diff --git a/pillar.example b/pillar.example
index abf2f8200ac155305f13252562c18c1e78b3d8c8..5aacc2c93311bc8256852043007414257c8b43c3 100644
--- a/pillar.example
+++ b/pillar.example
@@ -9,11 +9,6 @@ salt:
     file_roots:
       base:
         - /srv/salt
-    mine_functions:
-      network.interfaces: []
-      network.ip_addrs: []
-      grains.items: []
-
   minion:
     master: salt
     fileserver_backend:
diff --git a/salt/files/master.d/_defaults.conf b/salt/files/master.d/_defaults.conf
index 1c55d418d0ceb4ed44f6be4f6c0e185604c1a4d4..0f9e29750e014e9428b08f27e3f7c57c1e10a4b4 100644
--- a/salt/files/master.d/_defaults.conf
+++ b/salt/files/master.d/_defaults.conf
@@ -817,23 +817,6 @@ peer_run:
 #   web.*:
 #     - network.*
 #     - disk.*
-{% if 'mine_functions' in cfg_master %}
-mine_functions:
-  {% for name, roots in cfg_master['mine_functions'].items() %}
-  {{ name }}:
-    {% for mod in roots %}
-      - {{ mod }}
-    {% endfor %}
-  {% endfor %}
-{% elif 'mine_functions' in cfg_salt %}
-mine_functions:
-  {% for name, roots in cfg_salt['mine_functions'].items() %}
-  {{ name }}:
-    {% for mod in roots %}
-      - {{ mod }}
-    {% endfor %}
-  {% endfor %}
-{% endif %}
 
 
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