diff --git a/playbooks/post_functional_job.yaml b/playbooks/post_functional_job.yaml
index 2537f1cbd9a..7f0cb198245 100644
--- a/playbooks/post_functional_job.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/post_functional_job.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 - hosts: all
   roles:
-    - fetch_journal_log
     - fetch-tox-output
     - fetch-subunit-output
diff --git a/roles/fetch_journal_log/README.rst b/roles/fetch_journal_log/README.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 71276c3f6a4..00000000000
--- a/roles/fetch_journal_log/README.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-Collect journal log from test run
-
-By default, this stores journal log into log file and store it in
-"journal_log_file_path"
-
-**Role Variables**
-
-.. zuul:rolevar:: journal_log_path
-   :default: {{ ansible_user_dir }}/workspace/logs
-
-   Path where journal log file will be stored on job's node.
-
-.. zuul:rolevar:: journal_log_file_name
-   :default: {{ journal_log_path }}/journal.log
-
-   Name of journal log file.
diff --git a/roles/fetch_journal_log/defaults/main.yaml b/roles/fetch_journal_log/defaults/main.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index dfc540ba9d1..00000000000
--- a/roles/fetch_journal_log/defaults/main.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-journal_log_path: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/logs"
-journal_log_file_name: "{{ journal_log_path }}/journal.log"
diff --git a/roles/fetch_journal_log/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/fetch_journal_log/tasks/main.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 107417e714d..00000000000
--- a/roles/fetch_journal_log/tasks/main.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-- name: Ensure {{ journal_log_path }} exists
-  become: yes
-  file:
-    path: "{{ journal_log_path }}"
-    state: directory
-    owner: "{{ ansible_user }}"
-    group: "{{ ansible_user }}"
-    mode: 0775
-
-- name: Store journal logs in {{ journal_log_file_name }}
-  become: yes
-  shell:
-    cmd: |
-      /bin/journalctl -a > {{ journal_log_file_name }}
-
-- name: Set journal.log file permissions
-  become: yes
-  file:
-    path: '{{ journal_log_file_name }}'
-    owner: '{{ ansible_user }}'
-    group: '{{ ansible_user }}'
-    mode: 0644