diff --git a/package.sh b/package.sh
index fca719e8c..c20e566cb 100755
--- a/package.sh
+++ b/package.sh
@@ -35,10 +35,8 @@ AWS_FILE=~/aws.conf
 INSTALL_ROOT_DIR=/opt/telegraf
 TELEGRAF_LOG_DIR=/var/log/telegraf
 CONFIG_ROOT_DIR=/etc/opt/telegraf
-LOGROTATE_DIR=/etc/logrotate.d
 
 SAMPLE_CONFIGURATION=etc/config.sample.toml
-LOGROTATE_CONFIGURATION=etc/logrotate.d/telegraf
 INITD_SCRIPT=scripts/init.sh
 
 TMP_WORK_DIR=`mktemp -d`
@@ -146,11 +144,6 @@ make_dir_tree() {
         echo "Failed to create configuration directory -- aborting."
         cleanup_exit 1
     fi
-    mkdir -p $work_dir/$LOGROTATE_DIR
-    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-        echo "Failed to create configuration directory -- aborting."
-        cleanup_exit 1
-    fi
 }
 
 
@@ -258,12 +251,6 @@ if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
     cleanup_exit 1
 fi
 
-cp $LOGROTATE_CONFIGURATION $TMP_WORK_DIR/$LOGROTATE_DIR/telegraf.conf
-if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-    echo "Failed to copy $LOGROTATE_CONFIGURATION to packaging directory -- aborting."
-    cleanup_exit 1
-fi
-
 generate_postinstall_script $VERSION
 
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