diff --git a/instance/core/src/main/java/org/apache/karaf/instance/core/internal/InstanceServiceImpl.java b/instance/core/src/main/java/org/apache/karaf/instance/core/internal/InstanceServiceImpl.java
index b4020c0..c3c222f 100644
--- a/instance/core/src/main/java/org/apache/karaf/instance/core/internal/InstanceServiceImpl.java
+++ b/instance/core/src/main/java/org/apache/karaf/instance/core/internal/InstanceServiceImpl.java
@@ -575,7 +575,6 @@ public class InstanceServiceImpl implements InstanceService {
                 filterResource(cloneLocation, "etc/custom.properties", props);
                 filterResource(cloneLocation, "etc/org.apache.karaf.management.cfg", props);
                 filterResource(cloneLocation, "etc/org.apache.karaf.shell.cfg", props);
-                filterResource(cloneLocation, "etc/org.ops4j.pax.logging.cfg", props);
                 filterResource(cloneLocation, "etc/system.properties", props);
                 filterResource(cloneLocation, "bin/karaf", props);
                 filterResource(cloneLocation, "bin/start", props);