diff --git a/tools/docker-compose-cluster.yml b/tools/docker-compose-cluster.yml
index 141a62da7c..0614b09767 100644
--- a/tools/docker-compose-cluster.yml
+++ b/tools/docker-compose-cluster.yml
@@ -73,7 +73,3 @@ services:
     image: postgres:9.6
   memcached:
     image: memcached:alpine
-  logstash:
-    build:
-      context: ./docker-compose
-      dockerfile: Dockerfile-logstash
diff --git a/tools/docker-compose.yml b/tools/docker-compose.yml
index 929eaa33c3..086507ce05 100644
--- a/tools/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/tools/docker-compose.yml
@@ -22,17 +22,18 @@ services:
       - postgres
       - memcached
       - rabbitmq
-      - logstash
     #   - sync
     # volumes_from:
     #   - sync
     volumes:
       - "../:/awx_devel"
     privileged: true
-  logstash:
-    build:
-      context: ./docker-compose
-      dockerfile: Dockerfile-logstash
+  # A useful container that simply passes through log messages to the console
+  # helpful for testing awx/tower logging
+  # logstash:
+  #   build:
+  #     context: ./docker-compose
+  #     dockerfile: Dockerfile-logstash
   # Postgres Database Container
   postgres:
     image: postgres:9.6