diff --git a/meta-ibm/recipes-phosphor/packagegroups/packagegroup-obmc-apps.bbappend b/meta-ibm/recipes-phosphor/packagegroups/packagegroup-obmc-apps.bbappend
index 37dc478..e097624 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/recipes-phosphor/packagegroups/packagegroup-obmc-apps.bbappend
+++ b/meta-ibm/recipes-phosphor/packagegroups/packagegroup-obmc-apps.bbappend
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 "
 
 EXTRA_IBM_LOGGING_PKGS = ""
-EXTRA_IBM_LOGGING_PKGS:witherspoon = "ibm-logging"
+EXTRA_IBM_LOGGING_PKGS:witherspoon = ""
 EXTRA_IBM_LOGGING_PKGS:witherspoon-tacoma = ""
 EXTRA_IBM_LOGGING_PKGS:mihawk = "ibm-logging"
 EXTRA_IBM_LOGGING_PKGS:p10bmc = " \