diff --git a/site-modules/profile/manifests/thanos/prometheus_sidecar.pp b/site-modules/profile/manifests/thanos/prometheus_sidecar.pp
index 41a2dd27..2e7a62e5 100644
--- a/site-modules/profile/manifests/thanos/prometheus_sidecar.pp
+++ b/site-modules/profile/manifests/thanos/prometheus_sidecar.pp
@@ -1,75 +1,67 @@
 # Thanos prometheus sidecar
 class profile::thanos::prometheus_sidecar {
   include profile::thanos::base
 
   $service_name = 'thanos-sidecar'
   $unit_name = "${service_name}.service"
 
   $objstore_config = lookup('thanos::objstore::config')
 
   $config_dir = '/etc/thanos'
   $objstore_config_file = "${config_dir}/objstore.yml"
 
   $port_http = lookup('thanos::sidecar::port_http')
   $port_grpc = lookup('thanos::sidecar::port_grpc')
 
   $internal_ip = ip_for_network(lookup('internal_network'))
   $grpc_address = "${internal_ip}:${port_grpc}"
 
   $sidecar_arguments = {
     tsdb           => {
       path => '/var/lib/prometheus/metrics2',
     },
     prometheus     => {
       # use the listen address for the prometheus server
       url => "http://${::profile::prometheus::server::target}/",
     },
     objstore       => {
       'config-file' => $objstore_config_file,
     },
     shipper        => {
       'upload-compacted' => true,
     },
     'http-address' => "${internal_ip}:${port_http}",
     'grpc-address' => $grpc_address,
   }
 
-  file {$config_dir:
-    ensure  => directory,
-    owner   => 'root',
-    group   => 'prometheus',
-    mode    => '0750',
-    require => Package['prometheus'],
-  }
-
   file {$objstore_config_file:
     ensure  => present,
     owner   => 'root',
     group   => 'prometheus',
     mode    => '0640',
     content => inline_yaml($objstore_config),
   }
 
   # Template uses:
   # $sidecar_arguments
   systemd::unit_file {$unit_name:
     ensure  => present,
     content => template('profile/thanos/thanos-sidecar.service.erb'),
     require => Class['profile::thanos::base'],
     notify  => Service[$service_name]
   }
 
   service {$service_name:
     ensure  => 'running',
     enable  => true,
     require => Service['prometheus'],
   }
 
   Class['profile::thanos::base'] ~> Service[$service_name]
   # Ensure prometheus is configured properly before starting the sidecar
   Exec['restart-prometheus'] -> Service[$service_name]
 
   ::profile::thanos::export_query_endpoint {"thanos-sidecar-${::fqdn}":
     grpc_address => $grpc_address
   }
 }