diff --git a/app/helpers/application_settings_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_settings_helper.rb
index 7d6b58ee21a..23693629a4c 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_settings_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_settings_helper.rb
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ module ApplicationSettingsHelper
     current_application_settings.user_oauth_applications
   end
 
+  def askimet_enabled?
+    current_application_settings.akismet_enabled?
+  end
+
   # Return a group of checkboxes that use Bootstrap's button plugin for a
   # toggle button effect.
   def restricted_level_checkboxes(help_block_id)
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/nav/_admin.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/nav/_admin.html.haml
index 8dc20587421..5f8212ea264 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/nav/_admin.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/nav/_admin.html.haml
@@ -82,12 +82,13 @@
         Abuse Reports
         %span.count= number_with_delimiter(AbuseReport.count(:all))
 
-  = nav_link(controller: :spam_logs) do
-    = link_to admin_spam_logs_path, title: "Spam Logs" do
-      = icon('exclamation-triangle fw')
-      %span
-        Spam Logs
-        %span.count= number_with_delimiter(SpamLog.count(:all))
+  - if askimet_enabled?
+    = nav_link(controller: :spam_logs) do
+      = link_to admin_spam_logs_path, title: "Spam Logs" do
+        = icon('exclamation-triangle fw')
+        %span
+          Spam Logs
+          %span.count= number_with_delimiter(SpamLog.count(:all))
 
   = nav_link(controller: :application_settings, html_options: { class: 'separate-item'}) do
     = link_to admin_application_settings_path, title: 'Settings' do