diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 0b8b721ee..d8f5720e5 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ type Config struct {
 	SupernodeRouting SupernodeClientConfig // local node's routing servers (if SupernodeRouting enabled)
 	API              API                   // local node's API settings
 	Swarm            SwarmConfig
-	Log              Log
 }
 
 const (
diff --git a/config/init.go b/config/init.go
index 4d50ac661..eaa23d285 100644
--- a/config/init.go
+++ b/config/init.go
@@ -53,10 +53,6 @@ func Init(out io.Writer, nBitsForKeypair int) (*Config, error) {
 			Enabled:  true,
 			Interval: 10,
 		}},
-		Log: Log{
-			MaxSizeMB:  250,
-			MaxBackups: 1,
-		},
 
 		// setup the node mount points.
 		Mounts: Mounts{
diff --git a/config/log.go b/config/log.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 81aebf059..000000000
--- a/config/log.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-package config
-
-type Log struct {
-	MaxSizeMB  int
-	MaxBackups int
-	MaxAgeDays int
-}
diff --git a/config/logs.go b/config/logs.go
deleted file mode 100644
index d912156be..000000000
--- a/config/logs.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-package config