diff --git a/agent/call-daemon.c b/agent/call-daemon.c
index f907f40eb..0c3605274 100644
--- a/agent/call-daemon.c
+++ b/agent/call-daemon.c
@@ -414,11 +414,7 @@ daemon_start (enum daemon_type type, ctrl_t ctrl)
 
   i=0;
   if (!opt.running_detached)
-    {
-      if (log_get_fd () != -1)
-        no_close_list[i++] = assuan_fd_from_posix_fd (log_get_fd ());
-      no_close_list[i++] = assuan_fd_from_posix_fd (fileno (stderr));
-    }
+    no_close_list[i++] = assuan_fd_from_posix_fd (fileno (stderr));
   no_close_list[i] = ASSUAN_INVALID_FD;
 
   /* Connect to the daemon and perform initial handshaking.  Use
diff --git a/agent/call-pinentry.c b/agent/call-pinentry.c
index bb55a3714..711758efc 100644
--- a/agent/call-pinentry.c
+++ b/agent/call-pinentry.c
@@ -394,11 +394,7 @@ start_pinentry (ctrl_t ctrl)
 
   i=0;
   if (!opt.running_detached)
-    {
-      if (log_get_fd () != -1)
-        no_close_list[i++] = assuan_fd_from_posix_fd (log_get_fd ());
-      no_close_list[i++] = assuan_fd_from_posix_fd (fileno (stderr));
-    }
+    no_close_list[i++] = assuan_fd_from_posix_fd (fileno (stderr));
   no_close_list[i] = ASSUAN_INVALID_FD;
 
   rc = assuan_new (&ctx);
diff --git a/common/call-gpg.c b/common/call-gpg.c
index c1472e961..a4723ca43 100644
--- a/common/call-gpg.c
+++ b/common/call-gpg.c
@@ -106,8 +106,6 @@ start_gpg (ctrl_t ctrl, const char *gpg_program, strlist_t gpg_arguments,
   argv[i++] = NULL;
 
   i = 0;
-  if (log_get_fd () != -1)
-    no_close_list[i++] = assuan_fd_from_posix_fd (log_get_fd ());
   no_close_list[i++] = assuan_fd_from_posix_fd (fileno (stderr));
   if (input_fd != -1)
     no_close_list[i++] = assuan_fd_from_posix_fd (input_fd);
diff --git a/g13/call-syshelp.c b/g13/call-syshelp.c
index a69573bd1..8850c3779 100644
--- a/g13/call-syshelp.c
+++ b/g13/call-syshelp.c
@@ -102,11 +102,8 @@ start_syshelp (ctrl_t ctrl, assuan_context_t *r_ctx)
       return err;
     }
 
-  i = 0;
-  if (log_get_fd () != -1)
-    no_close_list[i++] = assuan_fd_from_posix_fd (log_get_fd ());
-  no_close_list[i++] = assuan_fd_from_posix_fd (es_fileno (es_stderr));
-  no_close_list[i] = ASSUAN_INVALID_FD;
+  no_close_list[0] = assuan_fd_from_posix_fd (es_fileno (es_stderr));
+  no_close_list[1] = ASSUAN_INVALID_FD;
 
   err = assuan_new (&ctx);
   if (err)
diff --git a/tools/gpg-connect-agent.c b/tools/gpg-connect-agent.c
index dff367050..7a0dc65b9 100644
--- a/tools/gpg-connect-agent.c
+++ b/tools/gpg-connect-agent.c
@@ -1319,8 +1319,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
       assuan_fd_t no_close[3];
 
       no_close[0] = assuan_fd_from_posix_fd (es_fileno (es_stderr));
-      no_close[1] = assuan_fd_from_posix_fd (log_get_fd ());
-      no_close[2] = ASSUAN_INVALID_FD;
+      no_close[1] = ASSUAN_INVALID_FD;
 
       rc = assuan_new (&ctx);
       if (rc)