diff --git a/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/scheduler.pp b/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/scheduler.pp
index 9e2a74fc..7a7ce830 100644
--- a/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/scheduler.pp
+++ b/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/scheduler.pp
@@ -1,142 +1,131 @@
 # Deployment of swh-scheduler related utilities
 class profile::swh::deploy::scheduler {
   $config_file = lookup('swh::deploy::scheduler::conf_file')
   $user = lookup('swh::deploy::scheduler::user')
   $group = lookup('swh::deploy::scheduler::group')
   $config = lookup('swh::deploy::scheduler::config')
 
   $listener_log_level = lookup('swh::deploy::scheduler::listener::log_level')
   $runner_log_level = lookup('swh::deploy::scheduler::runner::log_level')
 
   $task_broker = lookup('swh::deploy::scheduler::task_broker')
 
   $sentry_dsn = lookup('swh::deploy::scheduler::sentry_dsn', Optional[String], 'first', undef)
 
   $listener_service_name = 'swh-scheduler-listener'
   $listener_unit_name = "${listener_service_name}.service"
   $listener_unit_template = "profile/swh/deploy/scheduler/${listener_service_name}.service.erb"
 
   $runner_service_name = 'swh-scheduler-runner'
   $runner_unit_name = "${runner_service_name}.service"
   $runner_unit_template = "profile/swh/deploy/scheduler/${runner_service_name}.service.erb"
 
-  $worker_conf_file = '/etc/softwareheritage/worker.ini'
-
   $packages = ['python3-swh.scheduler']
   $services = [$listener_service_name, $runner_service_name]
 
   package {$packages:
     ensure => installed,
     notify => Service[$services],
   }
 
   file {$config_file:
     ensure  => present,
     owner   => 'root',
     group   => $group,
     mode    => '0640',
     content => inline_template("<%= @config.to_yaml %>\n"),
     notify  => Service[$services],
   }
 
-  # Template uses variables
-  #  - $task_broker
-  #  - $task_modules
-  #
+  # purge legacy config file
+  $worker_conf_file = '/etc/softwareheritage/worker.ini'
   file {$worker_conf_file:
-    ensure  => present,
-    owner   => 'root',
-    group   => $group,
-    mode    => '0640',
-    content => template('profile/swh/deploy/scheduler/worker.ini.erb'),
-    notify  => Service[$runner_service_name],
+    ensure  => absent,
   }
 
   # Template uses variables
   #  - $user
   #  - $group
   #  - $sentry_dsn
   #
   ::systemd::unit_file {$listener_unit_name:
     ensure  => present,
     content => template($listener_unit_template),
     notify  => Service[$listener_service_name],
   }
 
   # Template uses variables
   #  - $user
   #  - $group
   #  - $sentry_dsn
   #
   ::systemd::unit_file {$runner_unit_name:
     ensure  => present,
     content => template($runner_unit_template),
     notify  => Service[$runner_service_name],
   }
 
   service {$runner_service_name:
     ensure  => running,
     enable  => true,
     require => [
       Package[$packages],
       File[$config_file],
-      File[$worker_conf_file],
       Systemd::Unit_File[$runner_unit_name],
     ],
   }
 
   service {$listener_service_name:
     ensure  => running,
     enable  => true,
     require => [
       Package[$packages],
       File[$config_file],
-      File[$worker_conf_file],
       Systemd::Unit_File[$listener_unit_name],
     ],
   }
 
   # scheduler rpc server
 
   ::profile::swh::deploy::rpc_server {'scheduler':
     config_key => 'scheduler::remote',
     executable => 'swh.scheduler.api.server:make_app_from_configfile()',
   }
 
   # task archival cron
 
   $archive_config_dir = lookup('swh::deploy::scheduler::archive::conf_dir')
   $archive_config_file = lookup('swh::deploy::scheduler::archive::conf_file')
   $archive_config = lookup('swh::deploy::scheduler::archive::config')
 
   file {$archive_config_dir:
     ensure => 'directory',
     owner  => $user,
     group  => 'swhscheduler',
     mode   => '0644',
   }
 
   file {$archive_config_file:
     ensure  => present,
     owner   => 'root',
     group   => $group,
     mode    => '0640',
     content => inline_template("<%= @archive_config.to_yaml %>\n"),
     require      => [
       File[$archive_config_dir],
     ],
   }
 
   cron {'archive_completed_oneshot_and_disabled_recurring_tasks':
     ensure   => absent,
     user     => $user,
     command  => "/usr/bin/swh scheduler --config-file ${archive_config_file} task archive",
     hour     => '*',
     minute   => fqdn_rand(60, 'archival_tasks_minute'),
     require  => [
       Package[$packages],
       File[$archive_config_file],
     ],
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/site-modules/profile/templates/swh/deploy/scheduler/worker.ini.erb b/site-modules/profile/templates/swh/deploy/scheduler/worker.ini.erb
deleted file mode 100644
index b358e30c..00000000
--- a/site-modules/profile/templates/swh/deploy/scheduler/worker.ini.erb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-# Managed by puppet - modifications will be overwritten
-# In defined class profile::swh::deploy::scheduler
-
-[main]
-task_broker = <%= @task_broker %>
-task_modules = <%= @task_modules.join(', ') %>
-task_queues =