diff --git a/modules/services/databases/postgresql.nix b/modules/services/databases/postgresql.nix
index 28ea4b7dcf0..bac32626254 100644
--- a/modules/services/databases/postgresql.nix
+++ b/modules/services/databases/postgresql.nix
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ let
     ''
       hba_file = '${pkgs.writeText "pg_hba.conf" cfg.authentication}'
       ident_file = '${pkgs.writeText "pg_ident.conf" cfg.identMap}'
-      log_destination = 'syslog'
+      log_destination = 'stderr'
       ${cfg.extraConfig}
     '';
 
@@ -66,13 +66,6 @@ in
         '';
       };
 
-      logDir = mkOption {
-        default = "/var/log/postgresql";
-        description = ''
-          Log directory for PostgreSQL.
-        '';
-      };
-
       dataDir = mkOption {
         default = "/var/db/postgresql";
         description = ''