diff --git a/roles/notifs/backend/tasks/main.yml b/roles/notifs/backend/tasks/main.yml
index 5d8f5f5cf4..65323302c9 100644
--- a/roles/notifs/backend/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/notifs/backend/tasks/main.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
     owner=fedmsg group=fedmsg mode=0600
   with_items:
   - fmn.consumer.py
-  - logging.py
   notify:
   - restart fedmsg-hub
   tags:
diff --git a/roles/notifs/backend/templates/fmn.consumer.py b/roles/notifs/backend/templates/fmn.consumer.py
index 5ec0121e16..e6cf036d9d 100644
--- a/roles/notifs/backend/templates/fmn.consumer.py
+++ b/roles/notifs/backend/templates/fmn.consumer.py
@@ -157,9 +157,24 @@ config = {
                 "propagate": False,
                 "handlers": ["console", "mailer"],
             },
+            moksha={
+                "level": "INFO",
+                "propagate": False,
+                "handlers": ["console", "mailer"],
+            },
+            celery={
+                "level": "INFO",
+                "propagate": False,
+                "handlers": ["console", "mailer"],
+            },
+            twisted={
+                "level": "INFO",
+                "propagate": False,
+                "handlers": ["console", "mailer"],
+            },
         ),
         root={
-            'level': 'INFO',
+            'level': 'WARNING',
              'handlers': ['console', 'mailer'],
         },
     ),
diff --git a/roles/notifs/backend/templates/logging.py b/roles/notifs/backend/templates/logging.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 8cfbf8cca1..0000000000
--- a/roles/notifs/backend/templates/logging.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-# Override the default fedmsg logging configuration
-config = {
-    "logging": dict(
-        loggers=dict(
-            fmn={
-                "level": "INFO",
-                "propagate": False,
-                "handlers": ["console", "mailer"],
-            },
-            moksha={
-                "level": "INFO",
-                "propagate": False,
-                "handlers": ["console", "mailer"],
-            },
-            celery={
-                "level": "INFO",
-                "propagate": False,
-                "handlers": ["console", "mailer"],
-            },
-            twisted={
-                "level": "INFO",
-                "propagate": False,
-                "handlers": ["console", "mailer"],
-            },
-        ),
-        root={
-            'level': 'WARNING',
-             'handlers': ['console', 'mailer'],
-        },
-    ),
-}