diff --git a/src/named-manager/Makefile.am b/src/named-manager/Makefile.am
index dd6bbc3f7..e0326fb6d 100644
--- a/src/named-manager/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/named-manager/Makefile.am
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
-namedconf_DATA = named.conf
-namedconfdir = $(pkgdatadir)
-
-EXTRA_DIST = $(namedconf_DATA)
-
 INCLUDES = -I${top_srcdir}/utils -I${top_srcdir}/src
 
 noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libnamed-manager.la
diff --git a/src/named-manager/named.conf b/src/named-manager/named.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 0e2e42c11..000000000
--- a/src/named-manager/named.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-// Named configuration, generated by NetworkManager
-
-options {
-	directory "/"; 
-	query-source address * port *;
-	forward only;
-	forwarders { @@FORWARDERS@@ };
-	listen-on  { 127.0.0.1; };
-	pid-file "@@PID_FILE@@";
-};
-
-// Disable rndc
-controls { };
-
-@@DOMAIN_ZONES@@