diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 35eadb85..4648eb6e 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -8,28 +8,6 @@
 #   (optional) The state of gnocchi packages
 #   Defaults to 'present'
 #
-# [*log_dir*]
-#   (optional) Directory where logs should be stored.
-#   If set to boolean false or the $::os_service_default, it will not log to
-#   any directory.
-#   Defaults to undef
-#
-# [*debug*]
-#   (optional) Set log output to debug output.
-#   Defaults to undef
-#
-# [*use_syslog*]
-#   (optional) Use syslog for logging
-#   Defaults to undef
-#
-# [*use_stderr*]
-#   (optional) Use stderr for logging
-#   Defaults to undef
-#
-# [*log_facility*]
-#   (optional) Syslog facility to receive log lines.
-#   Defaults to undef
-#
 # [*database_connection*]
 #   (optional) Connection url for the gnocchi database.
 #   Defaults to undef.
@@ -41,18 +19,12 @@
 #
 class gnocchi (
   $package_ensure      = 'present',
-  $debug               = undef,
-  $use_syslog          = undef,
-  $use_stderr          = undef,
-  $log_dir             = undef,
-  $log_facility        = undef,
   $database_connection = undef,
   $purge_config        = false,
 ) inherits gnocchi::params {
 
   include ::gnocchi::deps
   include ::gnocchi::db
-  include ::gnocchi::logging
 
   package { 'gnocchi':
     ensure => $package_ensure,
diff --git a/manifests/logging.pp b/manifests/logging.pp
index a3119081..178b6899 100644
--- a/manifests/logging.pp
+++ b/manifests/logging.pp
@@ -46,26 +46,14 @@ class gnocchi::logging(
 
   include ::gnocchi::deps
 
-  # note(spredzy): in order to keep backward compatibility we rely on the pick function
-  # to use gnocchi::<myparam> first then gnocchi::logging::<myparam>.
-  $use_syslog_real   = pick($::gnocchi::use_syslog,$use_syslog)
-  $use_stderr_real   = pick($::gnocchi::use_stderr,$use_stderr)
-  $log_facility_real = pick($::gnocchi::log_facility,$log_facility)
-  if $log_dir != '' {
-    $log_dir_real = pick($::gnocchi::log_dir,$log_dir)
-  } else {
-    $log_dir_real = $log_dir
-  }
-  $debug_real        = pick($::gnocchi::debug,$debug)
-
   oslo::log { 'gnocchi_config':
-    debug               => $debug_real,
-    use_syslog          => $use_syslog_real,
+    debug               => $debug,
+    use_syslog          => $use_syslog,
     use_json            => $use_json,
     use_journal         => $use_journal,
-    use_stderr          => $use_stderr_real,
-    log_dir             => $log_dir_real,
-    syslog_log_facility => $log_facility_real,
+    use_stderr          => $use_stderr,
+    log_dir             => $log_dir,
+    syslog_log_facility => $log_facility,
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/dont-include-logging-init-46f9d159f3456994.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/dont-include-logging-init-46f9d159f3456994.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f331714b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/dont-include-logging-init-46f9d159f3456994.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    gnocchi::logging is now not included in init class by default.
diff --git a/spec/classes/gnocchi_init_spec.rb b/spec/classes/gnocchi_init_spec.rb
index 956c96ab..93c645b2 100644
--- a/spec/classes/gnocchi_init_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/gnocchi_init_spec.rb
@@ -9,9 +9,8 @@ describe 'gnocchi' do
         { :purge_config => false  }
       end
 
-      it 'contains the logging class' do
+      it 'contains the deps class' do
         is_expected.to contain_class('gnocchi::deps')
-        is_expected.to contain_class('gnocchi::logging')
       end
 
       it 'installs packages' do