diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index ad44471df6..7b1e522467 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -486,8 +486,6 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
 done:
 	g_clear_object (&manager);
 
-	nm_logging_syslog_closelog ();
-
 	if (global_opt.pidfile && wrote_pidfile)
 		unlink (global_opt.pidfile);
 
diff --git a/src/nm-iface-helper.c b/src/nm-iface-helper.c
index cbff221a85..72b69590b4 100644
--- a/src/nm-iface-helper.c
+++ b/src/nm-iface-helper.c
@@ -481,8 +481,6 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	g_clear_pointer (&hwaddr, g_byte_array_unref);
 
-	nm_logging_syslog_closelog ();
-
 	if (pidfile && wrote_pidfile)
 		unlink (pidfile);
 
diff --git a/src/nm-logging.c b/src/nm-logging.c
index d8dc4291ac..d4fe998ecf 100644
--- a/src/nm-logging.c
+++ b/src/nm-logging.c
@@ -488,9 +488,3 @@ nm_logging_syslog_openlog (gboolean debug)
 	}
 }
 
-void
-nm_logging_syslog_closelog (void)
-{
-	if (syslog_opened)
-		closelog ();
-}
diff --git a/src/nm-logging.h b/src/nm-logging.h
index d02e16528f..7ed966f85a 100644
--- a/src/nm-logging.h
+++ b/src/nm-logging.h
@@ -164,6 +164,5 @@ gboolean nm_logging_setup (const char  *level,
                            char       **bad_domains,
                            GError     **error);
 void     nm_logging_syslog_openlog   (gboolean debug);
-void     nm_logging_syslog_closelog  (void);
 
 #endif /* __NETWORKMANAGER_LOGGING_H__ */