diff --git a/tuf/log.py b/tuf/log.py
index 8f3a54f0..51397d1f 100755
--- a/tuf/log.py
+++ b/tuf/log.py
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@
 # Set the logger and its settings.
 logger = logging.getLogger('tuf')
 logger.setLevel(_DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL)
-logger.addHandler(stream_handler)
 logger.addHandler(file_handler)
 
 # Silently ignore logger exceptions.