diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/nova_config/parsed.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/nova_config/parsed.rb
index 1860dea17..955b67d9b 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/nova_config/parsed.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/nova_config/parsed.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 require 'puppet/provider/parsedfile'
 
-novaconf = "/etc/nova/nova.conf"
-
 Puppet::Type.type(:nova_config).provide(
   :parsed,
   :parent => Puppet::Provider::ParsedFile,
-  :default_target => novaconf,
   :filetype => :flat
 ) do
 
diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/nova_config/parsed_config.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/nova_config/parsed_config.rb
index dd1ef4baa..3c8722efe 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/nova_config/parsed_config.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/nova_config/parsed_config.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 require 'puppet/provider/parsedfile'
 
-novaconf = "/etc/nova/nova.conf"
-
 Puppet::Type.type(:nova_config).provide(
   :configfile,
   :parent => Puppet::Provider::ParsedFile,
-  :default_target => novaconf,
   :filetype => :flat
 ) do
 
diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/nova_config.rb b/lib/puppet/type/nova_config.rb
index f8637b9f2..450a79fc9 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/type/nova_config.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/nova_config.rb
@@ -16,11 +16,7 @@ Puppet::Type.newtype(:nova_config) do
   newproperty(:target) do
     desc "Path to our nova config file"
     defaultto {
-      if @resource.class.defaultprovider.ancestors.include?(Puppet::Provider::ParsedFile)
-        @resource.class.defaultprovider.default_target
-      else
-        nil
-      end
+      "/etc/nova/nova.conf"
     }
   end