diff --git a/cfengine.spec b/cfengine.spec
index 25c7cea..12ae35d 100644
--- a/cfengine.spec
+++ b/cfengine.spec
@@ -299,8 +299,6 @@ do
   gzip %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man8/$i.8
 done
 
-# populate inputs for %ghost
-cp -a %{basedir}/masterfiles/* %{buildroot}%{basedir}/inputs
 %if 0%{?suse_version} > 01020
 %fdupes %{buildroot}/usr/share/cfengine
 %endif
@@ -320,10 +318,6 @@ cp -a %{basedir}/masterfiles/* %{buildroot}%{basedir}/inputs
 if [ $1 -lt 2 ]; then
   cf-key
 fi
-# only populate /var/cfengine/inputs on install, not on upgrade
-if [ ${1:-0} -ne 1 ]; then
-  cp -a %{basedir}/masterfiles/* %{basedir}/inputs
-fi
 
 %preun
 %service_del_preun cf-execd.service cf-monitord.service
@@ -432,9 +426,6 @@ fi
 %{_mandir}/man8/*
 %exclude %{_mandir}/man8/cf-serverd.8.*
 %dir %{basedir}
-%config %ghost %{basedir}/inputs/*.cf
-%config %ghost %{basedir}/inputs/*/*.cf
-%config %ghost %{basedir}/inputs/*/*/*.cf
 %exclude %{basedir}/backup
 %exclude %{basedir}/config
 #%%exclude %%{basedir}/failsafe