diff --git a/core/etc/stats.conf b/core/etc/stats.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 4a0bece0..00000000
--- a/core/etc/stats.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-# setup IP of the monitoring interface here: (mandatory)
-monit_udp_ip=127.0.0.1
-
-# setup the port the statistics server should listen to: (optional)
-# monit_udp_port=5040
diff --git a/core/plug-in/stats/etc/stats.conf b/core/plug-in/stats/etc/stats.conf
index 88f8d899..57babe1f 100644
--- a/core/plug-in/stats/etc/stats.conf
+++ b/core/plug-in/stats/etc/stats.conf
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
+# IP of the monitoring interface:
 monit_udp_ip=127.0.0.1
+
+# port the statistics server should listen to:
 monit_udp_port=5040