diff --git a/admin/templates/_c/.gitkeep b/admin/templates/_c/.gitkeep
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2d..00000000000
diff --git a/files/templates/_c/.gitkeep b/files/templates/_c/.gitkeep
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2d..00000000000
diff --git a/lib/template.php b/lib/template.php
index 0541d55b124..0973d60c72d 100644
--- a/lib/template.php
+++ b/lib/template.php
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class OC_TEMPLATE{
 		$smarty->left_delimiter  = "[%";
 		$smarty->right_delimiter = "%]";
 		$smarty->template_dir    = $template_dir;
-		$smarty->compile_dir     = "$template_dir/_c";
+		$smarty->compile_dir     = "$SERVERROOT/templates/_c";
 		$smarty->registerPlugin( "function", "linkto", "oc_template_helper_link_to");
 		$smarty->registerPlugin( "function", "imagepath", "oc_template_helper_image_path");
 
diff --git a/log/templates/_c/.gitkeep b/log/templates/_c/.gitkeep
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2d..00000000000
diff --git a/settings/templates/_c/.gitkeep b/settings/templates/_c/.gitkeep
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2d..00000000000