diff --git a/templates/rsyslog.conf.j2 b/templates/rsyslog.conf.j2
index 5ae03c9..c2de1a4 100644
--- a/templates/rsyslog.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/rsyslog.conf.j2
@@ -78,13 +78,6 @@ mail.info			-/var/log/mail.info
 mail.warn			-/var/log/mail.warn
 mail.err			/var/log/mail.err
 
-#
-# Logging for INN news system.
-#
-news.crit			/var/log/news/news.crit
-news.err			/var/log/news/news.err
-news.notice			-/var/log/news/news.notice
-
 #
 # Some "catch-all" log files.
 #
@@ -100,25 +93,3 @@ news.notice			-/var/log/news/news.notice
 # Emergencies are sent to everybody logged in.
 #
 *.emerg				:omusrmsg:*
-
-#
-# I like to have messages displayed on the console, but only on a virtual
-# console I usually leave idle.
-#
-#daemon,mail.*;\
-#	news.=crit;news.=err;news.=notice;\
-#	*.=debug;*.=info;\
-#	*.=notice;*.=warn	/dev/tty8
-
-# The named pipe /dev/xconsole is for the `xconsole' utility.  To use it,
-# you must invoke `xconsole' with the `-file' option:
-# 
-#    $ xconsole -file /dev/xconsole [...]
-#
-# NOTE: adjust the list below, or you'll go crazy if you have a reasonably
-#      busy site..
-#
-daemon.*;mail.*;\
-	news.err;\
-	*.=debug;*.=info;\
-	*.=notice;*.=warn	|/dev/xconsole