diff --git a/.rubocop_local.yml b/.rubocop_local.yml
index 679479c8e3c..9cdd8a6fc8e 100644
--- a/.rubocop_local.yml
+++ b/.rubocop_local.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ Style/GlobalVars:
   - $container_log
   - $journald_log
   - $log
-  - $miq_ae_logger
   - $policy_log
   - $rails_log
   - $remote_console_log
diff --git a/config/settings.yml b/config/settings.yml
index 73ca14a201c..b1ec244654c 100644
--- a/config/settings.yml
+++ b/config/settings.yml
@@ -854,7 +854,6 @@
     :ping_depot_timeout: 20
   :level: info
   :level_rails: info
-  :level_automation: info
   :level_fog: info
   :level_policy: info
   :level_remote_console: info
diff --git a/lib/vmdb/loggers.rb b/lib/vmdb/loggers.rb
index 536ef9fe16b..58a4136e2b7 100644
--- a/lib/vmdb/loggers.rb
+++ b/lib/vmdb/loggers.rb
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ def self.apply_config(config)
       apply_config_value(config, $policy_log,         :level_policy)
       apply_config_value(config, $remote_console_log, :level_remote_console)
 
-      # TODO: Move this into the manageiq-automation_engine plugin
-      apply_config_value(config, $miq_ae_logger,      :level_automation)
-
       Vmdb::Plugins.each { |p| p.try(:apply_logger_config, config) }
     end
 
@@ -49,9 +46,6 @@ def self.create_logger(log_file_name, logger_class = VMDBLogger)
       $policy_log         = create_logger("policy.log")
       $remote_console_log = create_logger("remote_console.log")
 
-      # TODO: Move this into the manageiq-automation_engine plugin
-      $miq_ae_logger      = create_logger("automation.log")
-
       configure_external_loggers
     end