diff --git a/templates/newsyslog/files/newsyslog.conf b/templates/newsyslog/files/newsyslog.conf
index 8e529d7a59e..aa0f4f58469 100644
--- a/templates/newsyslog/files/newsyslog.conf
+++ b/templates/newsyslog/files/newsyslog.conf
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ syslog {
 	log:	daemon	/var/log/daemon.log	root	root	644
 	log:	dmesg	/var/log/dmesg.log	root	root	644
 	log:	kern	/var/log/kern.log	root	root	644
-	log:	lastlog	/var/log/lastlog	root	root	644
 	log:	mail	/var/log/mail.log	root	root	644
 	log:	sys	/var/log/sys.log	root	root	644
 	log:	user	/var/log/user.log	root	root	644
@@ -22,7 +21,6 @@ syslog {
 	archive:	daemon	prevlog		10
 	archive:	dmesg	prevlog		10
 	archive:	kern	prevlog		10
-	archive:	lastlog	prevlog		10
 	archive:	mail	prevlog		10
 	archive:	sys	prevlog		10
 	archive:	user	prevlog		10