diff --git a/logging.go b/logging.go
index 09bf8f846..b63c1eb06 100644
--- a/logging.go
+++ b/logging.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ package caddy
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
-	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"log"
@@ -700,12 +699,7 @@ type defaultCustomLog struct {
 // and enables INFO-level logs and higher.
 func newDefaultProductionLog() (*defaultCustomLog, error) {
 	cl := new(CustomLog)
-	f := flag.Lookup("test.v")
-	if (f != nil && f.Value.String() != "true") || strings.Contains(os.Args[0], ".test") {
-		cl.writerOpener = &DiscardWriter{}
-	} else {
-		cl.writerOpener = StderrWriter{}
-	}
+	cl.writerOpener = StderrWriter{}
 
 	var err error
 	cl.writer, err = cl.writerOpener.OpenWriter()