diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c7bafab..6215ac0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 ### Added
+- Remove old CT logs as soon as they are removed from the Google CT Loglist (#60)
 - New configuration for buffer sizes (#58)
 ### Changed
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/config.sample.yaml b/config.sample.yaml
index 30744a7..6d457c2 100644
--- a/config.sample.yaml
+++ b/config.sample.yaml
@@ -37,3 +37,6 @@ general:
     ctlog: 1000
     # Combined buffer for the broadcast manager
     broadcastmanager: 10000
+  # Google regularly updates the log list. If this option is set to true, the server will remove all old logs.
+  # This option defaults to true. See https://github.com/d-Rickyy-b/certstream-server-go/issues/51
+  drop_old_logs: true
diff --git a/internal/certificatetransparency/ct-watcher.go b/internal/certificatetransparency/ct-watcher.go
index 9218465..b79863b 100644
--- a/internal/certificatetransparency/ct-watcher.go
+++ b/internal/certificatetransparency/ct-watcher.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func (w *Watcher) Start() {
 	}
 
 	// initialize the watcher with currently available logs
-	w.addNewlyAvailableLogs()
+	w.updateLogs()
 
 	log.Println("Started CT watcher")
 	go certHandler(w.certChan)
@@ -69,14 +69,14 @@ func (w *Watcher) Start() {
 // This method is blocking. It can be stopped by cancelling the context.
 func (w *Watcher) watchNewLogs() {
 	// Add all available logs to the watcher
-	w.addNewlyAvailableLogs()
+	w.updateLogs()
 
 	// Check for new logs once every hour
 	ticker := time.NewTicker(1 * time.Hour)
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-ticker.C:
-			w.addNewlyAvailableLogs()
+			w.updateLogs()
 		case <-w.context.Done():
 			ticker.Stop()
 			return
@@ -84,11 +84,7 @@ func (w *Watcher) watchNewLogs() {
 	}
 }
 
-// The transparency log list is constantly updated with new Log servers.
-// This function checks for new ct logs and adds them to the watcher.
-func (w *Watcher) addNewlyAvailableLogs() {
-	log.Println("Checking for new ct logs...")
-
+func (w *Watcher) updateLogs() {
 	// Get a list of urls of all CT logs
 	logList, err := getAllLogs()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -96,6 +92,16 @@ func (w *Watcher) addNewlyAvailableLogs() {
 		return
 	}
 
+	w.addNewlyAvailableLogs(logList)
+	if *config.AppConfig.General.DropOldLogs {
+		w.dropRemovedLogs(logList)
+	}
+}
+
+// addNewlyAvailableLogs checks the transparency log list for new Log servers and adds workers for those to the watcher.
+func (w *Watcher) addNewlyAvailableLogs(logList loglist3.LogList) {
+	log.Println("Checking for new ct logs...")
+
 	newCTs := 0
 
 	// Check the ct log list for new, unwatched logs
@@ -115,8 +121,6 @@ func (w *Watcher) addNewlyAvailableLogs() {
 				}
 			}
 
-			// TODO maybe add a check for logs that are still watched but no longer on the logList and remove them? See also issue #41 and #42
-
 			// If the log is not being watched, create a new worker
 			if !alreadyWatched {
 				w.wg.Add(1)
@@ -143,6 +147,43 @@ func (w *Watcher) addNewlyAvailableLogs() {
 	log.Printf("Currently monitored ct logs: %d\n", len(w.workers))
 }
 
+// dropRemovedLogs checks if any of the currently monitored logs are no longer in the log list.
+// If they are not, the CT Logs are probably no longer relevant and the corresponding workers will be stopped.
+func (w *Watcher) dropRemovedLogs(logList loglist3.LogList) {
+	removedCTs := 0
+
+	// Iterate over all workers and check if they are still in the logList
+	// If they are not, the CT Logs are probably no longer relevant.
+	// We should stop the worker if that didn't already happen.
+	for _, ctWorker := range w.workers {
+		workerURL := normalizeCtlogURL(ctWorker.ctURL)
+
+		onLogList := false
+		for _, operator := range logList.Operators {
+			// Iterate over each log of the operator
+			for _, transparencyLog := range operator.Logs {
+				// Check if the log is already being watched
+
+				logListURL := normalizeCtlogURL(transparencyLog.URL)
+				if workerURL == logListURL {
+					onLogList = true
+					break
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		// If the log is not in the loglist, stop the worker
+		if !onLogList {
+			log.Printf("Stopping worker. CT URL not found in LogList: '%s'\n", ctWorker.ctURL)
+			removedCTs++
+			ctWorker.stop()
+		}
+	}
+
+	log.Printf("Removed ct logs: %d\n", removedCTs)
+	log.Printf("Currently monitored ct logs: %d\n", len(w.workers))
+}
+
 // Stop stops the watcher.
 func (w *Watcher) Stop() {
 	log.Printf("Stopping watcher\n")
@@ -157,10 +198,13 @@ type worker struct {
 	entryChan    chan models.Entry
 	mu           sync.Mutex
 	running      bool
+	cancel       context.CancelFunc
 }
 
 // startDownloadingCerts starts downloading certificates from the CT log. This method is blocking.
 func (w *worker) startDownloadingCerts(ctx context.Context) {
+	ctx, w.cancel = context.WithCancel(ctx)
+
 	// Normalize CT URL. We remove trailing slashes and prepend "https://" if it's not already there.
 	w.ctURL = strings.TrimRight(w.ctURL, "/")
 	if !strings.HasPrefix(w.ctURL, "https://") && !strings.HasPrefix(w.ctURL, "http://") {
@@ -179,6 +223,7 @@ func (w *worker) startDownloadingCerts(ctx context.Context) {
 	}
 
 	w.running = true
+	defer func() { w.running = false }()
 	w.mu.Unlock()
 
 	for {
@@ -186,6 +231,7 @@ func (w *worker) startDownloadingCerts(ctx context.Context) {
 		workerErr := w.runWorker(ctx)
 		if workerErr != nil {
 			if errors.Is(workerErr, errFetchingSTHFailed) {
+				// TODO this could happen due to a 429 error. We should retry the request
 				log.Printf("Worker for '%s' failed - could not fetch STH\n", w.ctURL)
 				return
 			} else if errors.Is(workerErr, errCreatingClient) {
@@ -213,6 +259,13 @@ func (w *worker) startDownloadingCerts(ctx context.Context) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (w *worker) stop() {
+	w.mu.Lock()
+	defer w.mu.Unlock()
+
+	w.cancel()
+}
+
 // runWorker runs a single worker for a single CT log. This method is blocking.
 func (w *worker) runWorker(ctx context.Context) error {
 	hc := http.Client{Timeout: 30 * time.Second}
@@ -224,6 +277,7 @@ func (w *worker) runWorker(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 	sth, getSTHerr := jsonClient.GetSTH(ctx)
 	if getSTHerr != nil {
+		// TODO this can happen due to a 429 error. We should retry the request
 		log.Printf("Could not get STH for '%s': %s\n", w.ctURL, getSTHerr)
 		return errFetchingSTHFailed
 	}
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index 0010acc..6acba84 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	General struct {
 		AdditionalLogs []LogConfig `yaml:"additional_logs"`
 		BufferSizes    BufferSizes `yaml:"buffer_sizes"`
+		DropOldLogs    *bool       `yaml:"drop_old_logs"`
 	}
 }
 
@@ -228,7 +229,13 @@ func validateConfig(config *Config) bool {
 
 	if config.General.BufferSizes.BroadcastManager <= 0 {
 		config.General.BufferSizes.BroadcastManager = 10000
-	}
+
+  // If the cleanup flag is not set, default to true
+	if config.General.DropOldLogs == nil {
+		log.Println("drop_old_logs is not set, defaulting to true")
+		defaultCleanup := true
+		config.General.DropOldLogs = &defaultCleanup
+  }
 
 	return true
 }