diff --git a/spec/acceptance/defaults_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/defaults_spec.rb
index 45ff0f55..f0c8de62 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/defaults_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/defaults_spec.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ class { 'haproxy': }
           option => [
             'redispatch',
           ],
-          'stats'   => 'enable',
           'log'     => 'global',
           retries => 3,
           'timeout client' => '3s',
@@ -72,7 +71,6 @@ class { 'haproxy': }
           option => [
             'redispatch',
           ],
-          'stats'   => 'enable',
           'log'     => 'global',
           retries => 3,
           'timeout client' => '3s',
diff --git a/spec/defines/defaults_spec.rb b/spec/defines/defaults_spec.rb
index 47ed6e44..e5ab3eec 100644
--- a/spec/defines/defaults_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/defaults_spec.rb
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
         maxconn 8000
         option redispatch
         retries 3
-        stats enable
         timeout http-request 10s
         timeout queue 1m
         timeout connect 10s