diff --git a/modules/matrix/default.nix b/modules/matrix/default.nix
index da6c49dd..f8b23554 100644
--- a/modules/matrix/default.nix
+++ b/modules/matrix/default.nix
@@ -108,8 +108,6 @@ in
       instance_map = { };
       limit_profile_requests_to_users_who_share_rooms = false;
 
-      log_config = ./matrix-log-config.yaml;
-
       max_spider_size = "10M";
       max_upload_size = "50M";
       media_storage_providers = [ ];
diff --git a/modules/matrix/matrix-log-config.yaml b/modules/matrix/matrix-log-config.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index c7465ae5..00000000
--- a/modules/matrix/matrix-log-config.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-version: 1
-
-formatters:
-  precise:
-    format: "%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(lineno)d - %(levelname)s - %(request)s - %(message)s"
-
-filters:
-  context:
-    (): synapse.util.logcontext.LoggingContextFilter
-    request: ""
-
-handlers:
-  console:
-    class: logging.StreamHandler
-    formatter: precise
-    filters: [context]
-
-loggers:
-  synapse:
-    level: WARNING
-
-  synapse.storage.SQL:
-    # beware: increasing this to DEBUG will make synapse log sensitive
-    # information such as access tokens.
-    level: WARNING
-
-  synapse.http.matrixfederationclient:
-    level: CRITICAL
-  synapse.federation.sender.per_destination_queue:
-    level: CRITICAL
-  synapse.handlers.device:
-    level: CRITICAL
-  synapse.replication.tcp.handler:
-    level: CRITICAL
-  shared_secret_authenticator:
-    level: INFO
-
-root:
-  level: WARNING
-  handlers: [console]