diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__motd/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__motd/gencode-remote
index 738ea834..cb7bfc84 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__motd/gencode-remote
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__motd/gencode-remote
@@ -22,13 +22,6 @@
 os=$(cat "$__global/explorer/os")
 
 case "$os" in
-    debian|ubuntu|devuan)
-
-        # Debian and Ubuntu need to be updated,
-        # as seen in /etc/init.d/bootlogs
-        echo "uname -snrvm > /var/run/motd"
-        echo "cat /etc/motd.tail >> /var/run/motd"
-    ;;
     freebsd)
         # FreeBSD only updates /etc/motd on boot,
 	# as seen in /etc/rc.d/motd
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__motd/manifest b/cdist/conf/type/__motd/manifest
index ded734d7..b8f74ebf 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__motd/manifest
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__motd/manifest
@@ -33,10 +33,6 @@ os=$(cat "$__global/explorer/os")
 
 
 case "$os" in
-   debian|ubuntu|devuan)
-      # Debian-based systems use /etc/motd.tail as a template
-      destination=/etc/motd.tail
-   ;;
    freebsd)
       # FreeBSD uses motd.template to prepend system information on boot
       # (this actually only applies starting with version 13,