diff --git a/elk-logger/elk-ciab.diff b/elk-logger/elk-ciab.diff
deleted file mode 100644
index 68f8260..0000000
--- a/elk-logger/elk-ciab.diff
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,296 +0,0 @@
-
-project onos-apps/apps/vtn/
-diff --git a/xos/synchronizer/vtn_synchronizer_config b/xos/synchronizer/vtn_synchronizer_config
-index dad5cb6..f317dee 100644
---- a/xos/synchronizer/vtn_synchronizer_config
-+++ b/xos/synchronizer/vtn_synchronizer_config
-@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ driver=openstack
- pretend=False
- backoff_disabled=True
- enable_watchers=True
-+logstash_hostport=10.100.198.222:5617
- 
- [nova]
- ca_ssl_cert=/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
-
-project orchestration/service-profile/
-diff --git a/cord-pod-ansible/files/monitoring_synchronizer_config b/cord-pod-ansible/files/monitoring_synchronizer_config
-index 1ee96f0..932a32b 100644
---- a/cord-pod-ansible/files/monitoring_synchronizer_config
-+++ b/cord-pod-ansible/files/monitoring_synchronizer_config
-@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ full_setup=True
- proxy_ssh=True
- proxy_ssh_key=/root/setup/node_key
- proxy_ssh_user=root
-+logstash_hostport=10.100.198.222:5617
- 
- [feefie]
- client_id='vicci_dev_central'
-diff --git a/cord-pod-ansible/files/vcpe_synchronizer_config b/cord-pod-ansible/files/vcpe_synchronizer_config
-index 9da6ede..9ef259b 100644
---- a/cord-pod-ansible/files/vcpe_synchronizer_config
-+++ b/cord-pod-ansible/files/vcpe_synchronizer_config
-@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ full_setup=True
- proxy_ssh=True
- proxy_ssh_key=/root/setup/node_key
- proxy_ssh_user=root
-+logstash_hostport=10.100.198.222:5617
- 
- [networking]
- use_vtn=True
-diff --git a/cord-pod-ansible/files/vtr_synchronizer_config b/cord-pod-ansible/files/vtr_synchronizer_config
-index 223ab00..4e3008c 100644
---- a/cord-pod-ansible/files/vtr_synchronizer_config
-+++ b/cord-pod-ansible/files/vtr_synchronizer_config
-@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ full_setup=True
- proxy_ssh=True
- proxy_ssh_key=/root/setup/node_key
- proxy_ssh_user=root
-+logstash_hostport=10.100.198.222:5617
- 
- [networking]
- use_vtn=True
-diff --git a/cord-pod/files/monitoring_synchronizer_config b/cord-pod/files/monitoring_synchronizer_config
-index cfd73a0..485f993 100644
---- a/cord-pod/files/monitoring_synchronizer_config
-+++ b/cord-pod/files/monitoring_synchronizer_config
-@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ full_setup=True
- proxy_ssh=True
- proxy_ssh_key=/root/setup/node_key
- proxy_ssh_user=root
-+logstash_hostport=10.100.198.222:5617
- 
- [feefie]
- client_id='vicci_dev_central'
-diff --git a/cord-pod/files/openstack_synchronizer_config b/cord-pod/files/openstack_synchronizer_config
-index 3b7f8e9..29077e2 100644
---- a/cord-pod/files/openstack_synchronizer_config
-+++ b/cord-pod/files/openstack_synchronizer_config
-@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ save_ansible_output=True
- backoff_disabled=True
- pretend=False
- images_directory=/opt/xos/images
-+logstash_hostport=10.100.198.222:5617
- 
- [feefie]
- client_id='vicci_dev_central'
-diff --git a/cord-pod/files/vcpe_synchronizer_config b/cord-pod/files/vcpe_synchronizer_config
-index babe94f..34e0f2b 100644
---- a/cord-pod/files/vcpe_synchronizer_config
-+++ b/cord-pod/files/vcpe_synchronizer_config
-@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ proxy_ssh=True
- proxy_ssh_key=/root/setup/node_key
- proxy_ssh_user=root
- enable_watchers=True
-+logstash_hostport=10.100.198.222:5617
- 
- [networking]
- use_vtn=True
-diff --git a/cord-pod/files/vtr_synchronizer_config b/cord-pod/files/vtr_synchronizer_config
-index 3d3209c..56af7fc 100644
---- a/cord-pod/files/vtr_synchronizer_config
-+++ b/cord-pod/files/vtr_synchronizer_config
-@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ full_setup=True
- proxy_ssh=True
- proxy_ssh_key=/root/setup/node_key
- proxy_ssh_user=root
-+logstash_hostport=10.100.198.222:5617
- 
- [networking]
- use_vtn=True
-diff --git a/mcord/files/monitoring_synchronizer_config b/mcord/files/monitoring_synchronizer_config
-index cfd73a0..485f993 100644
---- a/mcord/files/monitoring_synchronizer_config
-+++ b/mcord/files/monitoring_synchronizer_config
-@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ full_setup=True
- proxy_ssh=True
- proxy_ssh_key=/root/setup/node_key
- proxy_ssh_user=root
-+logstash_hostport=10.100.198.222:5617
- 
- [feefie]
- client_id='vicci_dev_central'
-diff --git a/mcord/files/openstack_synchronizer_config b/mcord/files/openstack_synchronizer_config
-index 82c2f79..58dece3 100644
---- a/mcord/files/openstack_synchronizer_config
-+++ b/mcord/files/openstack_synchronizer_config
-@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ save_ansible_output=True
- backoff_disabled=False
- pretend=False
- images_directory=/opt/xos/images
-+logstash_hostport=10.100.198.222:5617
- 
- [feefie]
- client_id='vicci_dev_central'
-diff --git a/opencloud/files/openstack_synchronizer_config b/opencloud/files/openstack_synchronizer_config
-index 74d68e3..8b0f8f9 100644
---- a/opencloud/files/openstack_synchronizer_config
-+++ b/opencloud/files/openstack_synchronizer_config
-@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ save_ansible_output=True
- backoff_disabled=True
- pretend=False
- images_directory=/opt/xos/images
-+logstash_hostport=10.100.198.222:5617
- 
- [feefie]
- client_id='vicci_dev_central'
-
-project orchestration/xos/
-diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/onboarding/onboarding_synchronizer_config b/xos/synchronizers/onboarding/onboarding_synchronizer_config
-index fb33044..6877378 100644
---- a/xos/synchronizers/onboarding/onboarding_synchronizer_config
-+++ b/xos/synchronizers/onboarding/onboarding_synchronizer_config
-@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ backoff_disabled=True
- pretend=False
- save_ansible_output=True
- node_key=/opt/cord_profile/node_key
--
-+logstash_hostport=10.100.198.222:5617
-diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/syndicate/syndicate_synchronizer_config b/xos/synchronizers/syndicate/syndicate_synchronizer_config
-index 7c9d2d2..c9f3cf5 100644
---- a/xos/synchronizers/syndicate/syndicate_synchronizer_config
-+++ b/xos/synchronizers/syndicate/syndicate_synchronizer_config
-@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ steps_dir=/opt/xos/synchronizers/syndicate/steps
- deleters_dir=/opt/xos/synchronizers/syndicate/deleters
- log_file=console
- driver=None
-+logstash_hostport=10.100.198.222:5617
- 
- [feefie]
- client_id='vicci_dev_central'
-
-project orchestration/xos_services/fabric/
-diff --git a/xos/synchronizer/fabric_synchronizer_config b/xos/synchronizer/fabric_synchronizer_config
-index e98abe5..b15fcc3 100644
---- a/xos/synchronizer/fabric_synchronizer_config
-+++ b/xos/synchronizer/fabric_synchronizer_config
-@@ -21,3 +21,4 @@ pretend=False
- backoff_disabled=True
- save_ansible_output=True
- proxy_ssh=False
-+logstash_hostport=10.100.198.222:5617
-
-project orchestration/xos_services/globalxos/
-diff --git a/xos/synchronizer/globalxos_synchronizer_config b/xos/synchronizer/globalxos_synchronizer_config
-index f06031e..86ae9cc 100644
---- a/xos/synchronizer/globalxos_synchronizer_config
-+++ b/xos/synchronizer/globalxos_synchronizer_config
-@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ save_ansible_output=True
- backoff_disabled=True
- pretend=False
- images_directory=/opt/xos/images
--
-+logstash_hostport=10.100.198.222:5617
- 
- [feefie]
- client_id='vicci_dev_central'
-
-project orchestration/xos_services/hypercache/
-diff --git a/xos/synchronizer/hpc_synchronizer_config b/xos/synchronizer/hpc_synchronizer_config
-index 9d4e70a..015cd77 100644
---- a/xos/synchronizer/hpc_synchronizer_config
-+++ b/xos/synchronizer/hpc_synchronizer_config
-@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ log_file=console
- #/var/log/hpc.log
- driver=None
- #cmi_hostname=openclouddev0.internet2.edu
-+logstash_hostport=10.100.198.222:5617
- 
- [feefie]
- client_id='vicci_dev_central'
-
-project orchestration/xos_services/metro-net/
-diff --git a/xos/synchronizer/metronetwork_synchronizer_config b/xos/synchronizer/metronetwork_synchronizer_config
-index 86847b9..99de62a 100644
---- a/xos/synchronizer/metronetwork_synchronizer_config
-+++ b/xos/synchronizer/metronetwork_synchronizer_config
-@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ driver=None
- pretend=False
- backoff_disabled=True
- fofum_disabled=True
-+logstash_hostport=10.100.198.222:5617
- 
- [feefie]
- client_id='vicci_dev_central'
-
-project orchestration/xos_services/monitoring/
-diff --git a/xos/synchronizer/monitoring_synchronizer_config b/xos/synchronizer/monitoring_synchronizer_config
-index 5cfe5e3..c30361e 100644
---- a/xos/synchronizer/monitoring_synchronizer_config
-+++ b/xos/synchronizer/monitoring_synchronizer_config
-@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ save_ansible_output=True
- # set proxy_ssh to false on cloudlab
- proxy_ssh=False
- full_setup=True
-+logstash_hostport=10.100.198.222:5617
- 
- [feefie]
- client_id='vicci_dev_central'
-
-project orchestration/xos_services/onos-service/
-diff --git a/xos/synchronizer/onos_synchronizer_config b/xos/synchronizer/onos_synchronizer_config
-index c7a2f2c..a7f48ba 100644
---- a/xos/synchronizer/onos_synchronizer_config
-+++ b/xos/synchronizer/onos_synchronizer_config
-@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ save_ansible_output=True
- # set proxy_ssh to false on cloudlab
- proxy_ssh=False
- full_setup=True
-+logstash_hostport=10.100.198.222:5617
- 
- [feefie]
- client_id='vicci_dev_central'
-
-project orchestration/xos_services/openstack/
-diff --git a/xos/synchronizer/openstack_synchronizer_config b/xos/synchronizer/openstack_synchronizer_config
-index 3b7f8e9..29077e2 100644
---- a/xos/synchronizer/openstack_synchronizer_config
-+++ b/xos/synchronizer/openstack_synchronizer_config
-@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ save_ansible_output=True
- backoff_disabled=True
- pretend=False
- images_directory=/opt/xos/images
-+logstash_hostport=10.100.198.222:5617
- 
- [feefie]
- client_id='vicci_dev_central'
-
-project orchestration/xos_services/vsg/
-diff --git a/xos/synchronizer/vsg_synchronizer_config b/xos/synchronizer/vsg_synchronizer_config
-index fd254a2..2a12003 100644
---- a/xos/synchronizer/vsg_synchronizer_config
-+++ b/xos/synchronizer/vsg_synchronizer_config
-@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ proxy_ssh=True
- proxy_ssh_key=/opt/cord_profile/node_key
- proxy_ssh_user=root
- enable_watchers=True
-+logstash_hostport=10.100.198.222:5617
- 
- [networking]
- use_vtn=True
-
-project orchestration/xos_services/vtr/
-diff --git a/xos/synchronizer/vtn_vtr_synchronizer_config b/xos/synchronizer/vtn_vtr_synchronizer_config
-index 2c9140a..a10e28b 100644
---- a/xos/synchronizer/vtn_vtr_synchronizer_config
-+++ b/xos/synchronizer/vtn_vtr_synchronizer_config
-@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ full_setup=True
- proxy_ssh=True
- proxy_ssh_key=/opt/xos/synchronizers/vtr/node_key
- proxy_ssh_user=root
-+logstash_hostport=10.100.198.222:5617
- 
- [networking]
- use_vtn=True
-diff --git a/xos/synchronizer/vtr_synchronizer_config b/xos/synchronizer/vtr_synchronizer_config
-index a8db7ed..4743d65 100644
---- a/xos/synchronizer/vtr_synchronizer_config
-+++ b/xos/synchronizer/vtr_synchronizer_config
-@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ full_setup=True
- proxy_ssh=True
- proxy_ssh_key=/opt/cord_profile/node_key
- proxy_ssh_user=root
-+logstash_hostport=10.100.198.222:5617
- 
- [networking]
- use_vtn=True
diff --git a/scripts/cord-in-a-box.sh b/scripts/cord-in-a-box.sh
index e11a5f3..4ff7afe 100755
--- a/scripts/cord-in-a-box.sh
+++ b/scripts/cord-in-a-box.sh
@@ -159,11 +159,6 @@
   sudo su $USER -c "vagrant ssh-config elastic > $SSHCONFIG"
 
   cd $CORDDIR
-  if [ ! -f /tmp/elk-patch-applied ]; then
-    touch /tmp/elk-patch-applied
-    sh build/scripts/repo-apply.sh build/elk-logger/elk-ciab.diff
-  fi
-
   sudo chmod +x build/elk-logger/logstash_tail
   build/elk-logger/logstash_tail --file install.out --hostport 10.100.198.222:5617 &
 }