diff --git a/manifests/shipper/sharedconfig/add_config.pp b/manifests/shipper/sharedconfig/add_config.pp
index 2906ba0..df82ba0 100644
--- a/manifests/shipper/sharedconfig/add_config.pp
+++ b/manifests/shipper/sharedconfig/add_config.pp
@@ -22,7 +22,4 @@
       content => $content
     }
   }
-  else {
-    fail('logstash::shipper::sharedconfig is required for logstash::shipper:sharedconfig::add_config')
-  }
 }