diff --git a/files/etc/default/zuul-executor b/files/etc/default/zuul-executor
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-# This file is generated by Ansible
-#  DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE BY HAND -- YOUR CHANGES WILL BE OVERWRITTEN
-#
-
-# The prefix used when zuul-executor was installed. Be sure to update this value
-# if you are using a virtualenv.
-PREFIX=/usr/local
-
-# The user used to start zuul-executor service.
-RUNASUSER=zuul
diff --git a/files/etc/default/zuul-merger b/files/etc/default/zuul-merger
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index c39e94e..0000000
--- a/files/etc/default/zuul-merger
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@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-# This file is generated by Ansible
-#  DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE BY HAND -- YOUR CHANGES WILL BE OVERWRITTEN
-#
-
-# The prefix used when zuul-merger was installed. Be sure to update this value
-# if you are using a virtualenv.
-PREFIX=/usr/local
-
-# The user used to start zuul-merger service.
-RUNASUSER=zuul
diff --git a/files/etc/default/zuul-scheduler b/files/etc/default/zuul-scheduler
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-# This file is generated by Ansible
-#  DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE BY HAND -- YOUR CHANGES WILL BE OVERWRITTEN
-#
-
-# The prefix used when zuul-scheduler was installed. Be sure to update this value
-# if you are using a virtualenv.
-PREFIX=/usr/local
-
-# The user used to start zuul-scheduler service.
-RUNASUSER=zuul