diff --git a/config/apply/files.go b/config/apply/files.go
index 4727070..6592d04 100644
--- a/config/apply/files.go
+++ b/config/apply/files.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Files writes the files from the given config
-func Files(cfg *config.Config, prefix string, filters ...string) error {
+func Files(cfgFiles []config.FileDef, prefix string, filters ...string) error {
 	accept := func(n string) bool { return true }
 
 	if len(filters) > 0 {
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func Files(cfg *config.Config, prefix string, filters ...string) error {
 
 	failed := 0
 
-	for _, file := range cfg.Files {
+	for _, file := range cfgFiles {
 		if !accept(file.Path) {
 			continue
 		}
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ func Files(cfg *config.Config, prefix string, filters ...string) error {
 			content,
 			mode,
 			0755,
-			cfg,
 		)
 
 		if err != nil {
@@ -69,7 +68,7 @@ func Files(cfg *config.Config, prefix string, filters ...string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func writeFile(log zerolog.Logger, path string, content []byte, fileMode, dirMode os.FileMode, cfg *config.Config) (err error) {
+func writeFile(log zerolog.Logger, path string, content []byte, fileMode, dirMode os.FileMode) (err error) {
 	if err = os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(path), dirMode); err != nil {
 		log.Error().Err(err).Msg("failed to create parent dir")
 		return