diff --git a/devstack/lib/ironic b/devstack/lib/ironic
index 231356e662..0d84764169 100644
--- a/devstack/lib/ironic
+++ b/devstack/lib/ironic
@@ -335,7 +335,6 @@ IRONIC_IS_HARDWARE=$(trueorfalse False IRONIC_IS_HARDWARE)
 # Virtual BMCs, one for each VM.
 IRONIC_VBMC_PORT_RANGE_START=${IRONIC_VBMC_PORT_RANGE_START:-6230}
 IRONIC_VBMC_CONFIG_FILE=${IRONIC_VBMC_CONFIG_FILE:-$HOME/.vbmc/virtualbmc.conf}
-IRONIC_VBMC_LOGFILE=${IRONIC_VBMC_LOGFILE:-$IRONIC_VM_LOG_DIR/virtualbmc.log}
 IRONIC_VBMC_SYSTEMD_SERVICE=devstack@virtualbmc.service
 
 # Virtual PDU configs
@@ -766,7 +765,6 @@ function setup_virtualbmc {
     fi
 
     iniset $IRONIC_VBMC_CONFIG_FILE log debug True
-    iniset $IRONIC_VBMC_CONFIG_FILE log logfile $IRONIC_VBMC_LOGFILE
 
     local cmd