diff --git a/r2/example.ini b/r2/example.ini
index caf00b784..219215749 100755
--- a/r2/example.ini
+++ b/r2/example.ini
@@ -364,11 +364,6 @@ sr_dropdown_threshold = 15
 # seconds of each other
 comment_visits_period = 600
 
-# Set this to a nonzero range and the server will restart after this many
-# minutes have passed
-LOGANS_RUN_LOW = 0
-LOGANS_RUN_HIGH = 0
-
 #user-agents to rate-limit
 agents = 
 
diff --git a/r2/r2/controllers/reddit_base.py b/r2/r2/controllers/reddit_base.py
index 4a940d4a1..32fa0e090 100644
--- a/r2/r2/controllers/reddit_base.py
+++ b/r2/r2/controllers/reddit_base.py
@@ -602,11 +602,6 @@ class MinimalController(BaseController):
                                     domain  = v.domain,
                                     expires = v.expires)
 
-        if g.logans_run_limit:
-            if c.start_time > g.logans_run_limit and not g.shutdown:
-                g.log.info("Time to restart. It's been an honor serving with you.")
-                g.shutdown = 'init'
-
         if g.usage_sampling <= 0.0:
             return
 
diff --git a/r2/r2/lib/app_globals.py b/r2/r2/lib/app_globals.py
index f73ba0170..7036a9dc2 100755
--- a/r2/r2/lib/app_globals.py
+++ b/r2/r2/lib/app_globals.py
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@ class Globals(object):
                  'MODWINDOW',
                  'RATELIMIT',
                  'QUOTA_THRESHOLD',
-                 'LOGANS_RUN_LOW',
-                 'LOGANS_RUN_HIGH',
                  'num_comments',
                  'max_comments',
                  'max_comments_gold',
@@ -363,17 +361,6 @@ class Globals(object):
                            (self.reddit_host, self.reddit_pid,
                             self.short_version, datetime.now()))
 
-        if self.LOGANS_RUN_LOW:
-            minutes_to_live = random.randint(self.LOGANS_RUN_LOW,
-                                             self.LOGANS_RUN_HIGH)
-            self.logans_run_limit = datetime.now(self.tz) + timedelta(0,
-                                                 minutes_to_live * 60)
-            disptime = self.logans_run_limit.astimezone(self.display_tz)
-            self.log.info("Will shut down at %s (%d minutes from now)" %
-                (disptime.strftime("%H:%M:%S"), minutes_to_live))
-        else:
-            self.logans_run_limit = None
-
 
     @staticmethod
     def to_bool(x):