diff --git a/src/ert/logging/logger.conf b/src/ert/logging/logger.conf
index 71adac164ec..20a5bf589cd 100644
--- a/src/ert/logging/logger.conf
+++ b/src/ert/logging/logger.conf
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ version: 1
 formatters:
   terminal:
     (): ert.logging.TerminalFormatter
-  simple:
-    format: '%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s'
   simple_with_threading:
     format: '%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(threadName)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s'
 handlers:
@@ -13,52 +11,6 @@ handlers:
     filename: ert-log.txt
     (): ert.logging.TimestampedFileHandler
     use_log_dir_from_env: true
-  asyncio_file:
-    level: DEBUG
-    formatter: simple_with_threading
-    filename: asyncio-log.txt
-    (): ert.logging.TimestampedFileHandler
-    use_log_dir_from_env: true
-  scheduler_file:
-    level: DEBUG
-    formatter: simple_with_threading
-    filename: scheduler-log.txt
-    (): ert.logging.TimestampedFileHandler
-    use_log_dir_from_env: true
-  event_log_file:
-    level: DEBUG
-    formatter: simple_with_threading
-    filename: event-log.txt
-    (): ert.logging.TimestampedFileHandler
-    use_log_dir_from_env: true
-  apifile:
-    level: DEBUG
-    formatter: simple
-    filename: api-log.txt
-    (): ert.logging.TimestampedFileHandler
-    use_log_dir_from_env: true
-  eefile:
-    level: DEBUG
-    formatter: simple_with_threading
-    filename: ee-log.txt
-    (): ert.logging.TimestampedFileHandler
-    use_log_dir_from_env: true
-  websocketsfile:
-    level: INFO
-    formatter: simple_with_threading
-    filename: websockets-log.txt
-    (): ert.logging.TimestampedFileHandler
-    use_log_dir_from_env: true
-  migration_handler:
-    level: DEBUG
-    formatter: simple
-    filename: migration-log.txt
-    (): ert.logging.TimestampedFileHandler
-    use_log_dir_from_env: true
-  stream:
-    class: logging.StreamHandler
-    level: DEBUG
-    formatter: simple_with_threading
   terminal:
     level: INFO
     formatter: terminal
@@ -67,32 +19,11 @@ handlers:
 loggers:
   asyncio:
     level: DEBUG
-    handlers: [asyncio_file]
-    propagate: no
   azure.core:
     level: WARNING
-  ert.shared.storage:
-    level: DEBUG
-    handlers: [apifile]
-    propagate: yes
-  ert.event_log:
-    level: DEBUG
-    handlers: [event_log_file]
-    propagate: no
-  ert.shared.status:
-    level: DEBUG
-    handlers: [file]
-    propagate: yes
-  ert.plugins:
-    level: DEBUG
-    propagate: yes
-  ert.ensemble_evaluator:
-    level: DEBUG
-    handlers: [eefile]
-    propagate: no
   ert.storage.migration:
-    level: INFO
-    handlers: [terminal, migration_handler]
+    level: DEBUG
+    handlers: [terminal]
     propagate: yes
   h5py:
     level: INFO
@@ -103,36 +34,11 @@ loggers:
   subscript:
     level: INFO
   websockets:
-    level: DEBUG
-    handlers: [websocketsfile]
-    propagate: no
-  ert.analysis:
-    level: DEBUG
-    propagate: yes
-  ert.config:
-    level: DEBUG
-    propagate: yes
-  ert.enkf_main:
-    level: DEBUG
-    propagate: yes
-  ert.run_arg:
-    level: INFO
-    propagate: yes
-  ert.run_context:
-    level: INFO
-    propagate: yes
-  ert.substitution_list:
     level: INFO
-    propagate: yes
-  ert.callbacks:
-    level: DEBUG
-    propagate: yes
-  ert.scheduler:
-    level: DEBUG
-    handlers: [scheduler_file]
-    propagate: yes
 
 
 root:
   level: DEBUG
   handlers: [file]
+
+disable_existing_loggers: False