diff --git a/package/base/hal/10-pamconsole.fdi b/package/base/hal/10-pamconsole.fdi
deleted file mode 100644
index d686591bb..000000000
--- a/package/base/hal/10-pamconsole.fdi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> <!-- -*- SGML -*- -->
-
-<deviceinfo version="0.2">
-
-  <!-- Default policies merged onto computer root object  -->
-  <device>
-    <match key="info.udi" string="/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/computer">
-      <merge key="storage.policy.default.managed_keyword.primary" type="string">user</merge>
-      <merge key="storage.policy.default.mount_option.pamconsole" type="bool">false</merge>
-    </match>
-  </device>
-
-</deviceinfo>
diff --git a/package/base/hal/20-users.fdi b/package/base/hal/20-users.fdi
deleted file mode 100644
index 51b701c3a..000000000
--- a/package/base/hal/20-users.fdi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>  
-
-<deviceinfo version="0.2"> 
-  
-  <device> 
-    <merge key="storage.policy.default.mount_option.users" type="bool">true</merge> 
-  </device> 
-
-</deviceinfo>