diff --git a/configure_r10k.pp b/configure_r10k.pp
index c6750ca..fe52a1b 100644
--- a/configure_r10k.pp
+++ b/configure_r10k.pp
@@ -15,6 +15,5 @@ class { 'r10k':
       'prefix'  => false,
     }
   },
-  purgedirs         => ["${::settings::confdir}/environments"],
   manage_modulepath => false,
 }