diff --git a/playbooks/common-tasks/os-log-dir-setup.yml b/playbooks/common-tasks/os-log-dir-setup.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 110ae73ee5..0000000000
--- a/playbooks/common-tasks/os-log-dir-setup.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
----
-# Copyright 2016, Rackspace US, Inc.
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-
-# Usage:
-#  This common task is used to create log directories and links
-#  if the "log_dirs" list is passed. "log_dirs" must be used
-#  containing at least one dictionary with the keys "dest" and
-#  "src". Optionally the "owner" and "group" can be provided as well.
-#    * dest = destination
-#    * src = source
-#    * owner = user
-#    * group = group
-
-- name: Create log dir
-  file:
-    path: "{{ item.src }}"
-    state: directory
-  with_items: "{{ log_dirs|default([]) }}"
-  when: is_metal | bool
-  tags:
-    - common-log
-
-- name: Create log aggregation links
-  file:
-    src: "{{ item.src }}"
-    dest: "{{ item.dest }}"
-    state: "link"
-    force: "yes"
-  with_items: "{{ log_dirs|default([]) }}"
-  when: is_metal | bool
-  tags:
-    - common-log
diff --git a/playbooks/unbound-install.yml b/playbooks/unbound-install.yml
index 3b3be2d8f1..d44a9d0aae 100644
--- a/playbooks/unbound-install.yml
+++ b/playbooks/unbound-install.yml
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
   serial: "{{ unbound_serial | default(['1','100%']) }}"
   user: root
   pre_tasks:
-    - name: Including os-log-dir-setup tasks
-      include_tasks: common-tasks/os-log-dir-setup.yml
     - name: Including container-setup tasks
       include_role:
         name: "openstack.osa.{{ container_tech | default('lxc') }}_container_setup"
diff --git a/playbooks/utility-install.yml b/playbooks/utility-install.yml
index 3d21b4b905..3f9422a0eb 100644
--- a/playbooks/utility-install.yml
+++ b/playbooks/utility-install.yml
@@ -53,13 +53,6 @@
         name: "openstack.osa.{{ container_tech | default('lxc') }}_container_setup"
       when: not is_metal
 
-    - name: Including os-log-dir-setup tasks
-      include_tasks: common-tasks/os-log-dir-setup.yml
-      vars:
-        log_dirs:
-          - src: "/openstack/log/{{ inventory_hostname }}-utility"
-            dest: "/var/log/utility"
-
     - name: Including unbound-clients tasks
       include_tasks: common-tasks/unbound-clients.yml
       when:
diff --git a/playbooks/zookeeper-install.yml b/playbooks/zookeeper-install.yml
index 3db72b057b..2ec867a98b 100644
--- a/playbooks/zookeeper-install.yml
+++ b/playbooks/zookeeper-install.yml
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@
   user: root
   environment: "{{ deployment_environment_variables | default({}) }}"
   pre_tasks:
-    - name: Including os-log-dir-setup tasks
-      include_tasks: common-tasks/os-log-dir-setup.yml
     - name: Including container-setup tasks
       include_role:
         name: "openstack.osa.{{ container_tech | default('lxc') }}_container_setup"