diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index c456ce65..ceed8feb 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -375,17 +375,6 @@ class ironic (
     $rabbit_user_real = $rabbit_userid
   }
 
-  file { '/etc/ironic':
-    ensure  => directory,
-    require => Package['ironic-common'],
-    group   => 'ironic',
-  }
-
-  file { '/etc/ironic/ironic.conf':
-    require => Package['ironic-common'],
-    group   => 'ironic',
-  }
-
   package { 'ironic-common':
     ensure => $package_ensure,
     name   => $::ironic::params::common_package_name,
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/config_dir-e902bfe9ed578bd9.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/config_dir-e902bfe9ed578bd9.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a5a77115
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/config_dir-e902bfe9ed578bd9.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+features:
+  - Stop managing /etc/ironic and /etc/ironic/ironic.conf since they
+    should already be managed by packaging.
diff --git a/spec/classes/ironic_init_spec.rb b/spec/classes/ironic_init_spec.rb
index 8d30676e..efdd8272 100644
--- a/spec/classes/ironic_init_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/ironic_init_spec.rb
@@ -76,21 +76,6 @@ describe 'ironic' do
     it { is_expected.to contain_class('ironic::logging') }
     it { is_expected.to contain_class('ironic::params') }
 
-    it 'configures ironic configuration folder' do
-      is_expected.to contain_file('/etc/ironic').with(
-        :ensure  => 'directory',
-        :group   => 'ironic',
-        :require => 'Package[ironic-common]'
-      )
-    end
-
-    it 'configures ironic configuration file' do
-      is_expected.to contain_file('/etc/ironic/ironic.conf').with(
-        :group   => 'ironic',
-        :require => 'Package[ironic-common]'
-      )
-    end
-
     it 'installs ironic package' do
       is_expected.to contain_package('ironic-common').with(
         :ensure => 'present',