diff --git a/pillar.example b/pillar.example
index 6d3058d..3033bef 100644
--- a/pillar.example
+++ b/pillar.example
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ salt:
   # and up as it'll wipe out important files that Salt relies on.
   clean_config_d_dir: False
 
+  # This state will remove "/etc/salt/minion" when you set this to true.
+  minion_remove_config: True
+
   # Set this to False to not have the formula install packages (in the case you
   # install Salt via git/pip/etc.)
   install_packages: True
@@ -129,7 +132,7 @@ salt:
   # salt cloud config
   cloud:
     master: salt
-    
+
     # For non-templated custom cloud provider/profile/map files
     providers:
       provider-filename1.conf:
@@ -158,7 +161,7 @@ salt:
       map-filename1.map:
         server-non-prod:
           - host.mycompany.com:
-              grains: 
+              grains:
                 environment: dev1
 
     # You can take profile and map templates from an alternate location
diff --git a/salt/defaults.yaml b/salt/defaults.yaml
index 1a7fa7a..1cbb3f1 100644
--- a/salt/defaults.yaml
+++ b/salt/defaults.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ salt:
 
   config_path: /etc/salt
 
+  minion_remove_config: False
+
   minion_service: salt-minion
   master_service: salt-master
   api_service: salt-api
diff --git a/salt/minion.sls b/salt/minion.sls
index 2097abe..9d141b7 100644
--- a/salt/minion.sls
+++ b/salt/minion.sls
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ salt-minion:
       - file: salt-minion
       - file: remove-old-minion-conf-file
 
+{% if salt_settings.minion_remove_config %}
+remove-default-minion-conf-file:
+  file.absent:
+    - name: {{ salt_settings.config_path }}/minion
+{% endif %}
+
 # clean up old _defaults.conf file if they have it around
 remove-old-minion-conf-file:
   file.absent: