diff --git a/system/base.sls b/system/base.sls
index 5351005..a4e2752 100644
--- a/system/base.sls
+++ b/system/base.sls
@@ -25,33 +25,3 @@ system_base_apps_dir:
     - group: root
     - dir_mode: '0755'
     - file_mode: '0644'
-
-{% set OS_VERSION_DATE = salt['cmd.shell']('date "+%Y%m"') %}
-
-system_base_os-release:
-  file.managed:
-    - name: /etc/os-release
-    - source: salt://{{ tpldir }}/files/base_os-release.jinja
-    - template: jinja
-    - context:
-        OS_VERSION: {{ OS_VERSION_DATE }}
-    - user: root
-    - group: root
-    - mode: '0644'
-
-{% set OS_NAME = salt['cmd.shell']('grep -E ^NAME /etc/os-release | cut -d= -f2 | sed \'s|"||g\'') %}
-{% set OS_VERSION_ID = salt['cmd.shell']('grep -E ^VERSION_ID /etc/os-release | cut -d= -f2 | sed \'s|"||g\'') %}
-
-system_base_motd:
-  file.managed:
-    - name: /etc/motd
-    - source: salt://{{ tpldir }}/files/base_motd.jinja
-    - template: jinja
-    - context:
-        OS: {{ OS_NAME }}
-        OS_VERSION: {{ OS_VERSION_ID }}
-    - user: root
-    - group: root
-    - mode: '0644'
-    - require:
-      - system_base_os-release