diff --git a/awx/fact/__init__.py b/awx/fact/__init__.py
index d9f8f41d12..e484e62be1 100644
--- a/awx/fact/__init__.py
+++ b/awx/fact/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,2 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2015 Ansible, Inc.
 # All Rights Reserved.
-
-import logging
-logger = logging.getLogger('awx.fact')