diff --git a/Shorewall-lite/shorewall-lite b/Shorewall-lite/shorewall-lite
index 1a6b4250e..162d32cf0 100755
--- a/Shorewall-lite/shorewall-lite
+++ b/Shorewall-lite/shorewall-lite
@@ -113,10 +113,6 @@ get_config() {
 
     [ -n "$FW" ] || FW=fw
 
-    [ -n "LOGFORMAT" ] && LOGFORMAT="${LOGFORMAT%%%*}"
-
-    [ -n "$LOGFORMAT" ] || LOGFORMAT="Shorewall:"
-
     if [ -n "$IPTABLES" ]; then
 	if [ ! -x "$IPTABLES" ]; then
 	    echo "   ERROR: The program specified in IPTABLES does not exist or is not executable" >&2
diff --git a/Shorewall-lite/shorewall-lite.conf b/Shorewall-lite/shorewall-lite.conf
index d0f4af143..554a5573c 100644
--- a/Shorewall-lite/shorewall-lite.conf
+++ b/Shorewall-lite/shorewall-lite.conf
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ VERBOSITY=
 
 LOGFILE=
 
-LOGFORMAT=
-
 ###############################################################################
 #	L O C A T I O N	  O F	F I L E S   A N D   D I R E C T O R I E S
 ###############################################################################
diff --git a/Shorewall6-lite/shorewall6-lite b/Shorewall6-lite/shorewall6-lite
index 5082ec979..c5cd6a00e 100755
--- a/Shorewall6-lite/shorewall6-lite
+++ b/Shorewall6-lite/shorewall6-lite
@@ -113,10 +113,6 @@ get_config() {
 
     [ -n "$FW" ] || FW=fw
 
-    [ -n "LOGFORMAT" ] && LOGFORMAT="${LOGFORMAT%%%*}"
-
-    [ -n "$LOGFORMAT" ] || LOGFORMAT="Shorewall:"
-
     if [ -n "$IP6TABLES" ]; then
 	if [ ! -x "$IP6TABLES" ]; then
 	    echo "   ERROR: The program specified in IP6TABLES does not exist or is not executable" >&2
diff --git a/Shorewall6-lite/shorewall6-lite.conf b/Shorewall6-lite/shorewall6-lite.conf
index 3994cd264..27d98f7c4 100644
--- a/Shorewall6-lite/shorewall6-lite.conf
+++ b/Shorewall6-lite/shorewall6-lite.conf
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ VERBOSITY=
 
 LOGFILE=
 
-LOGFORMAT=
-
 ###############################################################################
 #	L O C A T I O N	  O F	F I L E S   A N D   D I R E C T O R I E S
 ###############################################################################