diff --git a/src/libstrongswan/settings/settings_parser.y b/src/libstrongswan/settings/settings_parser.y
index a541e6b9c..84106cd96 100644
--- a/src/libstrongswan/settings/settings_parser.y
+++ b/src/libstrongswan/settings/settings_parser.y
@@ -207,14 +207,7 @@ valuepart:
  */
 static void settings_parser_error(parser_helper_t *ctx, const char *s)
 {
-	char *text = settings_parser_get_text(ctx->scanner);
-	int len = settings_parser_get_leng(ctx->scanner);
-
-	if (len && text[len-1] == '\n')
-	{	/* cut off newline at the end to avoid muti-line log messages */
-		len--;
-	}
-	PARSER_DBG1(ctx, "%s [%.*s]", s, len, text);
+	PARSER_DBG1(ctx, "%s", s);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/starter/parser/parser.y b/src/starter/parser/parser.y
index 09325d975..323da8bd2 100644
--- a/src/starter/parser/parser.y
+++ b/src/starter/parser/parser.y
@@ -212,14 +212,7 @@ value:
  */
 static void conf_parser_error(parser_helper_t *ctx, const char *s)
 {
-	char *text = conf_parser_get_text(ctx->scanner);
-	int len = conf_parser_get_leng(ctx->scanner);
-
-	if (len && text[len-1] == '\n')
-	{	/* cut off newline at the end to avoid muti-line log messages */
-		len--;
-	}
-	PARSER_DBG1(ctx, "%s [%.*s]", s, (int)len, text);
+	PARSER_DBG1(ctx, "%s", s);
 }
 
 /**