diff --git a/rsyslog/common.sls b/rsyslog/common.sls
index 1fdadd4..3cbb2ac 100644
--- a/rsyslog/common.sls
+++ b/rsyslog/common.sls
@@ -14,14 +14,10 @@
   - require:
     - pkg: rsyslog_packages
 
-/etc/rsyslog.d:
-  file.directory:
-  - mode: 0755
+/etc/rsyslog.d/50-default.conf:
+  file.absent:
   - require:
-    - pkg: rsyslog_packages
-  {% if global.purge_rsyslog_d is defined and global.purge_rsyslog_d == true %}
-  - clean: true
-  {% endif %}
+    - pkgs: rsyslog_packages
 
 rsyslog_service:
   service.running:
diff --git a/rsyslog/map.jinja b/rsyslog/map.jinja
index e88c665..a322661 100644
--- a/rsyslog/map.jinja
+++ b/rsyslog/map.jinja
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
   preserve_fqdn: false
   non_kernel_facility: true
   msg_reduction: true
-  purge_rsyslog_d: true
   manage_file_perms: true
   perm_dir: "0755"
   run_user: syslog