diff --git a/src/common/init.cpp b/src/common/init.cpp
index df02adb085..aaeec98204 100644
--- a/src/common/init.cpp
+++ b/src/common/init.cpp
@@ -400,12 +400,6 @@ void wxEntryCleanup()
 
 int wxEntryReal(int& argc, wxChar **argv)
 {
-#if wxUSE_LOG
-    // Create a non-GUI log target, to be used until GUI (if any) is ready.
-    // Target will be reset by wxAppConsole::Initialize, when GUI logging will work.
-    wxLog::GetActiveTarget();
-#endif
-
     // library initialization
     if ( !wxEntryStart(argc, argv) )
     {