diff --git a/repmgr.conf.sample b/repmgr.conf.sample
index 32374e8e..e319bdfe 100644
--- a/repmgr.conf.sample
+++ b/repmgr.conf.sample
@@ -80,12 +80,6 @@
 #
 #logfile='/var/log/repmgr/repmgr.log'
 
-# By default only repmgrd log output will be written to a file,
-# if defined in "logfile"
-# enable this to restore old behaviour where output from the repmgr
-# client will be written to the logfile too
-#log_repmgr_to_file = 0
-
 # event notifications can be passed to an arbitrary external program
 # together with the following parameters:
 #