diff --git a/sysstat/files/sysstat.default b/sysstat/files/sysstat.default
deleted file mode 100644
index 719506f..0000000
--- a/sysstat/files/sysstat.default
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Default settings for /etc/init.d/sysstat, /etc/cron.d/sysstat
-# and /etc/cron.daily/sysstat files
-#
-
-# Should sadc collect system activity informations? Valid values
-# are "true" and "false". Please do not put other values, they
-# will be overwritten by debconf!
-ENABLED="true"
-
-# Additional options passed to sa1 by /etc/init.d/sysstat
-# and /etc/cron.d/sysstat
-# By default contains the `-S DISK' option responsible for 
-# generating disk statisitcs.
-SA1_OPTIONS="-S DISK"
-
-# Additional options passed to sa2 by /etc/cron.daily/sysstat.
-SA2_OPTIONS=""
diff --git a/sysstat/manifests/init.pp b/sysstat/manifests/init.pp
index 9a350a8..85a6f4e 100644
--- a/sysstat/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/sysstat/manifests/init.pp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-
+# Install and enable sysstat accounting.
+#
 class sysstat {
 
     package { "sysstat":
@@ -7,10 +8,11 @@ class sysstat {
 
     case $::operatingsystem {
         "debian","ubuntu": {
-            file { "/etc/default/sysstat":
-                ensure => present,
-                source => "puppet:///modules/sysstat/sysstat.default",
-                notify => Service["sysstat"],
+            augeas { "enable-sysstat":
+                context => "/files/etc/default/sysstat",
+                changes => "set ENABLED true",
+                require => Package["sysstat"],
+                notify  => Service["sysstat"],
             }
         }
         "centos","redhat","fedora": {