diff --git a/config/initializers/logging.rb b/config/initializers/logging.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index de40c888a..000000000
--- a/config/initializers/logging.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-#   Copyright (c) 2010, Diaspora Inc.  This file is
-#   licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or later.  See
-#   the COPYRIGHT file.
-
-Rails.logger = Logger.new(
-  Rails.root.join("log",Rails.env + ".log"),3,5*1024*1024)
-
-Rails.logger.fatal(
-  "===================================================\n===================================================\nServer starting up!  Time is #{Time.now}")