diff --git a/manifests/main/dirs.pp b/manifests/main/dirs.pp
index fa84da8..31126c6 100644
--- a/manifests/main/dirs.pp
+++ b/manifests/main/dirs.pp
@@ -18,16 +18,5 @@ class prometheus_cd::main::dirs (
       seltype  => etc_t,
       seluser  => system_u,
     }
-    # data directory
-    file { $ps_data_dir:
-      ensure   => directory,
-      owner    => 'prometheus',
-      group    => 'prometheus',
-      mode     => '0750',
-      selrange => s0,
-      selrole  => object_r,
-      seltype  => default_t,
-      seluser  => system_u,
-    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 9e54376..c6f0a22 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 # @param [String] ps_main_port the firewall main port for prometheus
 # @param [String] ps_auth_user the username for authentication
 # @param [String] ps_auth_pass the password for authentication
-# @param [String] ps_data_dir the data directory for prometheus
 ##############################################################################
 class prometheus_cd::params (
 
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ class prometheus_cd::params (
   Boolean $manage_node_exporter = false,
   Boolean $ps_manage_fw         = false,
   String $ps_prom_host          = 'prometheus.example.net',
-  String $ps_data_dir           = '/data/prometheus',
 
   # firewall
   String $ps_fw_prefix          = '50',
diff --git a/templates/prometheus.yml.erb b/templates/prometheus.yml.erb
index 53a720b..9c8521a 100644
--- a/templates/prometheus.yml.erb
+++ b/templates/prometheus.yml.erb
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ global:
 storage:
   tsdb:
     out_of_order_time_window: 5m
-    path: <%= @ps_data_dir %>
 alerting:
   alertmanagers:
   - follow_redirects: true