diff --git a/manifests/policy.pp b/manifests/policy.pp
index f5b4cad3e..91e7e765e 100644
--- a/manifests/policy.pp
+++ b/manifests/policy.pp
@@ -49,14 +49,21 @@ class nova::policy (
 
   validate_legacy(Hash, 'validate_hash', $policies)
 
-  Openstacklib::Policy::Base {
-    file_path   => $policy_path,
-    file_user   => 'root',
-    file_group  => $::nova::params::group,
-    file_format => 'yaml',
-  }
+  if empty($policies){
+    file {$policy_path:
+      path => $policy_path,
+      ensure => absent,
+    }
+  } else {
+    Openstacklib::Policy::Base {
+      file_path   => $policy_path,
+      file_user   => 'root',
+      file_group  => $::nova::params::group,
+      file_format => 'yaml',
+    }
 
-  create_resources('openstacklib::policy::base', $policies)
+    create_resources('openstacklib::policy::base', $policies)
+  }
 
   oslo::policy { 'nova_config':
     enforce_scope        => $enforce_scope,