diff --git a/tuf/__init__.py b/tuf/__init__.py
index 4add6e45..b3abc8a2 100755
--- a/tuf/__init__.py
+++ b/tuf/__init__.py
@@ -28,14 +28,8 @@
 from __future__ import division
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-import logging
-
-import tuf.log
-
 import six
 
-logging = logging.getLogger('tuf.__init__')
-
 # Import 'tuf.formats' if a module tries to import the
 # entire tuf package (i.e., from tuf import *). 
 __all__ = ['formats']