diff --git a/config/base.toml b/config/base.toml
index de422a33c9cf18f773994982aaa5c06440a775a2..bb4e06b458b63d11058657176da86df036fb0d7e 100644
--- a/config/base.toml
+++ b/config/base.toml
@@ -15,11 +15,16 @@ initfs = {}
 ipcd = {}
 kernel = {}
 ptyd = {}
+uutils = {}
 
 ## Configuration files
 [[files]]
 path = "/usr/lib/init.d/00_base"
 data = """
+# clear and recreate tmpdir with 0o1777 permission
+rm -r /tmp
+mkdir -m a=rwxt /tmp
+
 ipcd
 ptyd
 escalated
@@ -86,13 +91,6 @@ path = "/share"
 data = "usr/share"
 symlink = true
 
-## /tmp directory with special mode
-[[files]]
-path = "/tmp"
-data = ""
-directory = true
-mode = 0o1777
-
 ## Device file symlinks
 [[files]]
 path = "/dev/null"
diff --git a/config/resist.toml b/config/resist.toml
index 64b617f2b8c7ef8e40eacabdbeee85cd48848d92..caa4e418df0513b488263424b9716fd2342fa1d5 100644
--- a/config/resist.toml
+++ b/config/resist.toml
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ gnu-make = {}
 netdb = {}
 resist = {}
 userutils = {}
-uutils = {}
 
 # Override to not background dhcpd
 [[files]]
diff --git a/config/server-minimal.toml b/config/server-minimal.toml
index 49a427fc7b0c2c6a32f1a04463ee190d6caf9cc9..4adaffe6c09329c2263959a5a21935ad3e8854d1 100644
--- a/config/server-minimal.toml
+++ b/config/server-minimal.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ extrautils = {}
 ion = {}
 smith = {}
 userutils = {}
-uutils = {}
 
 [[files]]
 path = "/usr/lib/init.d/30_console"
diff --git a/config/server.toml b/config/server.toml
index d8c33e3adacae38f24705c384d04e751a452e2e5..c904a865834f95f01daf2a8797f3f263e015586f 100644
--- a/config/server.toml
+++ b/config/server.toml
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ resist = {}
 smith = {}
 terminfo = {}
 userutils = {}
-uutils = {}
 vim = {}
 
 [[files]]