workshop->phase
-                )
-            );
-            $event = \mod_workshop\event\phase_switched::create($params);
-            $event->trigger();
-
-            // disable the automatic switching now so that it is not executed again by accident
-            // if the teacher changes the phase back to the submission one
-            $DB->set_field('workshop', 'phaseswitchassessment', 0, array('id' => $workshop->id));
-
-            // todo inform the teachers
-        }
-        mtrace('done');
-    }
-
-    return true;
-}
-
 /**
  * Is a given scale used by the instance of workshop?
  *
diff --git a/mod/workshop/version.php b/mod/workshop/version.php
index 0468fff0eac..f58e933ffbe 100644
--- a/mod/workshop/version.php
+++ b/mod/workshop/version.php
@@ -27,4 +27,3 @@ defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
 $plugin->version   = 2018120301;        // The current module version (YYYYMMDDXX)
 $plugin->requires  = 2018112800;        // Requires this Moodle version.
 $plugin->component = 'mod_workshop';
-$plugin->cron      = 60;                // Give as a chance every minute.