diff --git a/bitnami/postgresql/bitnami-utils-custom.sh b/bitnami/postgresql/bitnami-utils-custom.sh
index 292c45ded34f..4bd3ef4222c0 100644
--- a/bitnami/postgresql/bitnami-utils-custom.sh
+++ b/bitnami/postgresql/bitnami-utils-custom.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ initialize_database() {
   gosu $BITNAMI_APP_USER $BITNAMI_APP_DIR/bin/initdb -D $BITNAMI_APP_DIR/data \
     -U $BITNAMI_APP_USER -E unicode -A trust >/dev/null
 
+  # remove the config files generated by initdb
+  rm -rf $BITNAMI_APP_DIR/data/{pg_hba.conf,pg_ident.conf,postgresql.conf}
 }
 
 create_custom_database() {