diff --git a/tests/TestHelpers/LoggingHelper.php b/tests/TestHelpers/LoggingHelper.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 33f52e02f..000000000
--- a/tests/TestHelpers/LoggingHelper.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,250 +0,0 @@
-<?php declare(strict_types=1);
-/**
- * ownCloud
- *
- * @author Artur Neumann <artur@jankaritech.com>
- * @copyright Copyright (c) 2017 Artur Neumann artur@jankaritech.com
- *
- * This code is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License,
- * as published by the Free Software Foundation;
- * either version 3 of the License, or any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
- * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
- * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
- *
- */
-namespace TestHelpers;
-
-use Exception;
-use InvalidArgumentException;
-
-/**
- * Helper to read and analyze the owncloud log file
- *
- * @author Artur Neumann <artur@jankaritech.com>
- *
- */
-class LoggingHelper {
-	/**
-	 * @var array
-	 */
-	public const LOG_LEVEL_ARRAY = [
-		"debug",
-		"info",
-		"warning",
-		"error",
-		"fatal"
-	];
-
-	/**
-	 * returns the log file path local to the system ownCloud is running on
-	 *
-	 * @param string|null $xRequestId
-	 *
-	 * @return string
-	 * @throws Exception
-	 */
-	public static function getLogFilePath(
-		?string $xRequestId = ''
-	):string {
-		// Currently we don't interact with the log file on reva or OCIS
-		return "";
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 *
-	 * @param string|null $baseUrl
-	 * @param string|null $adminUsername
-	 * @param string|null $adminPassword
-	 * @param string|null $xRequestId
-	 * @param int|null $noOfLinesToRead
-	 *
-	 * @return array
-	 * @throws Exception
-	 */
-	public static function getLogFileContent(
-		?string $baseUrl,
-		?string $adminUsername,
-		?string $adminPassword,
-		?string $xRequestId = '',
-		?int $noOfLinesToRead = 0
-	):array {
-		$result = OcsApiHelper::sendRequest(
-			$baseUrl,
-			$adminUsername,
-			$adminPassword,
-			"GET",
-			"/apps/testing/api/v1/logfile/$noOfLinesToRead",
-			$xRequestId
-		);
-		if ($result->getStatusCode() !== 200) {
-			throw new Exception(
-				"could not get logfile content " . $result->getReasonPhrase()
-			);
-		}
-		$response = HttpRequestHelper::getResponseXml($result, __METHOD__);
-
-		$result = [];
-		foreach ($response->data->element as $line) {
-			array_push($result, (string)$line);
-		}
-		return $result;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * returns the currently set log level [debug, info, warning, error, fatal]
-	 *
-	 * @param string|null $xRequestId
-	 *
-	 * @return string
-	 * @throws Exception
-	 */
-	public static function getLogLevel(
-		?string $xRequestId = ''
-	):string {
-		return "debug";
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 *
-	 * @param string|null $logLevel (debug|info|warning|error|fatal)
-	 * @param string|null $xRequestId
-	 *
-	 * @return void
-	 * @throws Exception
-	 */
-	public static function setLogLevel(
-		?string $logLevel,
-		?string $xRequestId = ''
-	):void {
-		// Currently we can't manage log file settings on reva or OCIS
-		return;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * returns the currently set logging backend (owncloud|syslog|errorlog)
-	 *
-	 * @param string|null $xRequestId
-	 *
-	 * @return string
-	 * @throws Exception
-	 */
-	public static function getLogBackend(
-		?string $xRequestId = ''
-	):string {
-		return "errorlog";
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 *
-	 * @param string|null $backend (owncloud|syslog|errorlog)
-	 * @param string|null $xRequestId
-	 *
-	 * @return void
-	 * @throws Exception
-	 */
-	public static function setLogBackend(
-		?string  $backend,
-		?string  $xRequestId = ''
-	):void {
-		if (!\in_array($backend, ["owncloud", "syslog", "errorlog"])) {
-			throw new InvalidArgumentException("invalid log backend");
-		}
-		// Currently we can't manage log file settings on reva or OCIS
-		return;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * returns the currently set logging timezone
-	 *
-	 * @param string|null $xRequestId
-	 *
-	 * @return string
-	 * @throws Exception
-	 */
-	public static function getLogTimezone(
-		?string  $xRequestId = ''
-	):string {
-		return "UTC";
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 *
-	 * @param string|null $timezone
-	 * @param string|null $xRequestId
-	 *
-	 * @return void
-	 * @throws Exception
-	 */
-	public static function setLogTimezone(
-		?string $timezone,
-		?string $xRequestId = ''
-	):void {
-		// Currently we can't manage log file settings on reva or OCIS
-		return;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 *
-	 * @param string|null $baseUrl
-	 * @param string|null $adminUsername
-	 * @param string|null $adminPassword
-	 * @param string|null $xRequestId
-	 *
-	 * @return void
-	 * @throws Exception
-	 */
-	public static function clearLogFile(
-		?string $baseUrl,
-		?string $adminUsername,
-		?string $adminPassword,
-		?string $xRequestId = ''
-	):void {
-		// Currently we don't interact with the log file on reva or OCIS
-		return;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 *
-	 * @param string|null $logLevel
-	 * @param string|null $backend
-	 * @param string|null $timezone
-	 * @param string|null $xRequestId
-	 *
-	 * @return void
-	 * @throws Exception
-	 */
-	public static function restoreLoggingStatus(
-		?string $logLevel,
-		?string $backend,
-		?string $timezone,
-		?string $xRequestId = ''
-	):void {
-		// Currently we don't interact with the log file on reva or OCIS
-		return;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * returns the currently set log level, backend and timezone
-	 *
-	 * @param string|null $xRequestId
-	 *
-	 * @return array|string[]
-	 * @throws Exception
-	 */
-	public static function getLogInfo(
-		?string $xRequestId = ''
-	):array {
-		return [
-			"level" => "debug",
-			"backend" => "errorlog",
-			"timezone" => "UTC"
-		];
-	}
-}
diff --git a/tests/acceptance/config/behat-core.yml b/tests/acceptance/config/behat-core.yml
index 6b066a0b3..fdb1a7b4c 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance/config/behat-core.yml
+++ b/tests/acceptance/config/behat-core.yml
@@ -349,7 +349,6 @@ default:
       context: *common_ldap_suite_context
       contexts:
         - FeatureContext: *common_feature_context_params
-        - LoggingContext:
         - PublicWebDavContext:
         - WebDavPropertiesContext:
 
@@ -359,7 +358,6 @@ default:
       context: *common_ldap_suite_context
       contexts:
         - FeatureContext: *common_feature_context_params
-        - LoggingContext:
         - PublicWebDavContext:
 
     coreApiWebdavUploadTUS:
diff --git a/tests/acceptance/features/bootstrap/LoggingContext.php b/tests/acceptance/features/bootstrap/LoggingContext.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 51c467133..000000000
--- a/tests/acceptance/features/bootstrap/LoggingContext.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,227 +0,0 @@
-<?php declare(strict_types=1);
-/**
- * ownCloud
- *
- * @author Artur Neumann <artur@jankaritech.com>
- * @copyright Copyright (c) 2018 Artur Neumann artur@jankaritech.com
- *
- * This code is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License,
- * as published by the Free Software Foundation;
- * either version 3 of the License, or any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
- * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
- * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
- *
- */
-
-use Behat\Behat\Context\Context;
-use Behat\Behat\Hook\Scope\BeforeScenarioScope;
-use Behat\Gherkin\Node\TableNode;
-use PHPUnit\Framework\Assert;
-use TestHelpers\LoggingHelper;
-use TestHelpers\OcisHelper;
-use TestHelpers\SetupHelper;
-
-require_once 'bootstrap.php';
-
-/**
- * Context to make the Logging steps available
- */
-class LoggingContext implements Context {
-	/**
-	 * @var FeatureContext
-	 */
-	private $featureContext;
-
-	private $oldLogLevel = null;
-	private $oldLogBackend = null;
-	private $oldLogTimezone = null;
-
-	/**
-	 * @When the owncloud log level is set to :logLevel
-	 *
-	 * @param string $logLevel (debug|info|warning|error|fatal)
-	 *
-	 * @return void
-	 * @throws Exception
-	 */
-	public function owncloudLogLevelIsSetTo(string $logLevel):void {
-		LoggingHelper::setLogLevel(
-			$logLevel,
-			$this->featureContext->getStepLineRef()
-		);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @Given the owncloud log level has been set to :logLevel
-	 *
-	 * @param string $logLevel (debug|info|warning|error|fatal)
-	 *
-	 * @return void
-	 * @throws Exception
-	 */
-	public function owncloudLogLevelHasBeenSetTo(string $logLevel):void {
-		$this->owncloudLogLevelIsSetTo($logLevel);
-		$logLevelArray = LoggingHelper::LOG_LEVEL_ARRAY;
-		$logLevelExpected = \array_search($logLevel, $logLevelArray);
-		$logLevelActual = \array_search(
-			LoggingHelper::getLogLevel(
-				$this->featureContext->getStepLineRef()
-			),
-			$logLevelArray
-		);
-		Assert::assertEquals(
-			$logLevelExpected,
-			$logLevelActual,
-			"The expected log level is {$logLevelExpected} but the log level has been set to {$logLevelActual}"
-		);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @When the owncloud log backend is set to :backend
-	 *
-	 * @param string $backend (owncloud|syslog|errorlog)
-	 *
-	 * @return void
-	 * @throws Exception
-	 */
-	public function owncloudLogBackendIsSetTo(string $backend):void {
-		LoggingHelper::setLogBackend(
-			$backend,
-			$this->featureContext->getStepLineRef()
-		);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @Given the owncloud log backend has been set to :backend
-	 *
-	 * @param string $expectedBackend (owncloud|syslog|errorlog)
-	 *
-	 * @return void
-	 * @throws Exception
-	 */
-	public function owncloudLogBackendHasBeenSetTo(string $expectedBackend):void {
-		$this->owncloudLogBackendIsSetTo($expectedBackend);
-		$currentBackend = LoggingHelper::getLogBackend(
-			$this->featureContext->getStepLineRef()
-		);
-		Assert::assertEquals(
-			$expectedBackend,
-			$currentBackend,
-			"The owncloud log backend was expected to be set to {$expectedBackend} but got {$currentBackend}"
-		);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @When the owncloud log timezone is set to :timezone
-	 *
-	 * @param string $timezone
-	 *
-	 * @return void
-	 * @throws Exception
-	 */
-	public function owncloudLogTimezoneIsSetTo(string $timezone):void {
-		LoggingHelper::setLogTimezone(
-			$timezone,
-			$this->featureContext->getStepLineRef()
-		);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @Given the owncloud log timezone has been set to :timezone
-	 *
-	 * @param string $expectedTimezone
-	 *
-	 * @return void
-	 * @throws Exception
-	 */
-	public function owncloudLogTimezoneHasBeenSetTo(string $expectedTimezone):void {
-		$this->owncloudLogTimezoneIsSetTo($expectedTimezone);
-		$currentTimezone = LoggingHelper::getLogTimezone(
-			$this->featureContext->getStepLineRef()
-		);
-		Assert::assertEquals(
-			$expectedTimezone,
-			$currentTimezone,
-			"The owncloud log timezone was expected to be set to {$expectedTimezone}, but got {$currentTimezone}"
-		);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @When the owncloud log is cleared
-	 * @Given the owncloud log has been cleared
-	 *
-	 * checks for the httpRequest is done inside clearLogFile function
-	 *
-	 * @return void
-	 * @throws Exception
-	 */
-	public function theOwncloudLogIsCleared():void {
-		LoggingHelper::clearLogFile(
-			$this->featureContext->getBaseUrl(),
-			$this->featureContext->getAdminUsername(),
-			$this->featureContext->getAdminPassword(),
-			$this->featureContext->getStepLineRef()
-		);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * After Scenario for logging. Sets back old log settings
-	 *
-	 * @AfterScenario
-	 *
-	 * @return void
-	 * @throws Exception
-	 */
-	public function tearDownScenarioLogging():void {
-		LoggingHelper::restoreLoggingStatus(
-			$this->oldLogLevel,
-			$this->oldLogBackend,
-			$this->oldLogTimezone,
-			$this->featureContext->getStepLineRef()
-		);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @BeforeScenario
-	 *
-	 * @param BeforeScenarioScope $scope
-	 *
-	 * @return void
-	 */
-	public function setUpScenario(BeforeScenarioScope $scope):void {
-		// Get the environment
-		$environment = $scope->getEnvironment();
-		// Get all the contexts you need in this context
-		$this->featureContext = $environment->getContext('FeatureContext');
-		SetupHelper::init(
-			$this->featureContext->getAdminUsername(),
-			$this->featureContext->getAdminPassword(),
-			$this->featureContext->getBaseUrl(),
-			$this->featureContext->getOcPath()
-		);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Before Scenario for logging. Saves current log settings
-	 *
-	 * @BeforeScenario
-	 *
-	 * @return void
-	 * @throws Exception
-	 */
-	public function setUpScenarioLogging():void {
-		$logging = LoggingHelper::getLogInfo(
-			$this->featureContext->getStepLineRef()
-		);
-		$this->oldLogLevel = $logging["level"];
-		$this->oldLogBackend = $logging["backend"];
-		$this->oldLogTimezone = $logging["timezone"];
-	}
-}
diff --git a/tests/acceptance/features/coreApiWebdavUpload2/uploadFileUsingOldChunking.feature b/tests/acceptance/features/coreApiWebdavUpload2/uploadFileUsingOldChunking.feature
index 53b57f7a9..be9478069 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance/features/coreApiWebdavUpload2/uploadFileUsingOldChunking.feature
+++ b/tests/acceptance/features/coreApiWebdavUpload2/uploadFileUsingOldChunking.feature
@@ -74,8 +74,6 @@ Feature: upload file using old chunking
   Scenario Outline: Checking file id after a move overwrite using old chunking endpoint
     Given using <dav_version> DAV path
     And user "Alice" has uploaded file "filesForUpload/textfile.txt" to "textfile0.txt"
-    And the owncloud log level has been set to debug
-    And the owncloud log has been cleared
     And user "Alice" has copied file "/textfile0.txt" to "/existingFile.txt"
     And user "Alice" has stored id of file "/existingFile.txt"
     When user "Alice" uploads file "filesForUpload/textfile.txt" to "/existingFile.txt" in 3 chunks with old chunking and using the WebDAV API
@@ -87,9 +85,6 @@ Feature: upload file using old chunking
 
       Cheers.
       """
-    And the log file should not contain any log-entries containing these attributes:
-      | app |
-      | dav |
     Examples:
       | dav_version |
       | old         |
@@ -125,48 +120,9 @@ Feature: upload file using old chunking
       | spaces      | &#? TIÄFÜ @a#8a=b?c=d ?abc=oc # |
       | spaces      | 0                               |
 
-  # This scenario does extra checks with the log level set to debug.
-  # It does not run in smoke test runs. (see comments in scenario above)
-  Scenario Outline: Chunked upload files with difficult name and check the log
-    Given using <dav_version> DAV path
-    And the owncloud log level has been set to debug
-    And the owncloud log has been cleared
-    When user "Alice" uploads file "filesForUpload/textfile.txt" to "/<file-name>" in 3 chunks using the WebDAV API
-    Then the HTTP status code should be "201"
-    And as "Alice" file "/<file-name>" should exist
-    And the content of file "/<file-name>" for user "Alice" should be:
-      """
-      This is a testfile.
-
-      Cheers.
-      """
-    And the log file should not contain any log-entries containing these attributes:
-      | app |
-      | dav |
-    Examples:
-      | dav_version | file-name   |
-      | old         | file-name   |
-      | old         | &#?         |
-      | old         | TIÄFÜ       |
-      | old         | 0           |
-      | old         | @a#8a=b?c=d |
-      | old         | ?abc=oc #   |
-
-    @skipOnOcV10 @personalSpace
-    Examples:
-      | dav_version | file-name   |
-      | spaces      | file-name   |
-      | spaces      | &#?         |
-      | spaces      | TIÄFÜ       |
-      | spaces      | 0           |
-      | spaces      | @a#8a=b?c=d |
-      | spaces      | ?abc=oc #   |
-
 
   Scenario Outline: Upload chunked file with old chunking with lengthy filenames
     Given using <dav_version> DAV path
-    Given the owncloud log level has been set to debug
-    And the owncloud log has been cleared
     When user "Alice" uploads the following chunks to "नेपालि-file-नाम-नेपालि-file-नाम-नेपालि-file-नाम-नेपालि-file-नाम-नेपालि-file-नाम-नेपालि-file-नाम-12345678910.txt" with old chunking and using the WebDAV API
       | number | content                   |
       | 1      | AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA |
@@ -177,9 +133,6 @@ Feature: upload file using old chunking
       | ETag | /^"[a-f0-9:\.]{1,32}"$/ |
     And as "Alice" file "नेपालि-file-नाम-नेपालि-file-नाम-नेपालि-file-नाम-नेपालि-file-नाम-नेपालि-file-नाम-नेपालि-file-नाम-12345678910.txt" should exist
     And the content of file "नेपालि-file-नाम-नेपालि-file-नाम-नेपालि-file-नाम-नेपालि-file-नाम-नेपालि-file-नाम-नेपालि-file-नाम-12345678910.txt" for user "Alice" should be "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC"
-    And the log file should not contain any log-entries containing these attributes:
-      | app |
-      | dav |
     Examples:
       | dav_version |
       | old         |