diff --git a/REFERENCE.md b/REFERENCE.md
index 575d0ef4e..cdc0bdbb5 100644
--- a/REFERENCE.md
+++ b/REFERENCE.md
@@ -10958,7 +10958,7 @@ Data type: `Stdlib::Port`
 
 
 
-Default value: `9090`
+Default value: `9419`
 
 ##### <a name="-prometheus--rabbitmq_exporter--scrape_job_name"></a>`scrape_job_name`
 
diff --git a/manifests/redis_exporter.pp b/manifests/redis_exporter.pp
index 2ad967f16..face663f2 100644
--- a/manifests/redis_exporter.pp
+++ b/manifests/redis_exporter.pp
@@ -100,45 +100,8 @@
   $str_addresses = join($addr, ',')
   $options = "-redis.addr=${str_addresses} -namespace=${namespace} ${extra_options}"
 
-  if $install_method == 'url' {
-    if versioncmp($version, '1.0.0') >= 0 {
-      # From version 1.0.0 the tarball format changed to be consistent with most other exporters
-      $real_install_method = $install_method
-    } else {
-      # Not a big fan of copypasting but prometheus::daemon takes for granted
-      # a specific path embedded in the prometheus *_exporter tarball, which
-      # redis_exporter lacks before version 1.0.0
-      # TODO: patch prometheus::daemon to support custom extract directories
-      $real_install_method = 'none'
-      $install_dir = "/opt/${service_name}-${version}.${os}-${arch}"
-      file { $install_dir:
-        ensure => 'directory',
-        owner  => 'root',
-        group  => 0, # 0 instead of root because OS X uses "wheel".
-        mode   => '0555',
-      }
-      -> archive { "/tmp/${service_name}-${version}.${download_extension}":
-        ensure          => present,
-        extract         => true,
-        extract_path    => $install_dir,
-        source          => $real_download_url,
-        checksum_verify => false,
-        creates         => "${install_dir}/${service_name}",
-        cleanup         => true,
-      }
-      -> file { "${bin_dir}/${service_name}":
-        ensure => link,
-        notify => $notify_service,
-        target => "${install_dir}/${service_name}",
-        before => Prometheus::Daemon[$service_name],
-      }
-    }
-  } else {
-    $real_install_method = $install_method
-  }
-
   prometheus::daemon { $service_name:
-    install_method     => $real_install_method,
+    install_method     => $install_method,
     version            => $release,
     download_extension => $download_extension,
     os                 => $os,
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/redis_exporter_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/redis_exporter_spec.rb
index eb7562e71..7d6ac05b4 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/redis_exporter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/redis_exporter_spec.rb
@@ -28,30 +28,4 @@
       end
     end
   end
-
-  context 'with version 0.11.2 (default version in module version < 8.0.0)' do
-    it 'redis_exporter works idempotently with no errors' do
-      pp = 'class { "prometheus::redis_exporter": version => "0.11.2" }'
-      # Run it twice and test for idempotency
-      apply_manifest(pp, catch_failures: true)
-      apply_manifest(pp, catch_changes: true)
-    end
-
-    describe service('redis_exporter') do
-      it { is_expected.to be_running }
-      it { is_expected.to be_enabled }
-    end
-    # the class installs an the redis_exporter that listens on port 9121
-
-    describe port(9121) do
-      it { is_expected.to be_listening.with('tcp6') }
-    end
-
-    it 'is version v0.11.2' do
-      shell('curl -s http://127.0.0.1:9121/metrics') do |r|
-        redis_exporter_build_info = r.stdout.split(%r{\n}).find { |line| line =~ %r{^redis_exporter_build_info} }
-        expect(redis_exporter_build_info).to match(%r{,version="v0\.11\.2"})
-      end
-    end
-  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/classes/redis_exporter_spec.rb b/spec/classes/redis_exporter_spec.rb
index b83ce3934..addd1634a 100644
--- a/spec/classes/redis_exporter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/redis_exporter_spec.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
       context 'with version specified' do
         let(:params) do
           {
-            version: '0.11.2',
+            version: '1.9.0',
             arch: 'amd64',
             os: 'linux',
             bin_dir: '/usr/local/bin',
@@ -23,9 +23,8 @@
         it { is_expected.to compile.with_all_deps }
 
         describe 'install correct binary' do
-          it { is_expected.to contain_file('/usr/local/bin/redis_exporter').with('target' => '/opt/redis_exporter-0.11.2.linux-amd64/redis_exporter') }
-          it { is_expected.to contain_file('/opt/redis_exporter-0.11.2.linux-amd64') }
-          it { is_expected.to contain_archive('/tmp/redis_exporter-0.11.2.tar.gz') }
+          it { is_expected.to contain_file('/usr/local/bin/redis_exporter').with('target' => '/opt/redis_exporter-v1.9.0.linux-amd64/redis_exporter') }
+          it { is_expected.to contain_archive('/tmp/redis_exporter-v1.9.0.tar.gz') }
         end
 
         describe 'required resources' do