diff --git a/global/post-tasks.d/029hiera-config b/global/post-tasks.d/029hiera-config
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--- a/global/post-tasks.d/029hiera-config
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@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-#
-# Choose hiera config file based on available secrets backend
-#
-
-if [ -f /usr/bin/eyaml -a ! -f /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/gpgme.rb ]; then
-    # The package hiera-eyaml is installed, and there is no hiera-gpg. Use heira-eyaml.yaml if it exists.
-    fn='/etc/puppet/hiera-eyaml.yaml'
-    test -f "${fn}" && ln -sf "${fn}" /etc/puppet/hiera.yaml
-elif [ ! -f /etc/puppet/hiera.yaml ]; then
-    # If there is no /etc/puppet/hiera.yaml, try to symlink it to the default
-    fn='/etc/puppet/hiera-default.yaml'
-    test -f "${fn}" && ln -sf "${fn}" /etc/puppet/hiera.yaml
-fi