diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 16b6a7896..816ffcef5 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ type Config struct {
 	Version   Version         // local node's version management
 	Bootstrap []BootstrapPeer // local nodes's bootstrap peers
 	Tour      Tour            // local node's tour position
-	Logs      Logs            // local node's event log configuration
 }
 
 const (
diff --git a/config/logs.go b/config/logs.go
index 687f0832f..d912156be 100644
--- a/config/logs.go
+++ b/config/logs.go
@@ -1,18 +1 @@
 package config
-
-// LogsDefaultDirectory is the directory to store all IPFS event logs.
-var LogsDefaultDirectory = "logs"
-
-// Logs tracks the configuration of the event logger
-type Logs struct {
-	Filename   string
-	MaxSizeMB  uint64
-	MaxBackups uint64
-	MaxAgeDays uint64
-}
-
-// LogsPath returns the default path for event logs given a configuration root
-// (set an empty string to have the default configuration root)
-func LogsPath(configroot string) (string, error) {
-	return Path(configroot, LogsDefaultDirectory)
-}