diff --git a/infer/man/man1/infer-full.txt b/infer/man/man1/infer-full.txt
index ccfd12000..3578f72d7 100644
--- a/infer/man/man1/infer-full.txt
+++ b/infer/man/man1/infer-full.txt
@@ -1461,9 +1461,6 @@ INTERNAL OPTIONS
        --load-average-reset
            Cancel the effect of --load-average.
 
-       --log-file file
-           Specify the file to use for logging
-
        --margin int
            Set right margin for the pretty printing functions
 
diff --git a/infer/src/base/Config.ml b/infer/src/base/Config.ml
index 8936b85a0..bd531ce58 100644
--- a/infer/src/base/Config.ml
+++ b/infer/src/base/Config.ml
@@ -1489,11 +1489,6 @@ and _log_events =
     "[DOES NOTHING] Turn on the feature that logs events in a machine-readable format"
 
 
-and log_file =
-  CLOpt.mk_string ~deprecated:["out_file"; "-out-file"] ~long:"log-file" ~meta:"file"
-    ~default:"logs" "Specify the file to use for logging"
-
-
 and _log_skipped =
   CLOpt.mk_bool ~long:"" ~deprecated:["-log-skipped"] ~deprecated_no:["-no-log-skipped"]
     "[DOES NOTHING] Turn on the feature that logs skipped functions (one per file) in a \
@@ -2800,8 +2795,6 @@ and load_average =
   match !load_average with None when !buck -> Some (float_of_int ncpu) | _ -> !load_average
 
 
-and log_file = !log_file
-
 and perf_profiler_data_file = !perf_profiler_data_file
 
 and max_nesting = !max_nesting
diff --git a/infer/src/base/Config.mli b/infer/src/base/Config.mli
index 1955dc451..facca7ad3 100644
--- a/infer/src/base/Config.mli
+++ b/infer/src/base/Config.mli
@@ -409,8 +409,6 @@ val linters_validate_syntax_only : bool
 
 val liveness_dangerous_classes : Yojson.Basic.t
 
-val log_file : string
-
 val max_nesting : int option
 
 val merge : bool
diff --git a/infer/src/base/Logging.ml b/infer/src/base/Logging.ml
index 5f85f1bb4..53c55887d 100644
--- a/infer/src/base/Logging.ml
+++ b/infer/src/base/Logging.ml
@@ -322,7 +322,9 @@ let setup_log_file () =
       let fmt, chan, preexisting_logfile =
         (* if invoked in a sub-dir (e.g., in Buck integrations), log inside the original log file *)
         (* assumes the results dir exists already *)
-        let logfile_path = Config.toplevel_results_dir ^/ Config.log_file in
+        let logfile_path =
+          ResultsDirEntryName.get_path ~results_dir:Config.toplevel_results_dir Logs
+        in
         let preexisting_logfile = PolyVariantEqual.( = ) (Sys.file_exists logfile_path) `Yes in
         let chan = Stdlib.open_out_gen [Open_append; Open_creat] 0o666 logfile_path in
         let file_fmt =
diff --git a/infer/src/base/ResultsDir.ml b/infer/src/base/ResultsDir.ml
index 472e8ca56..5b69e395f 100644
--- a/infer/src/base/ResultsDir.ml
+++ b/infer/src/base/ResultsDir.ml
@@ -187,8 +187,7 @@ let scrub_for_caching () =
   let should_delete_file =
     let files_to_delete =
       (if cache_capture then [] else [ResultsDatabase.database_filename])
-      @ [ Config.log_file
-        ; (* some versions of sqlite do not clean up after themselves *)
+      @ [ (* some versions of sqlite do not clean up after themselves *)
           ResultsDatabase.database_filename ^ "-shm"
         ; ResultsDatabase.database_filename ^ "-wal" ]
     in
diff --git a/infer/src/base/ResultsDirEntryName.ml b/infer/src/base/ResultsDirEntryName.ml
index 1929b4068..a94a179ef 100644
--- a/infer/src/base/ResultsDirEntryName.ml
+++ b/infer/src/base/ResultsDirEntryName.ml
@@ -6,15 +6,15 @@
  *)
 open! IStd
 
-type id = Specs | Temporary [@@deriving enumerate]
+type id = Logs | Specs | Temporary [@@deriving enumerate]
 
 type cleanup_action = Delete | Keep [@@deriving equal]
 
-type entry_kind = Directory
+type entry_kind = Directory | File
 
 type t =
   { rel_path: string  (** path inside infer-out/ *)
-  ; kind: entry_kind
+  ; kind: entry_kind  (** unused for now, useful for documentation *)
   ; before_incremental_analysis: cleanup_action
         (** whether this should be deleted before an incremental analysis *)
   ; before_caching_capture: cleanup_action
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ type t =
             e.g., a distributed Buck cache. *) }
 
 let of_id = function
+  | Logs ->
+      { rel_path= "logs"
+      ; kind= File
+      ; before_incremental_analysis= Keep
+      ; before_caching_capture= Delete }
   | Specs ->
       { rel_path= "specs"
       ; kind= Directory
diff --git a/infer/src/base/ResultsDirEntryName.mli b/infer/src/base/ResultsDirEntryName.mli
index 6c7a11640..a8c36229a 100644
--- a/infer/src/base/ResultsDirEntryName.mli
+++ b/infer/src/base/ResultsDirEntryName.mli
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ open! IStd
     directory you probably want to use {!ResultsDir.Entry} instead of this module. *)
 
 type id =
+  | Logs  (** log file *)
   | Specs  (** directory containing summaries as .specs files *)
   | Temporary  (** directory containing temp files *)
 
diff --git a/infer/src/infer.ml b/infer/src/infer.ml
index 2c5850c07..0df65301c 100644
--- a/infer/src/infer.ml
+++ b/infer/src/infer.ml
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ let () =
   setup () ;
   log_environment_info () ;
   if Config.debug_mode && CLOpt.is_originator then (
-    L.progress "Logs in %s@." (Config.results_dir ^/ Config.log_file) ;
+    L.progress "Logs in %s@." (ResultsDir.get_path Logs) ;
     L.progress "Execution ID %Ld@." Config.execution_id ) ;
   ( if Config.test_determinator && not Config.process_clang_ast then
     TestDeterminator.compute_and_emit_test_to_run ()