diff --git a/lib/icinga/host.cpp b/lib/icinga/host.cpp
index 8bc79665f..6291eba6d 100644
--- a/lib/icinga/host.cpp
+++ b/lib/icinga/host.cpp
@@ -197,10 +197,6 @@ void Host::UpdateSlaveServices(void)
 		ExpressionList::Ptr svc_exprl = make_shared<ExpressionList>();
 		item->GetLinkedExpressionList()->ExtractPath(path, svc_exprl);
 
-		std::vector<String> dpath;
-		dpath.push_back("templates");
-		svc_exprl->ErasePath(dpath);
-
 		builder->AddExpressionList(svc_exprl);
 
 		ConfigItem::Ptr serviceItem = builder->Compile();
diff --git a/lib/icinga/icinga-type.conf b/lib/icinga/icinga-type.conf
index fe684a63d..d59cd95d9 100644
--- a/lib/icinga/icinga-type.conf
+++ b/lib/icinga/icinga-type.conf
@@ -113,7 +113,9 @@ type Service {
 
 			%attribute any "*"
 		}
-	}
+	},
+
+	%attribute any "templates"
 }
 
 type ServiceGroup {
@@ -147,7 +149,9 @@ type Notification {
 	%attribute name(TimePeriod) "notification_period",
 
 	%attribute number "notification_type_filter",
-	%attribute number "notification_state_filter"
+	%attribute number "notification_state_filter",
+
+	%attribute any "templates"
 }
 
 type User {
diff --git a/lib/icinga/service-notification.cpp b/lib/icinga/service-notification.cpp
index 77158fad1..cb15c06b3 100644
--- a/lib/icinga/service-notification.cpp
+++ b/lib/icinga/service-notification.cpp
@@ -149,10 +149,6 @@ void Service::UpdateSlaveNotifications(void)
 		ExpressionList::Ptr nfc_exprl = make_shared<ExpressionList>();
 		item->GetLinkedExpressionList()->ExtractPath(path, nfc_exprl);
 
-		std::vector<String> dpath;
-		dpath.push_back("templates");
-		nfc_exprl->ErasePath(dpath);
-
 		builder->AddExpressionList(nfc_exprl);
 
 		ConfigItem::Ptr notificationItem = builder->Compile();