diff --git a/software/backupserver/software.cfg b/software/backupserver/software.cfg
index 76c8d8d8fe4407a7ca5943206d900fa361a15a19..f110ab48180b4db73f7af9bee50c22f48200b377 100644
--- a/software/backupserver/software.cfg
+++ b/software/backupserver/software.cfg
@@ -166,10 +166,6 @@ recipe = zc.recipe.egg
 eggs =
   ${lxml-python:egg}
 
-[directory]
-recipe = slapos.cookbook:mkdirectory
-template = ${buildout:directory}/template
-
 ##########################################################
 # Service startup scripts and configuration files
 ##########################################################
@@ -177,28 +173,28 @@ template = ${buildout:directory}/template
 recipe = slapos.recipe.template
 url = ${:_profile_base_location_}/template-dcron-service.sh.in
 md5sum = 1372441dac23e4fa7d2dc773a74725ea
-output = ${directory:template}/template-dcron-service.sh.in
+output = ${buildout:directory}/template-dcron-service.sh.in
 mode = 0644
 
 [template-backup-script]
 recipe = slapos.recipe.template
 url = ${:_profile_base_location_}/template-backup-script.sh.in
 md5sum = 19c3a72913cc285bf9745ab2f869018e
-output = ${directory:template}/template-backup-script.sh.in
+output = ${buildout:directory}/template-backup-script.sh.in
 mode = 0644
 
 [template-crontab-line]
 recipe = slapos.recipe.template
 url = ${:_profile_base_location_}/template-crontab-line.in
 md5sum = 5cbd64f04da0601ba4286516a6161f5e
-output = ${directory:template}/template-crontab-line.in
+output = ${buildout:directory}/template-crontab-line.in
 mode = 0644
 
 [template-crontab]
 recipe = slapos.recipe.template
 url = ${:_profile_base_location_}/template-crontab.in
 md5sum = 072be0fd04896880c931d44d8eabde37
-output = ${directory:template}/template-crontab.in
+output = ${buildout:directory}/template-crontab.in
 mode = 0644
 
 ##########################################################
@@ -208,7 +204,7 @@ mode = 0644
 recipe = slapos.recipe.template
 url = ${:_profile_base_location_}/instance-pullrdiffbackup.cfg.in
 md5sum = 62c236773dadecac11eb9a47dbca9351
-output = ${directory:template}/template-pullrdiffbackup.cfg
+output = ${buildout:directory}/template-pullrdiffbackup.cfg
 mode = 0644
 
 [template]