diff --git a/roles/matrix-bridge-appservice-webhooks/defaults/main.yml b/roles/matrix-bridge-appservice-webhooks/defaults/main.yml
index c556b152..a317af18 100644
--- a/roles/matrix-bridge-appservice-webhooks/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/matrix-bridge-appservice-webhooks/defaults/main.yml
@@ -76,14 +76,9 @@ matrix_appservice_webhooks_configuration_yaml: |
     hookUrlBase:  "{{ matrix_appservice_webhooks_inbound_uri_prefix }}"
 
   logging:
-    file: data/webhook.log
     console: true
     consoleLevel: {{ matrix_appservice_webhooks_log_level }}
-    fileLevel: verbose
     writeFiles: false
-    rotate:
-      size: 52428800 # bytes, default is 50mb
-      count: 5
 
 matrix_appservice_webhooks_configuration_extension_yaml: |
   #