diff --git a/fedora-gnome-packages.ks b/fedora-gnome-packages.ks
index d676ac6..6223d0f 100644
--- a/fedora-gnome-packages.ks
+++ b/fedora-gnome-packages.ks
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ nss-mdns
 
 # There's been some debate about removing sendmail from @standard, but it's
 # being punted for now.  At least we can fix it in the desktop spin.
+# Similarly, there was also some debate about removing rsyslog from @standard
+# (since much of its functionality is provided by journald now), but it's
+# not going to happen for f20 either, so drop it here for now.
 # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/devel/2013-July/186796.html
 -sendmail
+-rsyslog
+
 %end