diff --git a/contrib/docker/conf/log.config b/contrib/docker/conf/log.config
index 45e7eef953..b5c907c4f9 100644
--- a/contrib/docker/conf/log.config
+++ b/contrib/docker/conf/log.config
@@ -10,13 +10,6 @@ filters:
     request: ""
 
 handlers:
-  file:
-    class: logging.handlers.RotatingFileHandler
-    formatter: precise
-    filename: /data/homeserver.log
-    maxBytes: 104857600
-    backupCount: 10
-    filters: [context]
   console:
     class: logging.StreamHandler
     formatter: precise
@@ -33,4 +26,4 @@ loggers:
 
 root:
     level: INFO
-    handlers: [file, console]
+    handlers: [console]