diff --git a/tests/topotests/simple_snmp_test/r1/bgpd.conf b/tests/topotests/simple_snmp_test/r1/bgpd.conf
index 00d1e17670..bcdf1c4f7e 100644
--- a/tests/topotests/simple_snmp_test/r1/bgpd.conf
+++ b/tests/topotests/simple_snmp_test/r1/bgpd.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-log file /tmp/bgpd.log debugging
 !
 router bgp 100
  bgp router-id 1.1.1.1