diff --git a/provider/provider.go b/provider/provider.go
index 751d7cd63..7dec4c172 100644
--- a/provider/provider.go
+++ b/provider/provider.go
@@ -3,11 +3,8 @@ package provider
 import (
 	"context"
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-cid"
-	logging "github.com/ipfs/go-log"
 )
 
-var log = logging.Logger("provider")
-
 // Provider announces blocks to the network
 type Provider interface {
 	// Run is used to begin processing the provider work