diff --git a/share/runtime-postinstall.tmpl b/share/runtime-postinstall.tmpl
index 95b2857a..eaa3fd68 100644
--- a/share/runtime-postinstall.tmpl
+++ b/share/runtime-postinstall.tmpl
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ remove etc/lvm/backup/*
 remove etc/lvm/backup
 remove etc/lvm/cache/*
 remove etc/lvm/cache
+remove etc/lvm/lvm.conf
 append etc/lvm/lvm.conf "global {\n\tuse_lvmetad = 1\n}\n"
 
 ## Record the package versions used to create the image