diff --git a/Documentation/Getting-Started/Configuration-Guide.md b/Documentation/Getting-Started/Configuration-Guide.md
index 0f8b2d699..4942f2f8a 100644
--- a/Documentation/Getting-Started/Configuration-Guide.md
+++ b/Documentation/Getting-Started/Configuration-Guide.md
@@ -484,12 +484,12 @@ disable use the value 0.
 
 #### `log_to_shm`
 
-**Note:** This parameter is deprecated and it is ignored by MaxScale versions
-  2.3.0 and newer. If you want to store the log in shared memory, define the
-  directory with `logdir` in `/dev/shm`.
+**Note:** This parameter has been removed in 2.4.0: do not use it
 
-In older MaxScale versions, the actual log file was created in `/dev/shm` and a
-symbolic link to that file was stored in place of the normal MaxScale log.
+In older MaxScale versions, the actual log file was created in `/dev/shm` and
+a symbolic link to that file was stored in place of the normal MaxScale log.
+If you want to store the log in shared memory, define the directory with
+`logdir` in `/dev/shm`.
 
 #### `log_warning`
 
diff --git a/Documentation/REST-API/Resources-MaxScale.md b/Documentation/REST-API/Resources-MaxScale.md
index c6e067632..995a28485 100644
--- a/Documentation/REST-API/Resources-MaxScale.md
+++ b/Documentation/REST-API/Resources-MaxScale.md
@@ -312,8 +312,7 @@ location where the log files are stored.
                 "log_warning": true,
                 "log_notice": true,
                 "log_info": true,
-                "log_debug": false,
-                "log_to_shm": false
+                "log_debug": false
             },
             "log_file": "/home/markusjm/build/log/maxscale/maxscale.log",
             "log_priorities": [
@@ -336,8 +335,7 @@ PATCH /v1/maxscale/logs
 ```
 
 Update logging parameters. The request body must define updated values for the
-`data.attributes.parameters` object. All logging parameters apart from
-`log_to_shm` can be altered at runtime.
+`data.attributes.parameters` object. All logging parameters can be altered at runtime.
 
 #### Response
 
diff --git a/include/maxscale/config.hh b/include/maxscale/config.hh
index f46f80edf..7faedbd1f 100644
--- a/include/maxscale/config.hh
+++ b/include/maxscale/config.hh
@@ -224,7 +224,6 @@ extern const char CN_MODULE_CONFIGDIR[];
 extern const char CN_SYSLOG[];
 extern const char CN_MAXLOG[];
 extern const char CN_LOG_AUGMENTATION[];
-extern const char CN_LOG_TO_SHM[];
 
 namespace maxscale
 {
diff --git a/maxscale-system-test/cnf/maxscale.cnf.template.bug567 b/maxscale-system-test/cnf/maxscale.cnf.template.bug567
index 07ddbc441..9c4426173 100755
--- a/maxscale-system-test/cnf/maxscale.cnf.template.bug567
+++ b/maxscale-system-test/cnf/maxscale.cnf.template.bug567
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 [maxscale]
 threads=###threads###
 log_warning=1
-log_to_shm=1
 log_debug=1
 
 [MySQL-Monitor]
diff --git a/server/core/config.cc b/server/core/config.cc
index fc1670c98..bc0bd5bd6 100644
--- a/server/core/config.cc
+++ b/server/core/config.cc
@@ -216,7 +216,6 @@ extern const char CN_MODULE_CONFIGDIR[] = "module_configdir";
 extern const char CN_SYSLOG[] = "syslog";
 extern const char CN_MAXLOG[] = "maxlog";
 extern const char CN_LOG_AUGMENTATION[] = "log_augmentation";
-extern const char CN_LOG_TO_SHM[] = "log_to_shm";
 
 typedef struct duplicate_context
 {
@@ -738,7 +737,6 @@ const char* config_pre_parse_global_params[] =
     CN_SYSLOG,
     CN_MAXLOG,
     CN_LOG_AUGMENTATION,
-    CN_LOG_TO_SHM,
     CN_SUBSTITUTE_VARIABLES,
     NULL
 };
diff --git a/server/core/gateway.cc b/server/core/gateway.cc
index 6f54a23ca..9eed4ae2d 100644
--- a/server/core/gateway.cc
+++ b/server/core/gateway.cc
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ static struct option long_options[] =
 
 static bool syslog_configured = false;
 static bool maxlog_configured = false;
-static bool log_to_shm_configured = false;
 static volatile sig_atomic_t last_signal = 0;
 static bool unload_modules_at_exit = true;
 static std::string redirect_output_to;
@@ -1531,12 +1530,6 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
             {
                 cnf->log_target = MXB_LOG_TARGET_FS;
             }
-            else if (strncasecmp(optarg, "shm", PATH_MAX) == 0)
-            {
-                // Removed in 2.3
-                cnf->log_target = MXB_LOG_TARGET_FS;
-                fprintf(stderr, "Warning: Use of `--log=shm` is deprecated. Data will be logged to file.\n");
-            }
             else if (strncasecmp(optarg, "stdout", PATH_MAX) == 0)
             {
                 cnf->log_target = MXB_LOG_TARGET_STDOUT;
@@ -2847,13 +2840,6 @@ static int cnf_preparser(void* data, const char* section, const char* name, cons
         {
             set_log_augmentation(value);
         }
-        else if (strcmp(name, CN_LOG_TO_SHM) == 0)
-        {
-            fprintf(stderr,
-                    "Warning: '%s' has been removed in MaxScale 2.3.0 "
-                    "and will be ignored\n",
-                    CN_LOG_TO_SHM);
-        }
         else if (strcmp(name, CN_SUBSTITUTE_VARIABLES) == 0)
         {
             cnf->substitute_variables = config_truth_value(value);
diff --git a/server/core/log.cc b/server/core/log.cc
index 246933b75..1894b2303 100644
--- a/server/core/log.cc
+++ b/server/core/log.cc
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ json_t* mxs_logs_to_json(const char* host)
     json_object_set_new(param, "log_notice", json_boolean(mxb_log_is_priority_enabled(LOG_NOTICE)));
     json_object_set_new(param, "log_info", json_boolean(mxb_log_is_priority_enabled(LOG_INFO)));
     json_object_set_new(param, "log_debug", json_boolean(mxb_log_is_priority_enabled(LOG_DEBUG)));
-    json_object_set_new(param, "log_to_shm", json_boolean(false));
 
     json_t* attr = json_object();
     json_object_set_new(attr, CN_PARAMETERS, param);
@@ -150,4 +149,4 @@ bool mxs_log_rotate()
 int mxs_get_log_rotation_count()
 {
     return this_unit.rotation_count.load(std::memory_order_relaxed);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}