diff --git a/util/automated-search.php b/util/automated-search.php
index 022408da..38756677 100644
--- a/util/automated-search.php
+++ b/util/automated-search.php
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ Registry::set('language', $language);
 
 
 
-if(ENABLE_SYSLOG == 1) { openlog("piler-automated-search", LOG_PID, LOG_MAIL); }
+openlog("piler-automated-search", LOG_PID, LOG_MAIL);
 
 
 /* check if user has authenticated himself. If not, we send him to login */
diff --git a/util/postinstall.sh.in b/util/postinstall.sh.in
index 0dd43a9e..45b15f3a 100755
--- a/util/postinstall.sh.in
+++ b/util/postinstall.sh.in
@@ -417,10 +417,6 @@ webui_install() {
 
    echo >> $DOCROOT/config-site.php
 
-   echo "\$config['ENABLE_SYSLOG'] = 1;" >> $DOCROOT/config-site.php
-
-   echo >> $DOCROOT/config-site.php
-
    echo "\$config['SMTP_DOMAIN'] = '$HOSTNAME';" >> $DOCROOT/config-site.php
    echo "\$config['SMTP_FROMADDR'] = 'no-reply@$HOSTNAME';" >> $DOCROOT/config-site.php
    echo "\$config['ADMIN_EMAIL'] = 'admin@$HOSTNAME';" >> $DOCROOT/config-site.php
diff --git a/util/sign.php b/util/sign.php
index 10a2e0ab..5fd4af0f 100644
--- a/util/sign.php
+++ b/util/sign.php
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ if ( $options = getopt( $opts, $lopts ) )
 
 require_once($webuidir . "/config.php");
 
-if(ENABLE_SYSLOG == 1) { openlog("piler-timestamp", LOG_PID, LOG_MAIL); }
+openlog("piler-timestamp", LOG_PID, LOG_MAIL);
 
 require(DIR_SYSTEM . "/startup.php");