diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 4f9f1f1..954990a 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
   Boolean $manage_package = true,
   Array[String[1]] $syslogng_modules = [],
   Boolean $use_hiera = false,
-  Boolean $_manage_top_dirs = true,
   Boolean $test_before_deploy = true
 ) {
 # package
@@ -15,15 +14,6 @@
     ensure_resource ( 'package', $package_name, { 'ensure' => 'installed' })
   }
   ensure_resource ( 'file', $temp_dir, { ensure => directory })
-  if $_manage_top_dirs {
-    ensure_resource ( 'file', "${base_dir}/etc", { ensure => 'directory' })
-    ensure_resource ( 'file', "${base_dir}/var", { ensure => 'directory' })
-    ensure_resource ( 'file', "${base_dir}/var/lib", { ensure => 'directory' })
-  }
-  ensure_resource (
-    'file', "${base_dir}/etc/syslog-ng",
-    { ensure => 'directory' }
-  )
   ensure_resource (
     'file', "${base_dir}/var/lib/syslog-ng",
     { ensure => 'directory' }