diff --git a/src/main/resources/logback-spring.xml b/src/main/resources/logback-spring.xml
index e325d612..13495f92 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/logback-spring.xml
+++ b/src/main/resources/logback-spring.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 
     <root level="INFO" additivity="true">
       <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
-      <appender-ref ref="FILE" />
     </root>
     
     <Logger name="ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.webservice.servicelayer.sebconfig.impl.SebClientConfigServiceImpl" level="DEBUG" additivity="true" />