diff --git a/roles/nginx/tasks/install.yml b/roles/nginx/tasks/install.yml
index cf7b1f896..d59224e0f 100644
--- a/roles/nginx/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/roles/nginx/tasks/install.yml
@@ -28,12 +28,6 @@
     - { src: 'roles/nginx/templates/nginx.conf.j2', dest: '/etc/nginx/nginx.conf' }
     - { src: 'roles/nginx/templates/ports.conf.j2', dest: '/etc/{{ apache_service }}/ports.conf' }
 
-- name: Let uwsgi (running as {{ apache_user }}) write log files
-  file: 
-    path: /var/log/uwsgi/app
-    state: directory
-    owner: "{{ apache_user }}"
-
 - name: "Add 'nginx_installed: True' to {{ iiab_state_file }}"
   lineinfile:
     dest: "{{ iiab_state_file }}"    # /etc/iiab/iiab_state.yml