The title compound, C19H29NO, is a C17-oxime derivative of a potent aromatase inhibitor, which surprisingly has been found to have no inhibitory power. It crystallizes with two independent molecules in the asymmetric unit. C = N-O-H center dot center dot center dot N hydrogen bonds link pairs of molecules to form dimers almost parallel to the bc plane. Cohesion of the structure is also due to another three C-H center dot center dot center dot O hydrogen bonds directed along the a axis. This hydrogen-bonding scheme can be correlated to the almost complete loss of inhibitory power of the title compound.