diff --git a/dist/packaging/rpm/dmlite.spec b/dist/packaging/rpm/dmlite.spec
index 579bdaa6..b76fe67e 100644
--- a/dist/packaging/rpm/dmlite.spec
+++ b/dist/packaging/rpm/dmlite.spec
@@ -267,7 +267,6 @@ Requires: dmlite-plugins-domeadapter = %{version}-%{release}
 Requires: dmlite-dome = %{version}-%{release}
 Requires: dmlite-shell = %{version}-%{release}
 Requires: dmlite-plugins-mysql = %{version}-%{release}
-Requires: edg-mkgridmap
 Requires: fetch-crl
 Requires: dmlite-apache-httpd = %{version}-%{release}
 Requires: davix >= 0.6.7
@@ -302,7 +301,6 @@ Requires: dmlite-dpm-dsi = %{version}-%{release}
 %endif
 Requires: dmlite-plugins-domeadapter = %{version}-%{release}
 Requires: dmlite-dome = %{version}-%{release}
-Requires: edg-mkgridmap
 Requires: fetch-crl
 Requires: dmlite-apache-httpd = %{version}-%{release}
 Requires: davix >= 0.6.7
@@ -335,7 +333,6 @@ Requires: dmlite-plugins-domeadapter = %{version}-%{release}
 Requires: dmlite-dome = %{version}-%{release}
 Requires: dmlite-shell = %{version}-%{release}
 Requires: dmlite-plugins-mysql = %{version}-%{release}
-Requires: edg-mkgridmap
 Requires: fetch-crl
 Requires: dmlite-apache-httpd = %{version}-%{release}
 Requires: davix >= 0.6.7
@@ -374,7 +371,6 @@ Requires: dmlite-dpm-dsi = %{version}-%{release}
 %endif
 Requires: dmlite-plugins-domeadapter = %{version}-%{release}
 Requires: dmlite-dome = %{version}-%{release}
-Requires: edg-mkgridmap
 Requires: fetch-crl
 Requires: dmlite-apache-httpd = %{version}-%{release}
 
diff --git a/src/puppet/dpm/README.md b/src/puppet/dpm/README.md
index c1f46bbc..8d31f2fa 100644
--- a/src/puppet/dpm/README.md
+++ b/src/puppet/dpm/README.md
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ Be aware that VO that use new IAM VOMS (e.g. LHC VOs) can no longer generate gri
 
 * **configure_vos** : enable/disable the configuration of the VOs ( default = true)
 * **configure_repos** : configure the yum repositories specified in the repos parameter ( default = false)
-* **configure_gridmap** : enable/disable the configuration of gridmap file ( default = true)
+* **configure_gridmap** : enable/disable the configuration of gridmap file ( default = false)
 * **gridftp_redirect** : enabled/disabled the GridFTP redirection functionality ( default = true)
 * **dpmmgr_user** , **dpmmgr_uid** and  **dpmmgr_gid** : the dpm user name , gid and uid ( default = dpmmgr, 151 and 151)
 * **debug** : enable/disable debug logs and coredumps for xrootd ( default = false)
diff --git a/src/puppet/dpm/manifests/params.pp b/src/puppet/dpm/manifests/params.pp
index dfb17ef0..6ed1ce9e 100644
--- a/src/puppet/dpm/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/src/puppet/dpm/manifests/params.pp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 class dpm::params {
   $configure_vos = hiera('dpm::params::configure_vos', true)
-  $configure_gridmap = hiera('dpm::params::configure_gridmap', true)
+  $configure_gridmap = hiera('dpm::params::configure_gridmap', false)
   $configure_bdii = hiera('dpm::params::configure_bdii', true)
   $configure_star = hiera('dpm::params::configure_star', false)
   $configure_default_pool = hiera('dpm::params::configure_default_pool',false)