diff --git a/image/services/syslog-ng/logrotate.conf b/image/services/syslog-ng/logrotate.conf
index cb2e78ca6..857419c4b 100644
--- a/image/services/syslog-ng/logrotate.conf
+++ b/image/services/syslog-ng/logrotate.conf
@@ -18,19 +18,4 @@ create
 # packages drop log rotation information into this directory
 include /etc/logrotate.d
 
-# no packages own wtmp, or btmp -- we'll rotate them here
-/var/log/wtmp {
-    missingok
-    monthly
-    create 0664 root utmp
-    rotate 1
-}
-
-/var/log/btmp {
-    missingok
-    monthly
-    create 0660 root utmp
-    rotate 1
-}
-
 # system-specific logs may be configured here