--- a/lib/fcd_impl.cc
+++ b/lib/fcd_impl.cc
@@ -34,28 +34,6 @@
                       gr::io_signature::make(1, 1, sizeof(gr_complex))),
       d_freq_corr(-120)
 {
-
-    prefs* p = prefs::singleton();
-    std::string config_file = p->get_string("LOG", "log_config", "");
-    std::string log_level = p->get_string("LOG", "log_level", "off");
-    std::string log_file = p->get_string("LOG", "log_file", "");
-
-    GR_CONFIG_LOGGER(config_file);
-
-    GR_LOG_GETLOGGER(LOG, "gr_log." + alias());
-    GR_LOG_SET_LEVEL(LOG, log_level);
-    if (log_file.size() > 0) {
-        if (log_file == "stdout") {
-            GR_LOG_SET_CONSOLE_APPENDER(LOG, "cout", "gr::log :%p: %c{1} - %m%n");
-        } else if (log_file == "stderr") {
-            GR_LOG_SET_CONSOLE_APPENDER(LOG, "cerr", "gr::log :%p: %c{1} - %m%n");
-        } else {
-            GR_LOG_SET_FILE_APPENDER(LOG, log_file, true, "%r :%p: %c{1} - %m%n");
-        }
-    }
-
-    d_logger = LOG;
-
     std::string device_name;
     bool success;
     gr::blocks::float_to_complex::sptr f2c;
--- a/lib/fcdpp_impl.cc
+++ b/lib/fcdpp_impl.cc
@@ -33,27 +33,6 @@
                       gr::io_signature::make(0, 0, 0),
                       gr::io_signature::make(1, 1, sizeof(gr_complex)))
 {
-    prefs* p = prefs::singleton();
-    std::string config_file = p->get_string("LOG", "log_config", "");
-    std::string log_level = p->get_string("LOG", "log_level", "off");
-    std::string log_file = p->get_string("LOG", "log_file", "");
-
-    GR_CONFIG_LOGGER(config_file);
-
-    GR_LOG_GETLOGGER(LOG, "gr_log." + alias());
-    GR_LOG_SET_LEVEL(LOG, log_level);
-    if (log_file.size() > 0) {
-        if (log_file == "stdout") {
-            GR_LOG_SET_CONSOLE_APPENDER(LOG, "cout", "gr::log :%p: %c{1} - %m%n");
-        } else if (log_file == "stderr") {
-            GR_LOG_SET_CONSOLE_APPENDER(LOG, "cerr", "gr::log :%p: %c{1} - %m%n");
-        } else {
-            GR_LOG_SET_FILE_APPENDER(LOG, log_file, true, "%r :%p: %c{1} - %m%n");
-        }
-    }
-
-    d_logger = LOG;
-
     std::string device_name;
     bool success;
     gr::blocks::float_to_complex::sptr f2c;
