diff --git a/gerrit-pgm/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/pgm/Init.java b/gerrit-pgm/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/pgm/Init.java
index b20133e..c0f0c4b 100644
--- a/gerrit-pgm/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/pgm/Init.java
+++ b/gerrit-pgm/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/pgm/Init.java
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.pgm.util.ConsoleUI;
 import com.google.gerrit.pgm.util.Die;
 import com.google.gerrit.pgm.util.ErrorLogFile;
-import com.google.gerrit.pgm.util.GarbageCollectionLogFile;
 import com.google.gerrit.pgm.util.IoUtil;
 import com.google.gerrit.pgm.util.SiteProgram;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.server.ReviewDb;
@@ -67,7 +66,6 @@
   @Override
   public int run() throws Exception {
     ErrorLogFile.errorOnlyConsole();
-    GarbageCollectionLogFile.errorOnlyConsole();
 
     final SiteInit init = createSiteInit();
     init.flags.autoStart = !noAutoStart && init.site.isNew;
diff --git a/gerrit-pgm/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/pgm/util/GarbageCollectionLogFile.java b/gerrit-pgm/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/pgm/util/GarbageCollectionLogFile.java
index ac5576f..95e5763 100644
--- a/gerrit-pgm/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/pgm/util/GarbageCollectionLogFile.java
+++ b/gerrit-pgm/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/pgm/util/GarbageCollectionLogFile.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.server.git.GarbageCollection;
 
 import org.apache.log4j.Appender;
-import org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender;
 import org.apache.log4j.DailyRollingFileAppender;
 import org.apache.log4j.Level;
 import org.apache.log4j.LogManager;
@@ -37,22 +36,6 @@
 public class GarbageCollectionLogFile {
   private static final org.slf4j.Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(GarbageCollectionLogFile.class);
 
-  public static void errorOnlyConsole() {
-    LogManager.resetConfiguration();
-
-    PatternLayout layout = new PatternLayout();
-    layout.setConversionPattern("%-5p %x: %m%n");
-
-    ConsoleAppender dst = new ConsoleAppender();
-    dst.setLayout(layout);
-    dst.setTarget("System.err");
-    dst.setThreshold(Level.ERROR);
-
-    Logger root = LogManager.getLogger(GarbageCollection.LOG_NAME);
-    root.removeAllAppenders();
-    root.addAppender(dst);
-  }
-
   public static LifecycleListener start(File sitePath)
       throws FileNotFoundException {
     File logdir = new SitePaths(sitePath).logs_dir;