diff --git a/bin/xbps-repo/index.c b/bin/xbps-repo/index.c
index d9413178..0ef4a500 100644
--- a/bin/xbps-repo/index.c
+++ b/bin/xbps-repo/index.c
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ xbps_repo_addpkg_index(prop_dictionary_t idxdict, const char *filedir,
 	 */
 	prop_dictionary_remove(newpkgd, "long_desc");
 	prop_dictionary_remove(newpkgd, "maintainer");
+	prop_dictionary_remove(newpkgd, "conf_files");
 
 	/*
 	 * Add dictionary into the index and update package count.