diff --git a/manifests/master.pp b/manifests/master.pp
index 7582cc4..a541086 100644
--- a/manifests/master.pp
+++ b/manifests/master.pp
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ class jenkins::master(
   $logo = '',
   $vhost_name = $::fqdn,
   $serveradmin = "webmaster@${::fqdn}",
-  $gearman_server = '127.0.0.1',
-  $gearman_enable = true,
-  $gearman_port = '4730',
   $ssl_cert_file = '',
   $ssl_key_file = '',
   $ssl_chain_file = '',
@@ -165,17 +162,6 @@ class jenkins::master(
     require => File['/var/lib/jenkins'],
   }
 
-  file {'/var/lib/jenkins/hudson.plugins.gearman.GearmanPluginConfig.xml':
-    ensure  => present,
-    content => template('jenkins/gearman-plugin.xml.erb'),
-    owner   => 'jenkins',
-    group   => 'adm',
-    require => [
-      Class['zuul'],
-      File['/var/lib/jenkins'],
-    ],
-  }
-
   file { '/var/lib/jenkins/plugins/simple-theme-plugin':
     ensure  => directory,
     owner   => 'jenkins',
diff --git a/templates/gearman-plugin.xml.erb b/templates/gearman-plugin.xml.erb
deleted file mode 100644
index e98cd33..0000000
--- a/templates/gearman-plugin.xml.erb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
-<hudson.plugins.gearman.GearmanPluginConfig plugin="gearman-plugin@0.0.6">
-  <enablePlugin><%= gearman_enable %></enablePlugin>
-  <host><%= gearman_server %></host>
-  <port><%= gearman_port %></port>
-</hudson.plugins.gearman.GearmanPluginConfig>