diff --git a/manifests/plugin/perl.pp b/manifests/plugin/perl.pp
index f49d51c91..2eb2faaeb 100644
--- a/manifests/plugin/perl.pp
+++ b/manifests/plugin/perl.pp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
   collectd::plugin { 'perl':
     ensure  => $ensure,
+    globals => true,
     order   => $order,
     content => template('collectd/plugin/perl.conf.erb')
   }
diff --git a/templates/plugin/perl.conf.erb b/templates/plugin/perl.conf.erb
index 0f27ee7f5..ac33d21e6 100644
--- a/templates/plugin/perl.conf.erb
+++ b/templates/plugin/perl.conf.erb
@@ -1,7 +1,2 @@
-#
-<LoadPlugin perl>
-  Globals true
-</LoadPlugin>
-
 Include "<%= @conf_dir %>/perl/*.conf"