diff --git a/esmvaltool/diag_scripts/russell18jgr/russell18jgr-fig2.ncl b/esmvaltool/diag_scripts/russell18jgr/russell18jgr-fig2.ncl
index bcddc2daf7..db6426cc3a 100644
--- a/esmvaltool/diag_scripts/russell18jgr/russell18jgr-fig2.ncl
+++ b/esmvaltool/diag_scripts/russell18jgr/russell18jgr-fig2.ncl
@@ -156,17 +156,6 @@ begin
     delete(var_lon_avg)
     delete(dataset)
 
-  ; Call provenance logger
-  log_provenance(ncdf_outfile, \
-                 plotpath + "." + output_type(), \
-                 "Russell et al 2018 figure 2", \
-                 "mean", \
-                 "sh", \
-                 "geo", \
-                 "russell_joellen", \
-                 "russell18jgr", \
-                 infile_path)
-
     if (iii .ne. 0) then
         overlay(plot(0), plot(iii))
     end if
diff --git a/esmvaltool/diag_scripts/russell18jgr/russell18jgr-fig3b-2.ncl b/esmvaltool/diag_scripts/russell18jgr/russell18jgr-fig3b-2.ncl
index c56ed32f59..add52a2b7a 100644
--- a/esmvaltool/diag_scripts/russell18jgr/russell18jgr-fig3b-2.ncl
+++ b/esmvaltool/diag_scripts/russell18jgr/russell18jgr-fig3b-2.ncl
@@ -273,15 +273,6 @@ begin
     delete(e)
     delete(last_index)
     delete(out_var)
-    log_provenance(ncdf_outfile, \
-                   plotpath + "." + output_type(), \
-                   "Russell et al 2018 figure 3b part 2", \
-                   "mean", \
-                   "sh",   \
-                   "geo",  \
-                   "russell_joellen", \
-                   "russell18jgr", \
-                   inputfile_paths(iii))
   end do
 
   draw(plot(0))
diff --git a/esmvaltool/diag_scripts/russell18jgr/russell18jgr-fig3b.ncl b/esmvaltool/diag_scripts/russell18jgr/russell18jgr-fig3b.ncl
index 2074ee9615..41ee0c3194 100644
--- a/esmvaltool/diag_scripts/russell18jgr/russell18jgr-fig3b.ncl
+++ b/esmvaltool/diag_scripts/russell18jgr/russell18jgr-fig3b.ncl
@@ -263,15 +263,6 @@ begin
     delete(e)
     delete(last_index)
     delete(out_var)
-    log_provenance(ncdf_outfile, \
-                   plotpath + "." + output_type(), \
-                   "Russell et al 2018 figure 3b", \
-                   "mean", \
-                   "sh", \
-                   "geo", \
-                   "russell_joellen", \
-                   "russell18jgr", \
-                   inputfile_paths(iii))
   end do
   draw(plot(0))
 
diff --git a/esmvaltool/diag_scripts/russell18jgr/russell18jgr-fig4.ncl b/esmvaltool/diag_scripts/russell18jgr/russell18jgr-fig4.ncl
index e68d674f79..b03b81959f 100644
--- a/esmvaltool/diag_scripts/russell18jgr/russell18jgr-fig4.ncl
+++ b/esmvaltool/diag_scripts/russell18jgr/russell18jgr-fig4.ncl
@@ -366,16 +366,6 @@ begin
     delete(var_final)
     delete(exact_lon)
     delete(totaltransport)
-    ; Call provenance logger
-    log_provenance(ncdf_outfile, \
-                   plotpath + "." + file_type, \
-                   "Russell et al 2018 figure 4", \
-                   "mean", \
-                   "sh", \
-                   "geo", \
-                   "russell_joellen", \
-                   "russell18jgr", \
-                   (/inputfile_paths(iii), volfile_paths(iii)/))
 
   end do
 
diff --git a/esmvaltool/diag_scripts/russell18jgr/russell18jgr-fig5.ncl b/esmvaltool/diag_scripts/russell18jgr/russell18jgr-fig5.ncl
index bdb0a9af17..62a5a6be1a 100644
--- a/esmvaltool/diag_scripts/russell18jgr/russell18jgr-fig5.ncl
+++ b/esmvaltool/diag_scripts/russell18jgr/russell18jgr-fig5.ncl
@@ -168,16 +168,6 @@ begin
     ncdf_outfile = ncdf_write(dataset, nc_filename)
     delete(dataset)
 
-    log_provenance(ncdf_outfile, \
-                   plotpath + "." + output_type(), \
-                   "Russell et al 2018 figure 5 -polar", \
-                   "mean", \
-                   "sh", \
-                   "geo", \
-                   "russell_joellen", \
-                   "russell18jgr", \
-                   infile_path)
-
   end do
 
   ; Draw the panel
diff --git a/esmvaltool/diag_scripts/russell18jgr/russell18jgr-fig5g.ncl b/esmvaltool/diag_scripts/russell18jgr/russell18jgr-fig5g.ncl
index c29f06ad83..0b48c1e7ed 100644
--- a/esmvaltool/diag_scripts/russell18jgr/russell18jgr-fig5g.ncl
+++ b/esmvaltool/diag_scripts/russell18jgr/russell18jgr-fig5g.ncl
@@ -224,17 +224,6 @@ begin
         overlay(plots(0), plots(iii))
     end if
 
-    ; Call provenance logger
-    log_provenance(ncdf_outfile, \
-                   plotpath + "." + output_type(), \
-                   "Russell et al 2018 figure 5g", \
-                   "mean", \
-                   "sh",   \
-                   "times",  \
-                   "russell_joellen", \
-                   "russell18jgr", \
-                   infile_path)
-
   end do
 
   draw(plots(0))
diff --git a/esmvaltool/diag_scripts/russell18jgr/russell18jgr-fig7h.ncl b/esmvaltool/diag_scripts/russell18jgr/russell18jgr-fig7h.ncl
index 9719997c41..7700790e65 100644
--- a/esmvaltool/diag_scripts/russell18jgr/russell18jgr-fig7h.ncl
+++ b/esmvaltool/diag_scripts/russell18jgr/russell18jgr-fig7h.ncl
@@ -163,15 +163,6 @@ begin
     ncdf_outfile = ncdf_write(var_lon_avg, nc_filename)
     delete(var_lon_avg)
     delete(dataset)
-    log_provenance(ncdf_outfile, \
-                   plotpath + "." + output_type(), \
-                   "Russell et al 2018 figure 7h", \
-                   "mean", \
-                   "sh", \
-                   "zonal", \
-                   "russell_joellen", \
-                   "russell18jgr", \
-                   infile_path)
 
   end do
   draw(plot(0))
diff --git a/esmvaltool/diag_scripts/russell18jgr/russell18jgr-fig7i.ncl b/esmvaltool/diag_scripts/russell18jgr/russell18jgr-fig7i.ncl
index 3987140624..86ce4bee70 100644
--- a/esmvaltool/diag_scripts/russell18jgr/russell18jgr-fig7i.ncl
+++ b/esmvaltool/diag_scripts/russell18jgr/russell18jgr-fig7i.ncl
@@ -201,16 +201,6 @@ begin
       overlay(plot(0), plot(iii))
     end if
 
-    log_provenance(ncdf_outfile, \
-                   plotpath + "." + output_type(), \
-                   "Russell et al 2018 figure 7i", \
-                   "mean", \
-                   "sh", \
-                   "zonal", \
-                   "russell_joellen", \
-                   "russell18jgr", \
-                   infile_path)
-
   end do
   draw(plot(0))
 
diff --git a/esmvaltool/diag_scripts/russell18jgr/russell18jgr-polar.ncl b/esmvaltool/diag_scripts/russell18jgr/russell18jgr-polar.ncl
index 090bad9350..106f161801 100644
--- a/esmvaltool/diag_scripts/russell18jgr/russell18jgr-polar.ncl
+++ b/esmvaltool/diag_scripts/russell18jgr/russell18jgr-polar.ncl
@@ -231,15 +231,6 @@ begin
 
     ncdf_outfile = ncdf_write(dataset, nc_filename)
     delete(dataset)
-    log_provenance(ncdf_outfile, \
-                   plotpath + "." + output_type(), \
-                   "Russell et al 2018 polar plot " + var0, \
-                   "mean", \
-                   "sh", \
-                   "geo", \
-                   "russell_joellen", \
-                   "russell18jgr", \
-                   inputfile_paths(iii))
   end do
 
     ; Draw the panel