diff --git a/src/azul/__init__.py b/src/azul/__init__.py
index 7599cd2ca8..7afe119a1d 100644
--- a/src/azul/__init__.py
+++ b/src/azul/__init__.py
@@ -259,8 +259,6 @@ def manifest_expiration_margin(self) -> float:
 
     audit_log_retention_days = 180  # FedRAMP mandates 90 days
 
-    verbose_log_retention_days = 30
-
     @property
     def es_timeout(self) -> int:
         return int(self.environ['AZUL_ES_TIMEOUT'])
diff --git a/terraform/elasticsearch.tf.json.template.py b/terraform/elasticsearch.tf.json.template.py
index cb798d6688..128a6d9355 100644
--- a/terraform/elasticsearch.tf.json.template.py
+++ b/terraform/elasticsearch.tf.json.template.py
@@ -22,10 +22,7 @@
             "aws_cloudwatch_log_group": {
                 f"{log}_log": {
                     "name": f"/aws/aes/domains/{domain}/{log}-logs",
-                    "retention_in_days":
-                        config.verbose_log_retention_days
-                        if log == 'error' else
-                        config.audit_log_retention_days
+                    "retention_in_days": config.audit_log_retention_days
                 }
             }
         } for log in logs.keys()),