diff --git a/classpath/java/util/logging/Logger.java b/classpath/java/util/logging/Logger.java
index 14eb195d38..a60551815b 100644
--- a/classpath/java/util/logging/Logger.java
+++ b/classpath/java/util/logging/Logger.java
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ public class Logger {
     private static final int NAME_WIDTH = 14;
     private static final int METHOD_WIDTH = 15;
     private static final int LEVEL_WIDTH = 8;
-    private static java.io.PrintStream outFile;
 
     public Object clone() { return this; }
     public void close() { }
@@ -126,22 +125,6 @@ public class Logger {
       sb.append(r.getMessage());
       maybeLogThrown(sb, r.getThrown());
       System.out.println(sb.toString());
-      if (outFile != null) {
-	outFile.println(sb.toString());
-	outFile.flush();
-      } else {
-	if (System.getProperty("rt.log.dir") != null) {
-	  try {
-	    outFile =
-	      new java.io.PrintStream
-	      (new java.io.FileOutputStream
-	       (new java.io.File(System.getProperty("rt.log.dir"), "log.txt")));
-	  } catch (Exception ex) {
-	    ex.printStackTrace();
-	    outFile = null;
-	  }
-	}
-      }
     }
   }