diff --git a/pillar.example b/pillar.example
index d817ad2..349113e 100644
--- a/pillar.example
+++ b/pillar.example
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ postgres:
 
   users:
     localUser:
+      ensure: present
       password: '98ruj923h4rf'
       createdb: False
       createroles: False
@@ -18,6 +19,16 @@ postgres:
       replication: False
 
     remoteUser:
+      ensure: present
+      password: '98ruj923h4rf'
+      createdb: False
+      createroles: False
+      createuser: False
+      inherit: True
+      replication: False
+
+    absentUser:
+      ensure: absent
       password: '98ruj923h4rf'
       createdb: False
       createroles: False
diff --git a/postgres/init.sls b/postgres/init.sls
index 8e0b84e..6d3e8d2 100644
--- a/postgres/init.sls
+++ b/postgres/init.sls
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ pg_hba.conf:
 
 {% for name, user in postgres.users.items()  %}
 postgres-user-{{ name }}:
+{% if user.get('ensure', 'present') == 'present' %}
   postgres_user.present:
     - name: {{ name }}
     - createdb: {{ user.get('createdb', False) }}
@@ -90,6 +91,13 @@ postgres-user-{{ name }}:
     - superuser: {{ user.get('superuser', False) }}
     - require:
       - service: {{ postgres.service }}
+{% else %}
+  postgres_user.absent:
+    - name: {{ name }}
+    - user: {{ user.get('runas', 'postgres') }}
+    - require:
+      - service: {{ postgres.service }}
+{% endif %}
 {% endfor%}
 
 {% for name, db in postgres.databases.items()  %}