diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0322ecf8d0..8aae3024ce 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -154,8 +154,7 @@ install.completions:
 	install ${SELINUXOPT} -m 644 -D completions/bash/podman ${BASHINSTALLDIR}
 
 install.cni:
-	install ${SELINUXOPT} -D -m 644 cni/98-podman-loopback.conf ${ETCDIR}/cni/net.d/98-podman-loopback.conf
-	install ${SELINUXOPT} -m 644 cni/97-podman-bridge.conf ${ETCDIR}/cni/net.d/97-podman-bridge.conf
+	install ${SELINUXOPT} -D -m 644 cni/97-podman-bridge.conf ${ETCDIR}/cni/net.d/97-podman-bridge.conf
 
 uninstall:
 	rm -f $(LIBEXECDIR)/crio/conmon
diff --git a/cni/98-podman-loopback.conf b/cni/98-podman-loopback.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index dd6630a85b..0000000000
--- a/cni/98-podman-loopback.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "cniVersion": "0.2.0",
-    "type": "loopback"
-}