diff --git a/plugins/inputs/reader/dev/telegraf.conf b/plugins/inputs/reader/dev/telegraf.conf
index e8da72c13..fd89ae4f3 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/reader/dev/telegraf.conf
+++ b/plugins/inputs/reader/dev/telegraf.conf
@@ -1,105 +1,11 @@
 
-# Global tags can be specified here in key="value" format.
-[global_tags]
-  # dc = "us-east-1" # will tag all metrics with dc=us-east-1
-  # rack = "1a"
-  ## Environment variables can be used as tags, and throughout the config file
-  # user = "$USER"
-
-
-# Configuration for telegraf agent
-[agent]
-  ## Default data collection interval for all inputs
-  interval = "15s"
-  ## Rounds collection interval to 'interval'
-  ## ie, if interval="10s" then always collect on :00, :10, :20, etc.
-  round_interval = true
-
-  ## Telegraf will send metrics to outputs in batches of at most
-  ## metric_batch_size metrics.
-  ## This controls the size of writes that Telegraf sends to output plugins.
-  metric_batch_size = 1000
-
-  ## For failed writes, telegraf will cache metric_buffer_limit metrics for each
-  ## output, and will flush this buffer on a successful write. Oldest metrics
-  ## are dropped first when this buffer fills.
-  ## This buffer only fills when writes fail to output plugin(s).
-  metric_buffer_limit = 10000
-
-  ## Collection jitter is used to jitter the collection by a random amount.
-  ## Each plugin will sleep for a random time within jitter before collecting.
-  ## This can be used to avoid many plugins querying things like sysfs at the
-  ## same time, which can have a measurable effect on the system.
-  collection_jitter = "0s"
-
-  ## Default flushing interval for all outputs. You shouldn't set this below
-  ## interval. Maximum flush_interval will be flush_interval + flush_jitter
-  flush_interval = "10s"
-  ## Jitter the flush interval by a random amount. This is primarily to avoid
-  ## large write spikes for users running a large number of telegraf instances.
-  ## ie, a jitter of 5s and interval 10s means flushes will happen every 10-15s
-  flush_jitter = "0s"
-
-  ## By default or when set to "0s", precision will be set to the same
-  ## timestamp order as the collection interval, with the maximum being 1s.
-  ##   ie, when interval = "10s", precision will be "1s"
-  ##       when interval = "250ms", precision will be "1ms"
-  ## Precision will NOT be used for service inputs. It is up to each individual
-  ## service input to set the timestamp at the appropriate precision.
-  ## Valid time units are "ns", "us" (or "µs"), "ms", "s".
-  precision = ""
-
-  ## Logging configuration:
-  ## Run telegraf with debug log messages.
-  debug = false
-  ## Run telegraf in quiet mode (error log messages only).
-  quiet = false
-  ## Specify the log file name. The empty string means to log to stderr.
-  logfile = ""
-
-  ## Override default hostname, if empty use os.Hostname()
-  hostname = ""
-  ## If set to true, do no set the "host" tag in the telegraf agent.
-  omit_hostname = false
-
-# # reload and gather from file[s] on telegraf's interval
 [[inputs.reader]]
-# ## These accept standard unix glob matching rules, but with the addition of
-# ## ** as a "super asterisk". ie:
-# ##   /var/log/**.log     -> recursively find all .log files in /var/log
-# ##   /var/log/*/*.log    -> find all .log files with a parent dir in /var/log
-# ##   /var/log/apache.log -> only tail the apache log file
-files = ["/var/log/test.log"]
-#
-# ## The dataformat to be read from files
-# ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
-# ## more about them here:
-# ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_INPUT.md
-data_format = "json"
-#
 
-#patterns = ["%{TEST_LOG_B}","%{TEST_LOG_A}"]
-#
-#   ## Name of the outputted measurement name.
-#name_override = "grok_reader"
-#
-#   ## Full path(s) to custom pattern files.
-#custom_pattern_files = ["/Users/maxu/go/src/github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/inputs/logparser/grok/testdata/test-patterns"]
-#
-#   ## Custom patterns can also be defined here. Put one pattern per line.
-#   custom_patterns = '''
-#   '''
-#
-#   ## Timezone allows you to provide an override for timestamps that
-#   ## don't already include an offset
-#   ## e.g. 04/06/2016 12:41:45 data one two 5.43µs
-#   ##
-#   ## Default: "" which renders UTC
-#   ## Options are as follows:
-#   ##   1. Local             -- interpret based on machine localtime
-#   ##   2. "Canada/Eastern"  -- Unix TZ values like those found in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones
-#   ##   3. UTC               -- or blank/unspecified, will return timestamp in UTC
-#   timezone = "Canada/Eastern"
+files = ["/var/log/test.log"]
+
+data_format = "json"
+
+name_override = "json_reader"
 
 
 [[outputs.file]]
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/reader/reader_test.go b/plugins/inputs/reader/reader_test.go
index ca076350b..8295b294b 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/reader/reader_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/reader/reader_test.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package reader
 
 import (
-	"log"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
@@ -36,7 +35,6 @@ func TestJSONParserCompile(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 	r.Gather(&acc)
-	log.Printf("acc: %v", acc.Metrics[0].Tags)
 	assert.Equal(t, map[string]string{"parent_ignored_child": "hi"}, acc.Metrics[0].Tags)
 	assert.Equal(t, 5, len(acc.Metrics[0].Fields))
 }
@@ -57,11 +55,7 @@ func TestGrokParser(t *testing.T) {
 	r.parser = nParser
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
-	log.Printf("path: %v", r.Filepaths[0])
 	err = r.Gather(&acc)
-	log.Printf("err: %v", err)
-	log.Printf("metric[0]_tags: %v, metric[0]_fields: %v", acc.Metrics[0].Tags, acc.Metrics[0].Fields)
-	log.Printf("metric[1]_tags: %v, metric[1]_fields: %v", acc.Metrics[1].Tags, acc.Metrics[1].Fields)
 	assert.Equal(t, 2, len(acc.Metrics))
 }