diff --git a/conf/puppet.conf b/conf/puppet.conf
index d29d15f6f..55f4fdad5 100644
--- a/conf/puppet.conf
+++ b/conf/puppet.conf
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
 [master]
     # Where Puppet stores dynamic and growing data.
     vardir=/opt/puppetlabs/puppet/cache
 
     # The Puppet log directory.
     logdir=/var/log/puppetlabs
 
     # Where Puppet PID files are kept.
     rundir=/var/run/puppetlabs
-
-    # Masters won't get new features while compiling catalogs for agents, so it
-    # is safe to set this to true
-    always_cache_features=true