diff --git a/lib/common.php b/lib/common.php
index 4958866d03..fbe4216e3d 100644
--- a/lib/common.php
+++ b/lib/common.php
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ define('FOREIGN_NOTICE_SEND_REPLY', 4);
 define('FOREIGN_FRIEND_SEND', 1);
 define('FOREIGN_FRIEND_RECV', 2);
 
-define_syslog_variables();
-
 # append our extlib dir as the last-resort place to find libs
 
 set_include_path(get_include_path() . PATH_SEPARATOR . INSTALLDIR . '/extlib/');