diff --git a/mealie/core/root_logger.py b/mealie/core/root_logger.py
index 29db504f..3da5ef84 100644
--- a/mealie/core/root_logger.py
+++ b/mealie/core/root_logger.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ DATA_DIR = determine_data_dir()
 
 from .config import get_app_settings  # noqa E402
 
-LOGGER_FILE = DATA_DIR.joinpath("mealie.log")
 DATE_FORMAT = "%d-%b-%y %H:%M:%S"
 LOGGER_FORMAT = "%(levelname)s: %(asctime)s \t%(message)s"
 
@@ -40,19 +39,17 @@ def get_logger_config():
             level=log_level,
         )
 
-    output_file_handler = logging.FileHandler(LOGGER_FILE)
     handler_format = logging.Formatter(LOGGER_FORMAT, datefmt=DATE_FORMAT)
-    output_file_handler.setFormatter(handler_format)
 
     # Stdout
     stdout_handler = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout)
     stdout_handler.setFormatter(handler_format)
 
     return LoggerConfig(
-        handlers=[output_file_handler, stdout_handler],
+        handlers=[stdout_handler],
         format="%(levelname)s: %(asctime)s \t%(message)s",
         date_format="%d-%b-%y %H:%M:%S",
-        logger_file=LOGGER_FILE,
+        logger_file=None,
         level=log_level,
     )
 
diff --git a/mealie/routes/admin/admin_log.py b/mealie/routes/admin/admin_log.py
index ac12c12e..0de98b99 100644
--- a/mealie/routes/admin/admin_log.py
+++ b/mealie/routes/admin/admin_log.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 from fastapi import APIRouter
 
-from mealie.core.root_logger import LOGGER_FILE
 from mealie.core.security import create_file_token
 
 router = APIRouter(prefix="/logs")
@@ -9,15 +8,13 @@ router = APIRouter(prefix="/logs")
 @router.get("/{num}")
 async def get_log(num: int):
     """Doc Str"""
-    with open(LOGGER_FILE, "rb") as f:
-        log_text = tail(f, num)
-    return log_text
+    return ""
 
 
 @router.get("")
 async def get_log_file():
     """Returns a token to download a file"""
-    return {"fileToken": create_file_token(LOGGER_FILE)}
+    return {"fileToken": create_file_token("nofile")}
 
 
 def tail(f, lines=20):
diff --git a/mealie/routes/admin/admin_maintenance.py b/mealie/routes/admin/admin_maintenance.py
index 23ef8369..322b580f 100644
--- a/mealie/routes/admin/admin_maintenance.py
+++ b/mealie/routes/admin/admin_maintenance.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 from fastapi import APIRouter, HTTPException
 
-from mealie.core.root_logger import LOGGER_FILE
 from mealie.pkgs.stats import fs_stats
 from mealie.routes._base import BaseAdminController, controller
 from mealie.schema.admin import MaintenanceSummary
@@ -73,8 +72,6 @@ class AdminMaintenanceController(BaseAdminController):
         Get the maintenance summary
         """
         log_file_size = 0
-        with contextlib.suppress(FileNotFoundError):
-            log_file_size = os.path.getsize(LOGGER_FILE)
 
         return MaintenanceSummary(
             data_dir_size=fs_stats.pretty_size(fs_stats.get_dir_size(self.folders.DATA_DIR)),
@@ -85,7 +82,7 @@ class AdminMaintenanceController(BaseAdminController):
 
     @router.get("/logs", response_model=MaintenanceLogs)
     def get_logs(self, lines: int = 200):
-        return MaintenanceLogs(logs=tail_log(LOGGER_FILE, lines))
+        return MaintenanceLogs(logs="")
 
     @router.get("/storage", response_model=MaintenanceStorageDetails)
     def get_storage_details(self):
@@ -137,9 +134,6 @@ class AdminMaintenanceController(BaseAdminController):
         Purges the logs
         """
         try:
-            with contextlib.suppress(FileNotFoundError):
-                os.remove(LOGGER_FILE)
-                LOGGER_FILE.touch()
             return SuccessResponse.respond("Logs cleaned")
         except Exception as e:
             raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=ErrorResponse.respond("Failed to clean logs")) from e