diff --git a/manifests/mgr.pp b/manifests/mgr.pp
index 30461384..a559fc56 100644
--- a/manifests/mgr.pp
+++ b/manifests/mgr.pp
@@ -52,13 +52,7 @@ define ceph::mgr (
   $key                                       = undef,
   Boolean $inject_key                        = false,
 ) {
-  file { '/var/lib/ceph/mgr':
-    ensure  => directory,
-    owner   => 'ceph',
-    group   => 'ceph',
-    seltype => 'ceph_var_lib_t',
-    tag     => 'ceph-mgr',
-  } -> file { "/var/lib/ceph/mgr/${cluster}-${name}":
+  file { "/var/lib/ceph/mgr/${cluster}-${name}":
     ensure  => directory,
     owner   => 'ceph',
     group   => 'ceph',
diff --git a/spec/defines/ceph_mgr_spec.rb b/spec/defines/ceph_mgr_spec.rb
index 1c6a26f3..9b293432 100644
--- a/spec/defines/ceph_mgr_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/ceph_mgr_spec.rb
@@ -38,12 +38,6 @@ describe 'ceph::mgr' do
         }
       end
 
-      it { should contain_file('/var/lib/ceph/mgr').with(
-        :ensure => 'directory',
-        :owner  => 'ceph',
-        :group  => 'ceph'
-      )}
-
       it { should contain_file('/var/lib/ceph/mgr/ceph-foo').with(
         :ensure => 'directory',
         :owner  => 'ceph',