diff --git a/etcdmain/etcd.go b/etcdmain/etcd.go
index 3c925bf64..42facf8fc 100644
--- a/etcdmain/etcd.go
+++ b/etcdmain/etcd.go
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ var (
 )
 
 func Main() {
-	capnslog.SetFormatter(capnslog.NewStringFormatter(os.Stderr))
 	cfg := NewConfig()
 	err := cfg.Parse(os.Args[1:])
 	if err != nil {