diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 1c6b26b2..fae790f9 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ class barbican::params {
       $keystone_listener_service_name = 'openstack-barbican-keystone-listener'
       $barbican_wsgi_script_path      = '/var/www/cgi-bin/barbican'
       $barbican_wsgi_script_source    = '/usr/bin/barbican-wsgi-api'
-      $httpd_config_file              = '/etc/httpd/conf.d/barbican-api.conf'
     }
     'Debian': {
       $api_service_name               = 'barbican-api'
@@ -30,7 +29,6 @@ class barbican::params {
       $keystone_listener_service_name = 'barbican-keystone-listener'
       $barbican_wsgi_script_path      = '/usr/lib/cgi-bin/barbican'
       $barbican_wsgi_script_source    = '/usr/bin/barbican-wsgi-api'
-      $httpd_config_file              = '/etc/apache2/conf-available/barbican-api.conf'
     }
     default: {
       fail("Unsupported osfamily: ${::osfamily} operating system")
diff --git a/manifests/wsgi/apache.pp b/manifests/wsgi/apache.pp
index a2d8c44b..ba744553 100644
--- a/manifests/wsgi/apache.pp
+++ b/manifests/wsgi/apache.pp
@@ -138,19 +138,6 @@ class barbican::wsgi::apache (
   include barbican::deps
   include barbican::params
 
-  file { $::barbican::params::httpd_config_file:
-    ensure  => present,
-    content => "#
-# This file has been cleaned by Puppet.
-#
-# OpenStack Barbican configuration has been moved to:
-# - ${priority}-barbican_wsgi_main.conf
-#",
-  }
-
-  Anchor['barbican::install::end'] -> File[$::barbican::params::httpd_config_file]
-  File[$::barbican::params::httpd_config_file] ~> Service['httpd']
-
   openstacklib::wsgi::apache { 'barbican_wsgi_main':
     bind_host                   => $bind_host,
     bind_port                   => $public_port,
@@ -180,5 +167,6 @@ class barbican::wsgi::apache (
     access_log_format           => $access_log_format,
     error_log_file              => $error_log_file,
     custom_wsgi_process_options => $custom_wsgi_process_options,
+    require                     => Anchor['barbican::install::end']
   }
 }
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/default-vhost-config-f599feabf2230ace.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/default-vhost-config-f599feabf2230ace.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f598c475
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/default-vhost-config-f599feabf2230ace.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    The default vhost config file is no longer managed. Make sure
+    the parameters of the ``apache`` class are properly defined and
+    the default vhost file is deleted.