diff --git a/recipes-google/emmc/emmc-logs/start_emmc_logging.sh b/recipes-google/emmc/emmc-logs/start_emmc_logging.sh
index 115fd90..add7116 100644
--- a/recipes-google/emmc/emmc-logs/start_emmc_logging.sh
+++ b/recipes-google/emmc/emmc-logs/start_emmc_logging.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 EMMC_DIR=/mnt/luks-mmcblk0_fs
 LOG_SUBDIR=logs
 EMMC_LOG_DIR="$EMMC_DIR/$LOG_SUBDIR"
-EMMC_LOG_STATE_DIR="$EMMC_LOG_DIR/state"
 
 EmmcMountCount=$(mount -l | grep -c "$EMMC_DIR")
 if [ "$EmmcMountCount" -ne 1 ]
@@ -11,11 +10,8 @@
     echo "eMMC is not mounted. Cannot log to eMMC."
     exit 1
 fi
-mkdir -p "$EMMC_LOG_DIR"
-mkdir -p "$EMMC_LOG_STATE_DIR"
 
-echo "Stop rsyslog before migrating to eMMC to make sure we don't send out logs during transition"
-systemctl stop rsyslog.service
+mkdir -p "$EMMC_LOG_DIR"
 
 # We need to make room for incoming logs, or else systemd will just
 # throw away the runtime journal. Ensure these values are in sync with
@@ -40,13 +36,9 @@
 done
 
 ln -s "$EMMC_LOG_DIR" /var/log/journal
-rm -rf /var/log/state
-ln -s "$EMMC_LOG_STATE_DIR" /var/log/state
 
 echo "Flushing journal logs to eMMC"
 
 journalctl --flush
 
 echo "Journald is now logging to eMMC"
-systemctl restart rsyslog.service
-echo "Restarted Rsyslog to make sure it reload the state"
diff --git a/recipes-google/emmc/emmc-logs/stop_emmc_logging.sh b/recipes-google/emmc/emmc-logs/stop_emmc_logging.sh
index f17c517..7f34959 100644
--- a/recipes-google/emmc/emmc-logs/stop_emmc_logging.sh
+++ b/recipes-google/emmc/emmc-logs/stop_emmc_logging.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 
 # Remove the symlink to the eMMC log directory.
 rm /var/log/journal
-rm -rf /var/log/state
 
 # Restart rsyslog to make sure it closes the log files in the eMMC.
 # 90 seconds after sigterm is send sig kill is sent