diff --git a/postfix/config.sls b/postfix/config.sls
index 114ffd4..9121e9a 100644
--- a/postfix/config.sls
+++ b/postfix/config.sls
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 {% from "postfix/map.jinja" import postfix with context %}
-{%- set default_database_type = postfix.get('config', {}).get('default_database_type', 'hash')%}
 
 include:
   - postfix
@@ -119,7 +118,7 @@ postfix-config-file-managed-{{ domain }}-ssl-key:
   {%- elif ':' in file_path %}
     {%- set file_type, file_path = file_path.split(':') %}
   {%- else %}
-    {%- set file_type = default_database_type %}
+    {%- set file_type = postfix.default_database_type %}
   {%- endif %}
   {%- if not file_path.startswith('/') %}
     {%- set file_path = postfix.config_path ~ '/' ~ file_path %}
diff --git a/postfix/defaults.yaml b/postfix/defaults.yaml
index a0011b4..35017e0 100644
--- a/postfix/defaults.yaml
+++ b/postfix/defaults.yaml
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ postfix:
   service: postfix
   xbin_prefix: /usr
   dovecot_deliver: /usr/lib/dovecot/deliver
+  default_database_type: hash
diff --git a/postfix/files/main.cf b/postfix/files/main.cf
index 4abf47c..af33ada 100644
--- a/postfix/files/main.cf
+++ b/postfix/files/main.cf
@@ -118,8 +118,6 @@ policy-spf_time_limit = {{ policyd_spf.get('time_limit', '3600s') }}
 {{ set_parameter('smtpd_recipient_restrictions', recipient_restrictions) }}
 
 {# From init.sls #}
-{%- set default_database_type = salt['pillar.get']('postfix:config:default_database_type', 'hash') %}
-
 {%- for mapping, data in salt['pillar.get']('postfix:mapping', {}).items() %}
   {%- set file_path = salt['pillar.get']('postfix:config:' ~ mapping) %}
   {%- if file_path.startswith('proxy:') %}
@@ -128,7 +126,7 @@ policy-spf_time_limit = {{ policyd_spf.get('time_limit', '3600s') }}
   {%- elif ':' in file_path %}
     {%- set file_type, file_path = file_path.split(':') %}
   {%- else %}
-    {%- set file_type = default_database_type %}
+    {%- set file_type = postfix.default_database_type %}
   {%- endif %}
   {%- if not file_path.startswith('/') %}
     {%- set file_path = postfix.config_path ~ '/' ~ file_path %}
diff --git a/postfix/init.sls b/postfix/init.sls
index 82bfcc2..7aebf5f 100644
--- a/postfix/init.sls
+++ b/postfix/init.sls
@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@ postfix-init-service-running-postfix-restart:
       - pkg: postfix-init-pkg-installed-postfix
 {%- endif %}
 
-{# Used for newaliases, postalias and postconf #}
-{%- set default_database_type = salt['pillar.get']('postfix:config:default_database_type', 'hash') %}
-
 # manage /etc/aliases if data found in pillar
 {% if 'aliases' in pillar.get('postfix', '') %}
 {% if salt['pillar.get']('postfix:aliases:use_file', true) == true %}
@@ -55,7 +52,7 @@ postfix-init-service-running-postfix-restart:
   {%- if ':' in file_path %}
     {%- set file_type, file_path = postfix.aliases_file.split(':') %}
   {%- else %}
-    {%- set file_type = default_database_type %}
+    {%- set file_type = postfix.default_database_type %}
   {%- endif %}
   {%- if file_type in ("btree", "cdb", "dbm", "hash", "sdbm") %}
     {%- set need_newaliases = True %}