diff --git a/roles/docker-distribution/templates/config.yml.j2 b/roles/docker-distribution/templates/config.yml.j2
index 1a8cd58c18..dffce0dc8f 100644
--- a/roles/docker-distribution/templates/config.yml.j2
+++ b/roles/docker-distribution/templates/config.yml.j2
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ log:
 storage:
   filesystem:
     rootdirectory: {{ storage.filesystem.rootdirectory }}
+  delete:
+    enabled: true
 http:
   addr: {{ http.addr }}
   headers: