diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/all b/inventory/group_vars/all
index abf76d9dad..3b80b261a1 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/all
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/all
@@ -284,6 +284,14 @@ wsgi_wants_apache: true
 x_forward: false
 #
 
+# Template defaults are defined in the template macros. If we need a specific
+# host to have different values for a macro, define it here. Use the macro name
+# as it is in Zabbix so we can search for it easily. If you remove a key,
+# Zabbix is *not* updated - set the value to "absent" instead.
+
+# This is overriden at the host_var level, this is empty just so the var exists
+zabbix_macros: {}
+
 notes: |
   Unspecified.
     * What hosts/services does this rely on?
diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/zabbix b/inventory/group_vars/zabbix
index 1c0d0bd971..8205951367 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/zabbix
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/zabbix
@@ -21,15 +21,3 @@ num_cpus: 4
 # the host_vars/$hostname file
 tcp_ports: [80, 443]
 notes: Test instanec for zabbix server
-
-# Template defaults are defined in the template macros
-# If we need a specific host to have different values for a macro,
-# define it here
-
-# Use the macro name as it is in Zabbix so we can search for it easily
-
-# If you remove a key, Zabbix is *not* updated - set the value to
-# "absent" instead
-
-# This is overriden at the host_var level
-zabbix_macros: {}
diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/zabbix_stg b/inventory/group_vars/zabbix_stg
index c058f2be59..45e8e6b26f 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/zabbix_stg
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/zabbix_stg
@@ -22,15 +22,3 @@ num_cpus: 2
 tcp_ports: [80, 443]
 notes: Test instance for zabbix server
 zabbix_stg_matrix_roomid: "!dODrizXNtqWjiylAyh:fedora.im"
-
-# Template defaults are defined in the template macros
-# If we need a specific host to have different values for a macro,
-# define it here
-
-# Use the macro name as it is in Zabbix so we can search for it easily
-
-# If you remove a key, Zabbix is *not* updated - set the value to
-# "absent" instead
-
-# This is overriden at the host_var level
-zabbix_macros: {}