diff --git a/ansible/roles/common/templates/conf/output/00-local.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/common/templates/conf/output/00-local.conf.j2
index adfa7ff4df..ba46b519bd 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/common/templates/conf/output/00-local.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/common/templates/conf/output/00-local.conf.j2
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{% if enable_swift | bool and (inventory_hostname in groups['swift-proxy-server'] or inventory_hostname in groups['swift-account-server'] or inventory_hostname in groups['swift-container-server'] or inventory_hostname in groups['swift-object-server']) %}
 <match syslog.{{ syslog_swift_facility }}.**>
   @type copy
   <store>
@@ -58,7 +59,9 @@
   </store>
 {% endif %}
 </match>
+{% endif %}
 
+{% if enable_haproxy | bool and inventory_hostname in groups['loadbalancer'] %}
 <match syslog.{{ syslog_haproxy_facility }}.**>
   @type copy
   <store>
@@ -121,6 +124,7 @@
   </store>
 {% endif %}
 </match>
+{% endif %}
 
 {% if glance_enable_tls_backend | bool %}
 <match syslog.{{ syslog_glance_tls_proxy_facility }}.**>
diff --git a/ansible/roles/common/templates/fluentd.json.j2 b/ansible/roles/common/templates/fluentd.json.j2
index 8ca82bf130..0df04b1aad 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/common/templates/fluentd.json.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/common/templates/fluentd.json.j2
@@ -29,11 +29,13 @@
             "owner": "{{ fluentd_user }}:{{ fluentd_user }}",
             "recurse": true
         },
+{% if enable_haproxy | bool and inventory_hostname in groups['loadbalancer'] %}
         {
             "path": "/var/log/kolla/haproxy",
             "owner": "{{ fluentd_user }}:{{ fluentd_user }}",
             "recurse": true
         },
+{% endif %}
 {% if glance_enable_tls_backend | bool %}
         {
             "path": "/var/log/kolla/glance-tls-proxy",
@@ -48,11 +50,13 @@
             "recurse": true
         },
 {% endif %}
+{% if enable_swift | bool and (inventory_hostname in groups['swift-proxy-server'] or inventory_hostname in groups['swift-account-server'] or inventory_hostname in groups['swift-container-server'] or inventory_hostname in groups['swift-object-server']) %}
         {
             "path": "/var/log/kolla/swift",
             "owner": "{{ fluentd_user }}:{{ fluentd_user }}",
             "recurse": true
         },
+{% endif %}
         {
             "path": "/var/lib/fluentd/data",
             "owner": "{{ fluentd_user }}:{{ fluentd_user }}",
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/bug-1945070-965635387a8581f9.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/bug-1945070-965635387a8581f9.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1c1728b416
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/bug-1945070-965635387a8581f9.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    No longer creates directories for haproxy and swift logs where they
+    are not needed.
+    `LP#1945070 <https://launchpad.net/bugs/1945070>`__