diff --git a/lib/cartodb/server.js b/lib/cartodb/server.js
index bcb53dc1..12f3cf42 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/server.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/server.js
@@ -107,22 +107,6 @@ function bootstrap(opts) {
     return app;
 }
 
-function setupLogger(app, opts) {
-    if (global.log4js && opts.log_format) {
-        var loggerOpts = {
-            // Allowing for unbuffered logging is mainly
-            // used to avoid hanging during unit testing.
-            // TODO: provide an explicit teardown function instead,
-            //       releasing any event handler or timer set by
-            //       this component.
-            buffer: !opts.unbuffered_logging,
-            // optional log format
-            format: opts.log_format
-        };
-        app.use(global.log4js.connectLogger(global.log4js.getLogger(), _.defaults(loggerOpts, {level: 'info'})));
-    }
-}
-
 function mapnikVersion(opts) {
     return opts.grainstore.mapnik_version || mapnik.versions.mapnik;
 }