diff --git a/modules/logstash/files/logstash-watchdog.sh b/modules/logstash/files/logstash-watchdog.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index fb524b1302..0000000000
--- a/modules/logstash/files/logstash-watchdog.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-#
-# This is a work around for https://logstash.jira.com/browse/LOGSTASH-1951
-# Logstash disconnects from the cluster and will not rejoin under
-# its own power.
-
-date >> /var/log/logstash/watchdog.log
-ES_ADDRESS=$1
-echo "$ES_ADDRESS" >> /var/log/logstash/watchdog.log
-
-JSON_OUT=$(curl -sf "http://${ES_ADDRESS}:9200/_cluster/nodes/${HOSTNAME}")
-CURL_RET=$?
-echo "$JSON_OUT" >> /var/log/logstash/watchdog.log
-echo "$CURL_RET" >> /var/log/logstash/watchdog.log
-RESULT=$(echo $JSON_OUT | jq '.nodes == {}')
-echo "$RESULT" >> /var/log/logstash/watchdog.log
-
-if [ "$CURL_RET" == "0" ] && [ "$RESULT" == "true" ] ;
-then
-    echo "restarting" >> /var/log/logstash/watchdog.log
-    /sbin/stop --quiet logstash-indexer
-    /sbin/start --quiet logstash-indexer
-fi
diff --git a/modules/logstash/manifests/watchdog.pp b/modules/logstash/manifests/watchdog.pp
deleted file mode 100644
index 48aa575a95..0000000000
--- a/modules/logstash/manifests/watchdog.pp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
-#
-# 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.
-#
-# Class to install a simple watchdog for the logstash-indexer service.
-# es_api_node is the address to access the elasticsearch api at (should
-# be a 'host:port' string).
-
-class logstash::watchdog (
-  $cron_ensure = 'present',
-  $es_api_node = 'localhost'
-) {
-  package { 'jq':
-    ensure => present,
-  }
-  if ! defined(Package['curl']) {
-    package { 'curl':
-      ensure => present,
-    }
-  }
-
-  file { '/usr/local/bin/logstash-watchdog':
-    ensure  => present,
-    source  => 'puppet:///modules/logstash/logstash-watchdog.sh',
-    replace => true,
-    owner   => 'root',
-    group   => 'root',
-    mode    => '0555',
-  }
-
-  cron { 'logstash-watchdog':
-    ensure      => $cron_ensure,
-    minute      => '*/10',
-    environment => 'PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin',
-    command     => "sleep $((RANDOM\%60)) && /usr/local/bin/logstash-watchdog ${es_api_node}",
-    require     => Service['logstash-indexer']
-  }
-}
diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/logstash_worker.pp b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/logstash_worker.pp
index 6d30b5f274..17fc6933ea 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/logstash_worker.pp
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/logstash_worker.pp
@@ -40,11 +40,6 @@ class openstack_project::logstash_worker (
     conf_template => 'openstack_project/logstash/indexer.conf.erb',
   }
 
-  class { 'logstash::watchdog':
-    cron_ensure => 'absent',
-    es_api_node => $discover_node,
-  }
-
   include log_processor
   log_processor::worker { 'A':
     config_file => 'puppet:///modules/openstack_project/logstash/jenkins-log-worker.yaml',