diff --git a/munin/manifests/init.pp b/munin/manifests/init.pp
index 9187618..b760e1f 100644
--- a/munin/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/munin/manifests/init.pp
@@ -44,21 +44,6 @@ class munin::node {
         notify  => Exec["munin-node-configure"],
     }
 
-    if $kernel == "Linux" {
-        file { "/var/lib/munin/plugin-state":
-            ensure  => directory,
-            name    => $::operatingsystem ? {
-                "ubuntu" => "/var/lib/munin-node/plugin-state",
-                default  => "/var/lib/munin/plugin-state",
-            },
-            mode    => "0775",
-            owner   => "root",
-            group   => "munin",
-            before  => Service["munin-node"],
-            require => Package["munin-node"],
-        }
-    }
-
     @@file { "/etc/munin/conf.d/${homename}.conf":
         ensure  => present,
         content => $::ec2_public_ipv4 ? {