diff --git a/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/worker/instance.pp b/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/worker/instance.pp
index b3a60f2f..e1ee8413 100644
--- a/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/worker/instance.pp
+++ b/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/worker/instance.pp
@@ -1,68 +1,47 @@
 # Instance of a worker
 define profile::swh::deploy::worker::instance (
   $ensure = present,
   $task_broker = '',
   $task_modules = [],
   $task_queues = [],
   $task_soft_time_limit = 0,
   $concurrency = 10,
   $loglevel = 'info',
   $max_tasks_per_child = 5,
   $instance_name = $title,
   $limit_no_file = undef,
   $private_tmp = undef)
 {
   include ::profile::swh::deploy::worker::base
 
   $service_basename = "swh-worker@${instance_name}"
   $service_name = "${service_basename}.service"
-  $config_directory = '/etc/softwareheritage/worker'
-  $instance_config = "${config_directory}/${instance_name}.ini"
 
   case $ensure {
     'present', 'running': {
       # Uses variables
       # - $concurrency
       # - $loglevel
       # - $max_tasks_per_child
       ::systemd::dropin_file {"${service_basename}/parameters.conf":
         ensure   => present,
         unit     => $service_name,
         filename => 'parameters.conf',
         content  => template('profile/swh/deploy/worker/parameters.conf.erb'),
       }
 
-      # Uses variables
-      # - $task_broker
-      # - $task_modules
-      # - $task_queues
-      # - $task_soft_time_limit
-      file {$instance_config:
-        ensure  => present,
-        owner   => 'swhworker',
-        group   => 'swhdev',
-        # contains a password for the broker
-        mode    => '0640',
-        content => template('profile/swh/deploy/worker/instance_config.ini.erb'),
-      }
       if $ensure == 'running' {
         service {$service_basename:
           ensure  => $ensure,
-          require => [
-            File[$instance_config],
-          ],
         }
       }
     }
     default: {
-      file {$instance_config:
-        ensure => absent,
-      }
       ::systemd::dropin_file {"${service_basename}/parameters.conf":
         ensure   => absent,
         unit     => $service_name,
         filename => 'parameters.conf',
       }
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/site-modules/profile/templates/swh/deploy/worker/instance_config.ini.erb b/site-modules/profile/templates/swh/deploy/worker/instance_config.ini.erb
deleted file mode 100644
index 8539ab78..00000000
--- a/site-modules/profile/templates/swh/deploy/worker/instance_config.ini.erb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-# Managed by puppet - modifications will be overwritten
-# In defined class profile::swh::deploy::worker::instance
-
-[main]
-task_broker = <%= @task_broker %>
-task_modules = <%= @task_modules.join(', ') %>
-task_queues = <%= @task_queues.join(', ') %>
-task_soft_time_limit = <%= @task_soft_time_limit %>