diff --git a/misc/launchd/io.ipfs.ipfs-daemon.plist b/misc/launchd/io.ipfs.ipfs-daemon.plist
index 72d4cf716..4a5337f2f 100644
--- a/misc/launchd/io.ipfs.ipfs-daemon.plist
+++ b/misc/launchd/io.ipfs.ipfs-daemon.plist
@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@
     </dict>
     <key>RunAtLoad</key>
     <true/>
-    <key>StandardErrorPath</key>
-    <string>{{IPFS_PATH}}/logs/stderr.log</string>
-    <key>StandardOutPath</key>
-    <string>{{IPFS_PATH}}/logs/stdout.log</string>
   </dict>
 </plist>
 
diff --git a/repo/fsrepo/doc.go b/repo/fsrepo/doc.go
index c565053f4..50d52855a 100644
--- a/repo/fsrepo/doc.go
+++ b/repo/fsrepo/doc.go
@@ -6,14 +6,12 @@
 //   ├── client/
 //   |   ├── client.lock          <------ protects client/ + signals its own pid
 //   │   ├── ipfs-client.cpuprof
-//   │   ├── ipfs-client.memprof
-//   │   └── logs/
+//   │   └── ipfs-client.memprof
 //   ├── config
 //   ├── daemon/
 //   │   ├── daemon.lock          <------ protects daemon/ + signals its own address
 //   │   ├── ipfs-daemon.cpuprof
-//   │   ├── ipfs-daemon.memprof
-//   │   └── logs/
+//   │   └── ipfs-daemon.memprof
 //   ├── datastore/
 //   ├── repo.lock                <------ protects datastore/ and config
 //   └── version
diff --git a/repo/fsrepo/fsrepo.go b/repo/fsrepo/fsrepo.go
index 2aaa9c130..9dcfb86ff 100644
--- a/repo/fsrepo/fsrepo.go
+++ b/repo/fsrepo/fsrepo.go
@@ -242,10 +242,6 @@ func Init(repoPath string, conf *config.Config) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err := dir.Writable(filepath.Join(repoPath, "logs")); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	if err := mfsr.RepoPath(repoPath).WriteVersion(RepoVersion); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/test/3nodetest/bootstrap/config b/test/3nodetest/bootstrap/config
index 9f178833c..4ac369d8a 100644
--- a/test/3nodetest/bootstrap/config
+++ b/test/3nodetest/bootstrap/config
@@ -28,11 +28,5 @@
   ],
   "Tour": {
     "Last": ""
-  },
-  "Logs": {
-    "Filename": "/root/.ipfs/logs/events.log",
-    "MaxSizeMB": 0,
-    "MaxBackups": 0,
-    "MaxAgeDays": 0
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/3nodetest/client/config b/test/3nodetest/client/config
index 3a8484f86..50f720419 100644
--- a/test/3nodetest/client/config
+++ b/test/3nodetest/client/config
@@ -15,12 +15,6 @@
         "PeerID": "Qmbtc35vdjVh5o9w2AaT2SgcWwigsaoZUpRfq2FSrFD6mb",
         "PrivKey": "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"
     },
-    "Logs": {
-        "Filename": "/root/.ipfs/logs/events.log",
-        "MaxAgeDays": 0,
-        "MaxBackups": 0,
-        "MaxSizeMB": 0
-    },
     "Mounts": {
         "IPFS": "/ipfs",
         "IPNS": "/ipns"
diff --git a/test/3nodetest/server/config b/test/3nodetest/server/config
index 49cca26d6..1e65d8749 100644
--- a/test/3nodetest/server/config
+++ b/test/3nodetest/server/config
@@ -15,12 +15,6 @@
         "PeerID": "Qmbtc2C7rqmAfdeMTM7FX4YF8CeBumMCfk5Z1GBCMbMTfY",
         "PrivKey": "CAAS4AQwggJcAgEAAoGBANW3mJMmDSJbdRyykO0Ze5t6WL6jeTtpOhklxePBIkJL/Uil78Va/tODx6Mvv3GMCkbGvzWslTZXpaHa9vBmjE3MVZSmd5fLRybKT0zZ3juABKcx+WIVNw8JlkpEORihJdwb+5tRUC5pUcMzxqHSmGX+d6e9KZqLnv7piNKg2+r7AgMBAAECgYAqc6+w+wv82SHoM2gqULeG6MScCajZLkvGFwS5+vEtLh7/wUZhc3PO3AxZ0/A5Q9H+wRfWN5PkGYDjJ7WJhzUzGfTbrQ821JV6B3IUR4UHo2IgJkZO4EUB5L9KBUqvYxDJigtGBopgQh0EeDSS+9X8vaGmit5l4zcAfi+UGYPgMQJBAOCJQU8N2HW5SawBo2QX0bnCAAnu5Ilk2QaqwDZbDQaM5JWFcpRpGnjBhsZihHwVWvKCbnq83JhAGRQvKAEepMUCQQDzqjvIyM+Au42nP7SFDHoMjEnHW8Nimvz8zPbyrSUEHe4l9/yS4+BeRPxpwI5xgzp8g1wEYfNeXt08buYwCsy/AkBXWg5mSuSjJ+pZWGnQTtPwiGCrfJy8NteXmGYev11Z5wYmhTwGML1zrRZZp4oTG9u97LA+X6sSMB2RlKbjiKBhAkEAgl/hoSshK+YugwCpHE9ytmgRyeOlhYscNj+NGofeOHezRwmLUSUwlgAfdo4bKU1n69t1TrsCNspXYdCMxcPhjQJAMNxkJ8t2tFMpucCQfWJ09wvFKZSHX1/iD9GKWL0Qk2FcMCg3NXiqei5NL3NYqCWpdC/IfjsAEGCJrTFwp/OoUw=="
     },
-    "Logs": {
-        "Filename": "/root/.ipfs/logs/events.log",
-        "MaxAgeDays": 0,
-        "MaxBackups": 0,
-        "MaxSizeMB": 0
-    },
     "Mounts": {
         "IPFS": "/ipfs",
         "IPNS": "/ipns"