diff --git a/recipes/config.rb b/recipes/config.rb
index 6e11e655..a5fb2a78 100644
--- a/recipes/config.rb
+++ b/recipes/config.rb
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ class ::Chef::Recipe
 template "#{node['chef_client']['conf_dir']}/client.rb" do
   source 'client.rb.erb'
   owner d_owner
-  group node['root_group']
   mode '0644'
   variables(
     chef_config: node['chef_client']['config'],