diff --git a/config/initializers/_load_app_config.rb b/config/initializers/_load_app_config.rb
index 6d9689846..33897ab69 100644
--- a/config/initializers/_load_app_config.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/_load_app_config.rb
@@ -27,5 +27,3 @@ APP_CONFIG[:pod_url].chop! if APP_CONFIG[:pod_url][-1, 1] == '/'
 APP_CONFIG[:pod_url] = APP_CONFIG[:pod_url] + '/'
 
 puts "WARNING: Please modify your app_config.yml to have a proper pod_url!" if APP_CONFIG[:terse_pod_url] == "example.org" && Rails.env != "test"
-Rails.logger.fatal(
-  "event=app_config_loaded time='#{Time.now}'")