diff --git a/slapos/recipe/slapconfiguration.py b/slapos/recipe/slapconfiguration.py
index e5bcf8821d90e6daaada8f9ae65872f90220c42e..995cb32421a40f9853fd6254cff8659f027682c1 100644
--- a/slapos/recipe/slapconfiguration.py
+++ b/slapos/recipe/slapconfiguration.py
@@ -108,7 +108,4 @@ class Recipe(object):
                   continue
               options[name + '.' + key] = cast(value)
 
-  def install(self):
-      return []
-
-  update = install
+  install = update = lambda self: []