diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 36a15b179830f5370c148bd30695c509e509c5a6..a63852b149eb172791f4cba55f42689b1b3803fb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@ class { 'freeradius':
 
 #### `freeradius::status_server`
 
-The `freeradius::status_server` class installs support for the [status server](http://wiki.freeradius.org/config/Status).
+The `freeradius::status_server` class enabled the [status server](http://wiki.freeradius.org/config/Status).
+To remove the status server, do not include this class and the server will be removed.
 
 ##### `secret`
 The shared secret for the status server. Required.
@@ -116,9 +117,6 @@ The port to listen for status requests on. Default: `18121`
 ##### `listen`
 The address to listen on. Defaults to listen on all addresses but you could set this to `$::ipaddress` or `127.0.0.1`.  Default: `*`
 
-##### `enable`
-Whether to enable the status server. Default: `true`
-
 ```puppet
   # Enable status server
   class { 'freeradius::status_server':
diff --git a/manifests/status_server.pp b/manifests/status_server.pp
index 0e5b481e0cd1b06dc95a46ab70a7e8392e048a82..5eab16f9ed5f4f8efb0bd67023d6de7ece95517c 100644
--- a/manifests/status_server.pp
+++ b/manifests/status_server.pp
@@ -3,12 +3,8 @@ class freeradius::status_server (
   $secret,
   $port     = '18121',
   $listen   = '*',
-  $enable   = true,
 ) {
   freeradius::site { 'status':
-    content => $enable ? {
-      true    => template('freeradius/sites-enabled/status.erb'),
-      default => '# Status server disabled',
-    }
+    content => template('freeradius/sites-enabled/status.erb'),
   }
 }