diff --git a/daemons/ganeti-noded b/daemons/ganeti-noded
index ede5e79cc93b076f201aa18b8114f1de086dbde5..f9016e35f862351220b59396044b6b0d0276c9e4 100755
--- a/daemons/ganeti-noded
+++ b/daemons/ganeti-noded
@@ -243,9 +243,6 @@ class ServerObject(pb.Avatar):
   def perspective_version(self, params):
     return constants.PROTOCOL_VERSION
 
-  def perspective_configfile_list(self, params):
-    return backend.ListConfigFiles()
-
   def perspective_upload_file(self, params):
     return backend.UploadFile(*params)
 
diff --git a/lib/backend.py b/lib/backend.py
index 3064f21e30a15e87cad47f1fbcc1428e110a706e..46b104786ef257ae840e180c4a90fbd69b6ddc8b 100644
--- a/lib/backend.py
+++ b/lib/backend.py
@@ -43,23 +43,6 @@ from ganeti import objects
 from ganeti import ssconf
 
 
-def ListConfigFiles():
-  """Return a list of the config files present on the local node.
-  """
-
-  configfiles = []
-
-  for testfile in constants.MASTER_CONFIGFILES:
-    if os.path.exists(testfile):
-      configfiles.append(testfile)
-
-  for testfile in constants.NODE_CONFIGFILES:
-    if os.path.exists(testfile):
-      configfiles.append(testfile)
-
-  return configfiles
-
-
 def StartMaster():
   """Activate local node as master node.
 
@@ -75,8 +58,6 @@ def StartMaster():
                  " error: '%s'" % (result.cmd, result.output))
     return False
 
-  utils.RemoveFile(constants.MASTER_CRON_LINK)
-  os.symlink(constants.MASTER_CRON_FILE, constants.MASTER_CRON_LINK)
   return True
 
 
@@ -95,8 +76,6 @@ def StopMaster():
                  " error: '%s'" % (result.cmd, result.output))
     return False
 
-  utils.RemoveFile(constants.MASTER_CRON_LINK)
-
   return True
 
 
diff --git a/lib/cmdlib.py b/lib/cmdlib.py
index 618998b9daa1e402c12e6f07f7bda01294946b03..b9cf8986c7094bf6f40c9db9aaff39d853f4f96a 100644
--- a/lib/cmdlib.py
+++ b/lib/cmdlib.py
@@ -738,7 +738,6 @@ class LUVerifyCluster(NoHooksLU):
           bad = True
     return bad
 
-
   def _VerifyOrphanInstances(self, instancelist, node_instance, feedback_fn):
     """Verify the list of running instances.
 
@@ -754,28 +753,6 @@ class LUVerifyCluster(NoHooksLU):
           bad = True
     return bad
 
-  def _VerifyNodeConfigFiles(self, ismaster, node, file_list, feedback_fn):
-    """Verify the list of node config files"""
-
-    bad = False
-    for file_name in constants.MASTER_CONFIGFILES:
-      if ismaster and file_name not in file_list:
-        feedback_fn("  - ERROR: master config file %s missing from master"
-                    " node %s" % (file_name, node))
-        bad = True
-      elif not ismaster and file_name in file_list:
-        feedback_fn("  - ERROR: master config file %s should not exist"
-                    " on non-master node %s" % (file_name, node))
-        bad = True
-
-    for file_name in constants.NODE_CONFIGFILES:
-      if file_name not in file_list:
-        feedback_fn("  - ERROR: config file %s missing from node %s" %
-                    (file_name, node))
-        bad = True
-
-    return bad
-
   def CheckPrereq(self):
     """Check prerequisites.
 
@@ -801,11 +778,12 @@ class LUVerifyCluster(NoHooksLU):
 
     # FIXME: verify OS list
     # do local checksums
-    file_names = constants.CLUSTER_CONF_FILES
+    file_names = list(self.sstore.GetFileList())
+    file_names.append(constants.SSL_CERT_FILE)
+    file_names.append(constants.CLUSTER_CONF_FILE)
     local_checksums = utils.FingerprintFiles(file_names)
 
     feedback_fn("* Gathering data (%d nodes)" % len(nodelist))
-    all_configfile = rpc.call_configfile_list(nodelist)
     all_volumeinfo = rpc.call_volume_list(nodelist, vg_name)
     all_instanceinfo = rpc.call_instance_list(nodelist)
     all_vglist = rpc.call_vg_list(nodelist)
@@ -823,16 +801,6 @@ class LUVerifyCluster(NoHooksLU):
                                 all_vglist[node], all_nvinfo[node],
                                 all_rversion[node], feedback_fn)
       bad = bad or result
-      # node_configfile
-      nodeconfigfile = all_configfile[node]
-
-      if not nodeconfigfile:
-        feedback_fn("  - ERROR: connection to %s failed" % (node))
-        bad = True
-        continue
-
-      bad = bad or self._VerifyNodeConfigFiles(node==master, node,
-                                               nodeconfigfile, feedback_fn)
 
       # node_volume
       volumeinfo = all_volumeinfo[node]
@@ -1452,8 +1420,7 @@ class LUAddNode(LogicalUnit):
           logger.Error("copy of file %s to node %s failed" %
                        (fname, to_node))
 
-    to_copy = [constants.MASTER_CRON_FILE]
-    to_copy.extend(ss.GetFileList())
+    to_copy = ss.GetFileList()
     for fname in to_copy:
       if not ssh.CopyFileToNode(node, fname):
         logger.Error("could not copy file %s to node %s" % (fname, node))
diff --git a/lib/constants.py b/lib/constants.py
index c68506bc025f5ccfab37ad9d297e1109daee59c5..4477a4325e49af1c19ffd6ef9e51741fafc554da 100644
--- a/lib/constants.py
+++ b/lib/constants.py
@@ -33,15 +33,9 @@ EXPORT_VERSION = 0
 DATA_DIR = "/var/lib/ganeti"
 CLUSTER_CONF_FILE = DATA_DIR + "/config.data"
 SSL_CERT_FILE = DATA_DIR + "/server.pem"
-HYPERCONF_FILE = DATA_DIR + "/hypervisor"
 WATCHER_STATEFILE = DATA_DIR + "/restart_state"
 
-ETC_DIR = "/etc/ganeti"
-
-MASTER_CRON_FILE = ETC_DIR + "/master-cron"
-MASTER_CRON_LINK = "/etc/cron.d/ganeti-master-cron"
 NODE_INITD_SCRIPT = "/etc/init.d/ganeti"
-NODE_INITD_NAME = "ganeti"
 DEFAULT_NODED_PORT = 1811
 FIRST_DRBD_PORT = 11000
 LAST_DRBD_PORT = 14999
@@ -84,27 +78,6 @@ INSTANCE_IMPORT = "import"
 DISK_TEMPLATES = frozenset([DT_DISKLESS, DT_PLAIN,
                             DT_LOCAL_RAID1, DT_REMOTE_RAID1])
 
-# file groups
-CLUSTER_CONF_FILES = ["/etc/hosts",
-                      "/etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts",
-                      "/etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key",
-                      "/etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key.pub",
-                      "/etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key",
-                      "/etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key.pub",
-                      "/root/.ssh/authorized_keys",
-                      "/root/.ssh/id_dsa",
-                      "/root/.ssh/id_dsa.pub",
-                      CLUSTER_CONF_FILE,
-                      SSL_CERT_FILE,
-                      MASTER_CRON_FILE,
-                      ]
-
-MASTER_CONFIGFILES = [MASTER_CRON_LINK,]
-
-NODE_CONFIGFILES = [NODE_INITD_SCRIPT,
-                    "/etc/rc2.d/S20%s" % NODE_INITD_NAME,
-                    "/etc/rc0.d/K80%s" % NODE_INITD_NAME]
-
 # import/export config options
 INISECT_EXP = "export"
 INISECT_INS = "instance"
diff --git a/lib/rpc.py b/lib/rpc.py
index ce4d7872f7c5638e4ee753c604439bacebf6e4fc..e632e49d563744918acb55ce0b81dcec488ade8f 100644
--- a/lib/rpc.py
+++ b/lib/rpc.py
@@ -451,17 +451,6 @@ def call_version(node_list):
   return c.getresult()
 
 
-def call_configfile_list(node_list):
-  """Return list of existing configuration files.
-
-  This is a multi-node call.
-
-  """
-  c = Client("configfile_list", [])
-  c.connect_list(node_list)
-  c.run()
-  return c.getresult()
-
 def call_blockdev_create(node, bdev, size, on_primary):
   """Request creation of a given block device.