diff --git a/src/output-filedata.c b/src/output-filedata.c
index 54900bf82a..2b09fe3114 100644
--- a/src/output-filedata.c
+++ b/src/output-filedata.c
@@ -61,10 +61,6 @@ typedef struct OutputFiledataLogger_ {
 } OutputFiledataLogger;
 
 static OutputFiledataLogger *list = NULL;
-static char g_waldo[PATH_MAX] = "";
-static SCMutex g_waldo_mutex = SCMUTEX_INITIALIZER;
-static int g_waldo_init = 0;
-static int g_waldo_deinit = 0;
 
 int OutputRegisterFiledataLogger(LoggerId id, const char *name,
     FiledataLogger LogFunc, OutputCtx *output_ctx, ThreadInitFunc ThreadInit,
@@ -252,61 +248,6 @@ static TmEcode OutputFiledataLog(ThreadVars *tv, Packet *p, void *thread_data)
     return TM_ECODE_OK;
 }
 
-/**
- *  \internal
- *
- *  \brief Open the waldo file (if available) and load the file_id
- *
- *  \param path full path for the waldo file
- */
-static void LogFiledataLogLoadWaldo(const char *path)
-{
-    char line[16] = "";
-    unsigned int id = 0;
-
-    FILE *fp = fopen(path, "r");
-    if (fp == NULL) {
-        SCLogInfo("couldn't open waldo: %s", strerror(errno));
-        SCReturn;
-    }
-
-    if (fgets(line, (int)sizeof(line), fp) != NULL) {
-        if (sscanf(line, "%10u", &id) == 1) {
-            SCLogInfo("id %u", id);
-            SC_ATOMIC_SET(g_file_store_id, id);
-        }
-    }
-    fclose(fp);
-}
-
-/**
- *  \internal
- *
- *  \brief Store the waldo file based on the file_id
- *
- *  \param path full path for the waldo file
- */
-static void LogFiledataLogStoreWaldo(const char *path)
-{
-    char line[16] = "";
-
-    if (SC_ATOMIC_GET(g_file_store_id) == 1) {
-        SCReturn;
-    }
-
-    FILE *fp = fopen(path, "w");
-    if (fp == NULL) {
-        SCLogInfo("couldn't open waldo: %s", strerror(errno));
-        SCReturn;
-    }
-
-    snprintf(line, sizeof(line), "%u\n", SC_ATOMIC_GET(g_file_store_id));
-    if (fwrite(line, strlen(line), 1, fp) != 1) {
-        SCLogError(SC_ERR_FWRITE, "fwrite failed: %s", strerror(errno));
-    }
-    fclose(fp);
-}
-
 /** \brief thread init for the tx logger
  *  This will run the thread init functions for the individual registered
  *  loggers */
@@ -356,56 +297,6 @@ static TmEcode OutputFiledataLogThreadInit(ThreadVars *tv, const void *initdata,
 
         logger = logger->next;
     }
-
-    SCMutexLock(&g_waldo_mutex);
-    if (g_waldo_init == 0) {
-        ConfNode *node = ConfGetNode("file-store-waldo");
-        if (node == NULL) {
-            ConfNode *outputs = ConfGetNode("outputs");
-            if (outputs) {
-                ConfNode *output;
-                TAILQ_FOREACH(output, &outputs->head, next) {
-                    /* we only care about file and file-store */
-                    if (!(strcmp(output->val, "file") == 0 || strcmp(output->val, "file-store") == 0))
-                        continue;
-
-                    ConfNode *file = ConfNodeLookupChild(output, output->val);
-                    BUG_ON(file == NULL);
-                    if (file == NULL) {
-                        SCLogDebug("file-store failed, lets try 'file'");
-                        file = ConfNodeLookupChild(outputs, "file");
-                        if (file == NULL)
-                            SCLogDebug("file failed as well, giving up");
-                    }
-
-                    if (file != NULL) {
-                        node = ConfNodeLookupChild(file, "waldo");
-                        if (node == NULL)
-                            SCLogDebug("no waldo node");
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        if (node != NULL) {
-            const char *s_default_log_dir = NULL;
-            s_default_log_dir = ConfigGetLogDirectory();
-
-            const char *waldo = node->val;
-            SCLogDebug("loading waldo %s", waldo);
-            if (waldo != NULL && strlen(waldo) > 0) {
-                if (PathIsAbsolute(waldo)) {
-                    snprintf(g_waldo, sizeof(g_waldo), "%s", waldo);
-                } else {
-                    snprintf(g_waldo, sizeof(g_waldo), "%s/%s", s_default_log_dir, waldo);
-                }
-
-                SCLogDebug("loading waldo file %s", g_waldo);
-                LogFiledataLogLoadWaldo(g_waldo);
-            }
-        }
-        g_waldo_init = 1;
-    }
-    SCMutexUnlock(&g_waldo_mutex);
     return TM_ECODE_OK;
 }
 
@@ -426,16 +317,6 @@ static TmEcode OutputFiledataLogThreadDeinit(ThreadVars *tv, void *thread_data)
         logger = logger->next;
     }
 
-    SCMutexLock(&g_waldo_mutex);
-    if (g_waldo_deinit == 0) {
-        if (strlen(g_waldo) > 0) {
-            SCLogDebug("we have a waldo at %s", g_waldo);
-            LogFiledataLogStoreWaldo(g_waldo);
-        }
-        g_waldo_deinit = 1;
-    }
-    SCMutexUnlock(&g_waldo_mutex);
-
 #ifdef HAVE_MAGIC
     MagicDeinitContext(op_thread_data->magic_ctx);
 #endif