diff --git a/.devcontainer/images/nginx/conf/nginx_external_endpoints.conf b/.devcontainer/images/nginx/conf/nginx_external_endpoints.conf
index ee7b058df3b..4744b1e52c5 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/images/nginx/conf/nginx_external_endpoints.conf
+++ b/.devcontainer/images/nginx/conf/nginx_external_endpoints.conf
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ server {
   # proxy and log all CC traffic
   location / {
     access_log                  /tmp/nginx-access.log main;
-    access_log                  syslog:server=127.0.0.1,severity=info,tag=vcap_nginx_access main;
     proxy_buffering             off;
     proxy_set_header            Host $host;
     proxy_set_header            X-Real_IP $remote_addr;
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index d71fa2819a6..4d69e5a8caa 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ gem 'sequel_pg', require: 'sequel'
 gem 'sinatra', '~> 4.2'
 gem 'sinatra-contrib'
 gem 'statsd-ruby', '~> 1.5.0'
-gem 'syslog'
 gem 'talentbox-delayed_job_sequel', '~> 4.4.0'
 gem 'uri', '~> 1.1'
 gem 'vmstat', '~> 2.3'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 8ce94f07909..41c63336557 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -566,8 +566,6 @@ GEM
       spring (>= 0.9.1)
     statsd-ruby (1.5.0)
     stringio (3.2.0)
-    syslog (0.4.0)
-      logger
     talentbox-delayed_job_sequel (4.4.0)
       delayed_job (~> 4.1)
       sequel (>= 5.0, < 6.0)
@@ -681,7 +679,6 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   spring
   spring-commands-rspec
   statsd-ruby (~> 1.5.0)
-  syslog
   talentbox-delayed_job_sequel (~> 4.4.0)
   timecop
   uri (~> 1.1)
diff --git a/config/cloud_controller.yml b/config/cloud_controller.yml
index 1395d928f3d..5723550b9d4 100644
--- a/config/cloud_controller.yml
+++ b/config/cloud_controller.yml
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ nginx:
 logging:
   file: /tmp/cloud_controller.log
   level: debug2
-  syslog: vcap.example
   anonymize_ips: false
   format:
     timestamp: 'rfc3339'
diff --git a/lib/cloud_controller/config_schemas/api_schema.rb b/lib/cloud_controller/config_schemas/api_schema.rb
index e6ab9e260b6..be12cd7e140 100644
--- a/lib/cloud_controller/config_schemas/api_schema.rb
+++ b/lib/cloud_controller/config_schemas/api_schema.rb
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ class ApiSchema < VCAP::Config
           logging: {
             level: String, # debug, info, etc.
             file: String, # Log file to use
-            syslog: String, # Name to associate with syslog messages (should start with 'vcap.')
             optional(:stdout_sink_enabled) => bool,
             optional(:anonymize_ips) => bool,
             optional(:format) => {
diff --git a/lib/cloud_controller/config_schemas/blobstore_benchmarks_schema.rb b/lib/cloud_controller/config_schemas/blobstore_benchmarks_schema.rb
index 82e28c0a71b..e37d8eb6f8d 100644
--- a/lib/cloud_controller/config_schemas/blobstore_benchmarks_schema.rb
+++ b/lib/cloud_controller/config_schemas/blobstore_benchmarks_schema.rb
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ class BlobstoreBenchmarksSchema < VCAP::Config
           optional(:logging) => {
             optional(:level) => String,
             optional(:file) => String,
-            optional(:syslog) => String,
             optional(:stdout_sink_enabled) => bool
           },
 
diff --git a/lib/cloud_controller/config_schemas/clock_schema.rb b/lib/cloud_controller/config_schemas/clock_schema.rb
index 17a681c4823..a6d84326290 100644
--- a/lib/cloud_controller/config_schemas/clock_schema.rb
+++ b/lib/cloud_controller/config_schemas/clock_schema.rb
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@ class ClockSchema < VCAP::Config
 
           logging: {
             level: String, # debug, info, etc.
-            file: String, # Log file to use
-            syslog: String # Name to associate with syslog messages (should start with 'vcap.')
+            file: String # Log file to use
           },
 
           pid_filename: String, # Pid filename to use
diff --git a/lib/cloud_controller/config_schemas/deployment_updater_schema.rb b/lib/cloud_controller/config_schemas/deployment_updater_schema.rb
index b31d76449b6..e6430b97322 100644
--- a/lib/cloud_controller/config_schemas/deployment_updater_schema.rb
+++ b/lib/cloud_controller/config_schemas/deployment_updater_schema.rb
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ class DeploymentUpdaterSchema < VCAP::Config
 
           logging: {
             level: String, # debug, info, etc.
-            file: String, # Log file to use
-            syslog: String # Name to associate with syslog messages (should start with 'vcap.')
+            file: String # Log file to use
           },
 
           pid_filename: String, # Pid filename to use
diff --git a/lib/cloud_controller/config_schemas/migrate_schema.rb b/lib/cloud_controller/config_schemas/migrate_schema.rb
index d544617ebcd..971ff0999aa 100644
--- a/lib/cloud_controller/config_schemas/migrate_schema.rb
+++ b/lib/cloud_controller/config_schemas/migrate_schema.rb
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ class MigrateSchema < VCAP::Config
           logging: {
             level: String, # debug, info, etc.
             file: String, # Log file to use
-            syslog: String, # Name to associate with syslog messages (should start with 'vcap.')
             optional(:stdout_sink_enabled) => bool
           }
         }
diff --git a/lib/cloud_controller/config_schemas/rotate_database_key_schema.rb b/lib/cloud_controller/config_schemas/rotate_database_key_schema.rb
index 704aebae816..157aca1c7ff 100644
--- a/lib/cloud_controller/config_schemas/rotate_database_key_schema.rb
+++ b/lib/cloud_controller/config_schemas/rotate_database_key_schema.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ class RotateDatabaseKeySchema < VCAP::Config
           logging: {
             level: String, # debug, info, etc.
             file: String, # Log file to use
-            syslog: String, # Name to associate with syslog messages (should start with 'vcap.')
             stdout_sink_enabled: bool
           },
 
diff --git a/lib/cloud_controller/config_schemas/route_syncer_schema.rb b/lib/cloud_controller/config_schemas/route_syncer_schema.rb
index d6ec734b914..83afff01003 100644
--- a/lib/cloud_controller/config_schemas/route_syncer_schema.rb
+++ b/lib/cloud_controller/config_schemas/route_syncer_schema.rb
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ class RouteSyncerSchema < VCAP::Config
         {
           logging: {
             level: String, # debug, info, etc.
-            file: String, # Log file to use
-            syslog: String # Name to associate with syslog messages (should start with 'vcap.')
+            file: String # Log file to use
           },
 
           pid_filename: String, # Pid filename to use
diff --git a/lib/cloud_controller/config_schemas/worker_schema.rb b/lib/cloud_controller/config_schemas/worker_schema.rb
index 92f1ebad887..55a7c1e155d 100644
--- a/lib/cloud_controller/config_schemas/worker_schema.rb
+++ b/lib/cloud_controller/config_schemas/worker_schema.rb
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ class WorkerSchema < VCAP::Config
 
           logging: {
             level: String, # debug, info, etc.
-            file: String, # Log file to use
-            syslog: String # Name to associate with syslog messages (should start with 'vcap.')
+            file: String # Log file to use
           },
 
           log_audit_events: bool,
diff --git a/lib/cloud_controller/rack_app_builder.rb b/lib/cloud_controller/rack_app_builder.rb
index e4bad4c6581..a725ad0fa9b 100644
--- a/lib/cloud_controller/rack_app_builder.rb
+++ b/lib/cloud_controller/rack_app_builder.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-require 'syslog/logger'
 require 'vcap_request_context_setter'
 require 'cors'
 require 'request_metrics'
diff --git a/lib/steno/config.rb b/lib/steno/config.rb
index 5c506496241..e71528e32ba 100644
--- a/lib/steno/config.rb
+++ b/lib/steno/config.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ class << self
     #     logging:
     #       level:  <info, debug, etc>
     #       file:   </path/to/logfile>
-    #       syslog: <syslog name>
     #
     # @param [String] path  Path to yaml config
     # @param [Hash] overrides
@@ -48,11 +47,6 @@ def to_config_hash(hash)
         opts[:sinks] << Steno::Sink::IO.for_file(hash[:file], max_retries:)
       end
 
-      if hash[:syslog]
-        Steno::Sink::Syslog.instance.open(hash[:syslog])
-        opts[:sinks] << Steno::Sink::Syslog.instance
-      end
-
       opts[:sinks] << Steno::Sink::IO.new($stdout) if opts[:sinks].empty?
 
       opts
diff --git a/lib/steno/sink.rb b/lib/steno/sink.rb
index 2598507a567..4b1cd010c46 100644
--- a/lib/steno/sink.rb
+++ b/lib/steno/sink.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 require 'steno/sink/base'
 require 'steno/sink/io'
-require 'steno/sink/syslog'
 require 'steno/sink/counter'
diff --git a/lib/steno/sink/syslog.rb b/lib/steno/sink/syslog.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index b391723f590..00000000000
--- a/lib/steno/sink/syslog.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,72 +0,0 @@
-require 'steno/sink/base'
-
-require 'singleton'
-require 'syslog'
-
-class Steno::Sink::Syslog < Steno::Sink::Base
-  include Singleton
-
-  MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE = 1024 * 3
-  TRUNCATE_POSTFIX = '...'.freeze
-
-  LOG_LEVEL_MAP = {
-    fatal: Syslog::LOG_CRIT,
-    error: Syslog::LOG_ERR,
-    warn: Syslog::LOG_WARNING,
-    info: Syslog::LOG_INFO,
-    debug: Syslog::LOG_DEBUG,
-    debug1: Syslog::LOG_DEBUG,
-    debug2: Syslog::LOG_DEBUG
-  }.freeze
-
-  def initialize
-    super
-
-    @syslog = nil
-    @syslog_lock = Mutex.new
-  end
-
-  # Resets the singleton's internal state. This is primarily used for test cleanup
-  # to prevent mock leakage between tests when RSpec doubles are stored in @syslog or @codec.
-  def reset!
-    @syslog_lock.synchronize do
-      @syslog = nil
-      @codec = nil
-    end
-  end
-
-  def open(identity)
-    @identity = identity
-    # Close syslog if it's already open before reopening with new identity
-    Syslog.close if Syslog.opened?
-    @syslog = Syslog.open(@identity, Syslog::LOG_PID | Syslog::LOG_CONS)
-  end
-
-  def add_record(record)
-    return if record.log_level == :off
-    return unless @syslog
-    return unless @codec
-
-    record = truncate_record(record)
-    msg = @codec.encode_record(record)
-    pri = LOG_LEVEL_MAP[record.log_level]
-    @syslog_lock.synchronize { @syslog.log(pri, '%s', msg) }
-  end
-
-  def flush
-    nil
-  end
-
-  private
-
-  def truncate_record(record)
-    return record if record.message.size <= MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE
-
-    truncated = record.message.slice(0...(MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE - TRUNCATE_POSTFIX.size))
-    truncated << TRUNCATE_POSTFIX
-    Steno::Record.new(record.source, record.log_level,
-                      truncated,
-                      [record.file, record.lineno, record.method],
-                      record.data)
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/isolated_specs/steno/spec_helper.rb b/spec/isolated_specs/steno/spec_helper.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 1fe5eb61200..00000000000
--- a/spec/isolated_specs/steno/spec_helper.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-# Steno-specific spec helper
-# This file loads steno's support files for its unit tests
-# The main spec_helper is loaded by each test file with require 'spec_helper'
-
-Dir[File.expand_path('support/**/*.rb', __dir__)].each { |file| require file }
-
-# Ensure steno state is cleaned up after each test to avoid interfering with other tests
-RSpec.configure do |config|
-  config.after do
-    # Reset the Syslog singleton to clear any mocks stored in @syslog and @codec
-    Steno::Sink::Syslog.instance.reset! if defined?(Steno::Sink::Syslog)
-
-    # Close the actual syslog connection if open
-    Syslog.close if defined?(Syslog) && Syslog.opened?
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/isolated_specs/steno/unit/config_spec.rb b/spec/isolated_specs/steno/unit/config_spec.rb
index 98c91da1752..0e57d60d5ad 100644
--- a/spec/isolated_specs/steno/unit/config_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/isolated_specs/steno/unit/config_spec.rb
@@ -13,12 +13,6 @@
       expect(Steno::Sink::IO).to receive(:for_file).with(@log_path,
                                                          max_retries: 5).
         and_return(@mock_sink_file)
-
-      @mock_sink_syslog = double('sink')
-      expect(@mock_sink_syslog).to receive(:codec=)
-      expect(@mock_sink_syslog).to receive(:open).with('test')
-      expect(Steno::Sink::Syslog).to receive(:instance).twice.
-        and_return(@mock_sink_syslog)
     end
 
     after do
@@ -28,8 +22,8 @@
       expect(@config.context.class).to eq(Steno::Context::Null)
       expect(@config.codec.class).to eq(Steno::Codec::Json)
 
-      expect(@config.sinks.size).to eq(2)
-      expect(@config.sinks).to contain_exactly(@mock_sink_file, @mock_sink_syslog)
+      expect(@config.sinks.size).to eq(1)
+      expect(@config.sinks).to contain_exactly(@mock_sink_file)
     end
 
     it 'works for symbolized keys' do
@@ -37,7 +31,6 @@
         file: @log_path,
         level: 'debug2',
         default_log_level: 'warn',
-        syslog: 'test',
         max_retries: 5
       }
     end
@@ -47,7 +40,6 @@
         'file' => @log_path,
         'level' => 'debug2',
         'default_log_level' => 'warn',
-        'syslog' => 'test',
         'max_retries' => 5
       }
     end
@@ -113,19 +105,6 @@
       expect(config.sinks[0]).to eq(mock_sink)
     end
 
-    it "adds a syslog sink if the 'syslog' key is specified" do
-      write_config(@config_path, { 'syslog' => 'test' })
-      mock_sink = double('sink')
-      expect(mock_sink).to receive(:open).with('test')
-      expect(mock_sink).to receive(:codec=)
-
-      expect(Steno::Sink::Syslog).to receive(:instance).twice.and_return(mock_sink)
-
-      config = described_class.from_file(@config_path)
-      expect(config.sinks.size).to eq(1)
-      expect(config.sinks[0]).to eq(mock_sink)
-    end
-
     it 'adds an io sink to stdout if no sinks are explicitly specified in the config file' do
       write_config(@config_path, {})
       mock_sink = double('sink')
diff --git a/spec/isolated_specs/steno/unit/sink/syslog_spec.rb b/spec/isolated_specs/steno/unit/sink/syslog_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index b9d6bb713c4..00000000000
--- a/spec/isolated_specs/steno/unit/sink/syslog_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,94 +0,0 @@
-require 'steno/steno'
-
-RSpec.describe Steno::Sink::Syslog do
-  let(:level) do
-    Steno::Logger.lookup_level(:info)
-  end
-
-  let(:record) do
-    Steno::Record.new('source', level.name, 'message')
-  end
-
-  let(:record_with_big_message) do
-    Steno::Record.new('source', level.name,
-                      'a' * (Steno::Sink::Syslog::MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE + 1))
-  end
-
-  describe '#add_record' do
-    it 'appends an encoded record with the correct priority' do
-      identity = 'test'
-
-      syslog = double('syslog', facility: nil)
-      expect(Syslog).to receive(:open).and_return(syslog)
-
-      sink = described_class.instance
-      sink.open(identity)
-
-      codec = double('codec')
-      expect(codec).to receive(:encode_record).with(record).and_return(record.message)
-      sink.codec = codec
-
-      expect(syslog).to receive(:log).with(Syslog::LOG_INFO, '%s', record.message)
-
-      sink.add_record(record)
-    end
-
-    it 'truncates the record message if its greater than than allowed size' do
-      identity = 'test'
-
-      syslog = double('syslog', facility: nil)
-      expect(Syslog).to receive(:open).and_return(syslog)
-
-      sink = described_class.instance
-      sink.open(identity)
-
-      truncated = record_with_big_message.message.
-                  slice(0..(Steno::Sink::Syslog::MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE - 4))
-      truncated << Steno::Sink::Syslog::TRUNCATE_POSTFIX
-      codec = double('codec')
-      expect(codec).to receive(:encode_record) do |*args|
-        expect(args.size).to eq(1)
-        expect(args[0].message).to eq(truncated)
-        expect(args[0].message.size).to be <= Steno::Sink::Syslog::MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE
-
-        next args[0].message
-      end
-
-      sink.codec = codec
-
-      expect(syslog).to receive(:log).with(Syslog::LOG_INFO, '%s', truncated)
-
-      sink.add_record(record_with_big_message)
-    end
-
-    context 'when level is off' do
-      let(:level) do
-        Steno::Logger.lookup_level(:off)
-      end
-
-      it 'does not write out logs' do
-        identity = 'test'
-
-        syslog = double('syslog', facility: nil, log: nil)
-        expect(Syslog).to receive(:open).and_return(syslog)
-
-        sink = described_class.instance
-        sink.open(identity)
-
-        codec = double('codec', encode_record: nil)
-        sink.codec = codec
-
-        sink.add_record(record)
-
-        expect(codec).not_to have_received(:encode_record)
-        expect(syslog).not_to have_received(:log)
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
-  describe '#flush' do
-    it 'does nothing' do
-      described_class.instance.flush
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/tasks/db_spec.rb b/spec/tasks/db_spec.rb
index 1cf2fc7b8b9..db6e0b11a44 100644
--- a/spec/tasks/db_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/tasks/db_spec.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
         logging: {
           stdout_sink_enabled: stdout_sink_enabled,
           level: 'debug2',
-          syslog: 'vcap.example',
           file: '/tmp/cloud_controller.log',
           anonymize_ips: false,
           format: { timestamp: 'rfc3339' }
@@ -34,7 +33,6 @@
       Rake::Task['db:migrate'].execute
 
       # From test config:
-      expect(Steno.config.sinks).to include(an_instance_of(Steno::Sink::Syslog))
       expect(Steno.config.sinks).to include(an_instance_of(Steno::Sink::IO).and(satisfy { |sink| sink.instance_variable_get(:@io_obj).is_a?(File) }))
 
       # From db.rake: