--- /etc/init.d/puppetmaster.orig	2008-10-06 15:09:24.000000000 +0200
+++ /etc/init.d/puppetmaster	2008-10-06 15:12:26.000000000 +0200
@@ -14,14 +14,6 @@
 		return 1
 	fi
 
-	local site_manifest="/etc/puppet/manifests/site.pp"
-	[[ -n "${PUPPETMASTER_MANIFEST}" ]] && site_manifest="${PUPPETMASTER_MANIFEST}"
-
-	if [ ! -f "${site_manifest}" ] ; then
-		eerror "Please create ${site_manifest} before running puppet"
-		return 1
-	fi
-
 	return 0
 }
 
@@ -29,7 +21,6 @@
 	checkconfig || return $?
 
 	local options=""
-	[[ -n "${PUPPETMASTER_MANIFEST}" ]]   && options="${options} --manifest=${PUPPETMASTER_MANIFEST}"
 	[[ -n "${PUPPETMASTER_LOG}" ]]        && options="${options} --logdest=${PUPPETMASTER_LOG}"
 	[[ -n "${PUPPETMASTER_EXTRA_OPTS}" ]] && options="${options} ${PUPPETMASTER_EXTRA_OPTS}"