diff --git a/templates/puppet.conf.erb b/templates/puppet.conf.erb
index 6af96df..a3b57db 100644
--- a/templates/puppet.conf.erb
+++ b/templates/puppet.conf.erb
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ rundir=/var/run/puppet
 factsignore = .svn CVS .git
 pluginsync=true
 factpath=$vardir/lib/facter
-templatedir=/etc/puppet/templates
 ## should we use this?
 #prerun_command=/etc/puppet/etckeeper-commit-pre
 #postrun_command=/etc/puppet/etckeeper-commit-post