diff --git a/rpm/SPECS/crowdsec.spec b/rpm/SPECS/crowdsec.spec
index 759ec2000..2cb2240e2 100644
--- a/rpm/SPECS/crowdsec.spec
+++ b/rpm/SPECS/crowdsec.spec
@@ -167,21 +167,11 @@ if [ $1 == 1 ]; then
         SILENT=true TMP_ACQUIS_FILE_SKIP=skip genacquisition
         set +e
     fi
-    if [ ! -f "%{_sysconfdir}/crowdsec/online_api_credentials.yaml" ] && [ ! -f "%{_sysconfdir}/crowdsec/local_api_credentials.yaml" ] ; then
-        install -m 600 /dev/null %{_sysconfdir}/crowdsec/online_api_credentials.yaml
-        install -m 600 /dev/null %{_sysconfdir}/crowdsec/local_api_credentials.yaml
-        cscli capi register
-        [ -s "%{_sysconfdir}/crowdsec/local_api_credentials.yaml" ] || cscli machines add -a --force
-    fi
     if [ ! -f "%{_sysconfdir}/crowdsec/online_api_credentials.yaml" ] ; then
-        touch %{_sysconfdir}/crowdsec/online_api_credentials.yaml
-        chmod 600 %{_sysconfdir}/crowdsec/online_api_credentials.yaml
         cscli capi register
     fi
     if [ ! -f "%{_sysconfdir}/crowdsec/local_api_credentials.yaml" ] ; then
-        touch %{_sysconfdir}/crowdsec/local_api_credentials.yaml
-        chmod 600 %{_sysconfdir}/crowdsec/local_api_credentials.yaml
-        [ -s "%{_sysconfdir}/crowdsec/local_api_credentials.yaml" ] || cscli machines add -a --force
+        cscli machines add -a
     fi
 
     cscli hub update