diff --git a/manifests/defines/private_dirs.pp b/manifests/defines/private_dirs.pp
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--- a/manifests/defines/private_dirs.pp
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-##########################################################################
-# # define puppet::puppetmaster::privatedir
-# #  $l_fqdn : hostname - lower case letters only
-# #  $title :  hostname - as given in hosts client-cert
-##
-# # $puppet_privdir (declared in site.pp) must already exist!
-
-define puppet::defines::privatedir ($l_fqdn) {
-  file { "${::puppet_privdir}/${l_fqdn}":
-    ensure => directory,
-    owner  => puppet
-  } # file
-
-  # # create link if cert-hostname and DNS-provided fqdn differ
-  if $title != $l_fqdn {
-    file { "${::puppet_privdir}/${title}":
-      ensure  => "${::puppet_privdir}/${l_fqdn}",
-      require => File["${::puppet_privdir}/${l_fqdn}"]
-    } # file
-  } # if
-} # define puppet::puppetmaster::privatedir