diff --git a/src/libcharon/daemon.c b/src/libcharon/daemon.c
index 202992105..d2f3afdd3 100644
--- a/src/libcharon/daemon.c
+++ b/src/libcharon/daemon.c
@@ -499,8 +499,6 @@ static void load_file_logger(private_daemon_t *this, char *section,
 						"%s.filelog.%s.flush_line", FALSE, lib->ns, section);
 	append = lib->settings->get_bool(lib->settings,
 						"%s.filelog.%s.append", TRUE, lib->ns, section);
-	time_format = lib->settings->get_str(lib->settings,
-						"%s.filelog.%s.time_format", NULL, lib->ns, section);
 	filename = lib->settings->get_str(lib->settings,
 						"%s.filelog.%s.path", section, lib->ns, section);