diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index df415361a0168932c034cdc367ebfd3bb22e200b..bf58a8e4172b6b0894e81da1252c2273b21d1f03 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ Arch-audit can be used to find servers in need of updates for security issues.
 The following steps should be used to update our managed servers:
 
   * pacman -Syu
-  * manually update the kernel, since it is in IgnorePkg by default
   * sync
   * checkservices
   * reboot
diff --git a/roles/common/templates/pacman.conf.j2 b/roles/common/templates/pacman.conf.j2
index dffd5d1fecaf85de1cbc4702314eb82432c78549..3fc263daabfd55f6d6640e9bb74e5d4f2acba4ce 100644
--- a/roles/common/templates/pacman.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/common/templates/pacman.conf.j2
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ HoldPkg      = pacman glibc
 Architecture = auto
 
 # Pacman won't upgrade packages listed in IgnorePkg and members of IgnoreGroup
-IgnorePkg    = linux linux-headers linux-hardened linux-hardened-headers linux-lts linux-lts-headers
+#IgnorePkg   =
 #IgnoreGroup =
 
 #NoUpgrade   =