diff --git a/data/common.yaml b/data/common.yaml
index 4ea6bf0..d80d128 100644
--- a/data/common.yaml
+++ b/data/common.yaml
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@ bind::forwarders: ''
 bind::dnssec: true
 bind::version: ''
 bind::random_device: '/dev/random'
+bind::include_local: false
 
 bind::updater::keydir: '/etc/nsupdate-keys'
diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index b131181..881c39e 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ class bind (
     $rndc            = undef,
     $statistics_port = undef,
     $random_device   = undef,
+    $include_local   = undef,
 ) {
     include ::bind::params
 
@@ -35,10 +36,6 @@ class bind (
         name   => $::bind::params::bind_package,
     }
 
-    file { $::bind::params::bind_files:
-        ensure  => present,
-    }
-
     if $dnssec {
         file { '/usr/local/bin/dnssec-init':
             ensure => present,
@@ -60,11 +57,9 @@ class bind (
         }
     }
 
-    file { [ "${confdir}/zones" ]:
+    file { "${confdir}/zones":
         ensure  => directory,
         mode    => '2755',
-        purge   => true,
-        recurse => true,
     }
 
     file { $namedconf:
@@ -75,10 +70,6 @@ class bind (
         keydir => "${confdir}/keys",
     }
 
-    file { "${confdir}/named.conf.local":
-        replace => false,
-    }
-
     concat { [
         "${confdir}/acls.conf",
         "${confdir}/keys.conf",
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 4589e08..36fc987 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -11,21 +11,4 @@ class bind::params (
     unless $supported {
         fail('Platform is not supported')
     }
-
-    if $::osfamily == 'Debian' {
-        $bind_files = [
-            "${::bind::confdir}/bind.keys",
-            "${::bind::confdir}/db.empty",
-            "${::bind::confdir}/db.local",
-            "${::bind::confdir}/db.root",
-            "${::bind::confdir}/db.0",
-            "${::bind::confdir}/db.127",
-            "${::bind::confdir}/db.255",
-            "${::bind::confdir}/named.conf.default-zones",
-            "${::bind::confdir}/zones.rfc1918",
-        ]
-    }
-    elsif $::osfamily == 'RedHat' {
-        $bind_files = ['/etc/named.root.key']
-    }
 }
diff --git a/templates/named.conf.erb b/templates/named.conf.erb
index be52acd..070bc04 100644
--- a/templates/named.conf.erb
+++ b/templates/named.conf.erb
@@ -29,5 +29,7 @@ options {
 	version "<%= @version %>";
 <%- end -%>
 };
+<%- if @include_local -%>
 
 include "<%= @confdir %>/named.conf.local";
+<%- end -%>