diff --git a/nova/__init__.py b/nova/__init__.py
index 00ee99c37571..1dc04336d55a 100644
--- a/nova/__init__.py
+++ b/nova/__init__.py
@@ -32,11 +32,6 @@
 """
 
 import gettext
-import logging
 
 
 gettext.install('nova', unicode=1)
-# NOTE(jkoelker) This configures the root logger if it is not already
-#                configured so messages from logging setup can be written
-#                to the console
-logging.basicConfig(format='%(message)s')