diff --git a/daemons/daemon-util.in b/daemons/daemon-util.in
index 35d5ed6218510993adc52248cf22080f3c3c2efc..2b3d24df4a52fc47eee540a8982adf714478c1b9 100644
--- a/daemons/daemon-util.in
+++ b/daemons/daemon-util.in
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ _daemon_usergroup() {
       echo "@GNTMASTERUSER@:@GNTMASTERDGROUP@"
       ;;
     confd)
-      echo "@GNTCONFDUSER@:@GNTCONFDGROUP@"
+      echo "@GNTCONFDUSER@:@GNTDAEMONSGROUP@"
       ;;
     rapi)
       echo "@GNTRAPIUSER@:@GNTRAPIGROUP@"
@@ -253,11 +253,6 @@ start() {
       $daemonexec $args "$@"
   fi
 
-  # FIXME: This is a workaround for issue 477. Remove this once confd does not
-  # mess up the permissions anymore.
-  if [[ "$name" == ganeti-confd ]]; then
-    @PKGLIBDIR@/ensure-dirs;
-  fi
 }
 
 # Stops a daemon