diff --git a/core/modules/statistics/config/install/statistics.settings.yml b/core/modules/statistics/config/install/statistics.settings.yml
index f788bece3faa..66860629238c 100644
--- a/core/modules/statistics/config/install/statistics.settings.yml
+++ b/core/modules/statistics/config/install/statistics.settings.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,2 @@
-access_log:
-  enabled: false
-  max_lifetime: 259200
 count_content_views: 0
 display_max_age: 3600
diff --git a/core/modules/statistics/config/schema/statistics.schema.yml b/core/modules/statistics/config/schema/statistics.schema.yml
index d5e62008b570..c72a227264f7 100644
--- a/core/modules/statistics/config/schema/statistics.schema.yml
+++ b/core/modules/statistics/config/schema/statistics.schema.yml
@@ -4,16 +4,6 @@ statistics.settings:
   type: config_object
   label: 'Statistics settings'
   mapping:
-    access_log:
-      type: mapping
-      label: 'Access log settings'
-      mapping:
-        enabled:
-          type: boolean
-          label: 'Enable'
-        max_lifetime:
-          type: integer
-          label: 'Maximum lifetime'
     count_content_views:
       type: integer
       label: 'Count content views'
diff --git a/core/modules/statistics/migration_templates/statistics_settings.yml b/core/modules/statistics/migration_templates/statistics_settings.yml
index 62c2c0612a00..1f5b5bbd0e12 100644
--- a/core/modules/statistics/migration_templates/statistics_settings.yml
+++ b/core/modules/statistics/migration_templates/statistics_settings.yml
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ source:
     - statistics_flush_accesslog_timer
     - statistics_count_content_views
 process:
-  'access_log/enabled': statistics_enable_access_log
-  'access_log/max_lifetime': statistics_flush_accesslog_timer
   'count_content_views': statistics_count_content_views
 destination:
   plugin: config
diff --git a/core/modules/statistics/src/Tests/Views/IntegrationTest.php b/core/modules/statistics/src/Tests/Views/IntegrationTest.php
index 7fe99f93ef26..601aa6cc38b4 100644
--- a/core/modules/statistics/src/Tests/Views/IntegrationTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/statistics/src/Tests/Views/IntegrationTest.php
@@ -56,9 +56,8 @@ class IntegrationTest extends ViewTestBase {
     $this->drupalCreateContentType(array('type' => 'page'));
     $this->node = $this->drupalCreateNode(array('type' => 'page'));
 
-    // Enable access logging.
+    // Enable counting of content views.
     $this->config('statistics.settings')
-      ->set('access_log.enabled', 1)
       ->set('count_content_views', 1)
       ->save();
 
diff --git a/core/modules/statistics/statistics.install b/core/modules/statistics/statistics.install
index 11c72f4af2e2..f232e1d376ab 100644
--- a/core/modules/statistics/statistics.install
+++ b/core/modules/statistics/statistics.install
@@ -79,3 +79,10 @@ function statistics_update_8002() {
   // Set the new configuration setting for max age to the initial value.
   \Drupal::configFactory()->getEditable('statistics.settings')->set('display_max_age', 3600)->save();
 }
+
+/**
+ * Remove access_log settings.
+ */
+function statistics_update_8300() {
+  \Drupal::configFactory()->getEditable('statistics.settings')->clear('access_log')->save();
+}
diff --git a/core/modules/statistics/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d6/MigrateStatisticsConfigsTest.php b/core/modules/statistics/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d6/MigrateStatisticsConfigsTest.php
index 5313eb3309ee..6bd53948a09e 100644
--- a/core/modules/statistics/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d6/MigrateStatisticsConfigsTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/statistics/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d6/MigrateStatisticsConfigsTest.php
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ class MigrateStatisticsConfigsTest extends MigrateDrupal6TestBase {
    */
   public function testStatisticsSettings() {
     $config = $this->config('statistics.settings');
-    $this->assertIdentical(FALSE, $config->get('access_log.enabled'));
-    $this->assertIdentical(259200, $config->get('access_log.max_lifetime'));
     $this->assertIdentical(0, $config->get('count_content_views'));
     $this->assertConfigSchema(\Drupal::service('config.typed'), 'statistics.settings', $config->get());
   }
diff --git a/core/modules/statistics/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d7/MigrateStatisticsConfigsTest.php b/core/modules/statistics/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d7/MigrateStatisticsConfigsTest.php
index c35f3dc4bba5..e5f915b14487 100644
--- a/core/modules/statistics/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d7/MigrateStatisticsConfigsTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/statistics/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d7/MigrateStatisticsConfigsTest.php
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ class MigrateStatisticsConfigsTest extends MigrateDrupal7TestBase {
    */
   public function testStatisticsSettings() {
     $config = $this->config('statistics.settings');
-    $this->assertIdentical(TRUE, $config->get('access_log.enabled'));
-    $this->assertIdentical(3600, $config->get('access_log.max_lifetime'));
     $this->assertIdentical(1, $config->get('count_content_views'));
     $this->assertConfigSchema(\Drupal::service('config.typed'), 'statistics.settings', $config->get());
   }