diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index adfc4355..dce1ae48 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ The **patch** part changes incrementally at each release.
 * apache: add server status suffix in VHost (and default site) if missing
 * apt: add a script to manage packages with "hold" mark
 * etc-git: gitignore /etc/letsencrypt/.certbot.lock
-* evolinux-base: install "spectre-meltdown-checker" (Debian 9 and later)
 * evomaintenance: make hooks configurable
 * nginx: add server status suffix in VHost (and default site) if missing
 * redmine: enable gzip compression in nginx vhost
diff --git a/evolinux-base/tasks/packages.yml b/evolinux-base/tasks/packages.yml
index aab2f6da..c510bab5 100644
--- a/evolinux-base/tasks/packages.yml
+++ b/evolinux-base/tasks/packages.yml
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@
     name: "{{ item }}"
   with_items:
   - net-tools
-  - spectre-meltdown-checker
   when:
   - evolinux_packages_stretch
   - ansible_distribution_major_version | version_compare('9', '>=')