diff --git a/roles/kargo-defaults/defaults/main.yaml b/roles/kargo-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
index e1a52f22e..373152a92 100644
--- a/roles/kargo-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/kargo-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@ kube_script_dir: "{{ bin_dir }}/kubernetes-scripts"
 kube_manifest_dir: "{{ kube_config_dir }}/manifests"
 system_namespace: kube-system
 
-# Logging directory (sysvinit systems)
-kube_log_dir: "/var/log/kubernetes"
-
 # This is where all the cert scripts and certs will be located
 kube_cert_dir: "{{ kube_config_dir }}/ssl"