diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__line/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__line/gencode-remote
index 95c2360d..a89886da 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__line/gencode-remote
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__line/gencode-remote
@@ -34,16 +34,8 @@ state_should="$(cat "$__object/parameter/state")"
 state_is="$(cat "$__object/explorer/state")"
 
 if [ -z "$state_is" ]; then
-   if [ -f "$__object/parameter/create" ]; then
-      echo "touch $file"
-   else
-      # only bark if the file should exists
-      if [ -f "$__object/parameter/ifexists" ]; then
-          exit 0
-      fi
-      printf 'The file "%s" is missing. Please create it before using %s on it.\n' "$file" "${__type##*/}" >&2
-      exit 1
-   fi
+   printf 'The file "%s" is missing. Please create it before using %s on it.\n' "$file" "${__type##*/}" >&2
+   exit 1
 fi
 
 if [ "$state_should" = "$state_is" ] || \
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__line/man.rst b/cdist/conf/type/__line/man.rst
index dd41fc40..70490f68 100644
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__line/man.rst
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__line/man.rst
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@ OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
 after
     Insert the given line after this pattern.
 
-create
-    It the file does not exist then create an empty file
-
 before
     Insert the given line before this pattern.
 
@@ -31,9 +28,6 @@ file
     If supplied, use this as the destination file.
     Otherwise the object_id is used.
 
-ifexists
-    Only apply the line if the file exists.
-
 line
     Specifies the line which should be absent or present.
 
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__line/parameter/boolean b/cdist/conf/type/__line/parameter/boolean
deleted file mode 100644
index 182a5da6..00000000
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__line/parameter/boolean
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-create
-ifexists
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__line/parameter/default/create b/cdist/conf/type/__line/parameter/default/create
deleted file mode 100644
index c508d536..00000000
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__line/parameter/default/create
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-false
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__line/parameter/default/ifexists b/cdist/conf/type/__line/parameter/default/ifexists
deleted file mode 100644
index c508d536..00000000
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__line/parameter/default/ifexists
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-false