diff --git a/p2p/peer_test.go b/p2p/peer_test.go
index 7d17d447cd..59dcb7ba46 100644
--- a/p2p/peer_test.go
+++ b/p2p/peer_test.go
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ func testPeer(protos []Protocol) (func(), *conn, *Peer, <-chan DiscReason) {
 }
 
 func TestPeerProtoReadMsg(t *testing.T) {
-	defer testlog(t).detach()
-
 	done := make(chan struct{})
 	proto := Protocol{
 		Name:   "a",
@@ -88,8 +86,6 @@ func TestPeerProtoReadMsg(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestPeerProtoEncodeMsg(t *testing.T) {
-	defer testlog(t).detach()
-
 	proto := Protocol{
 		Name:   "a",
 		Length: 2,
@@ -112,8 +108,6 @@ func TestPeerProtoEncodeMsg(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestPeerWriteForBroadcast(t *testing.T) {
-	defer testlog(t).detach()
-
 	closer, rw, peer, peerErr := testPeer([]Protocol{discard})
 	defer closer()
 
@@ -152,8 +146,6 @@ func TestPeerWriteForBroadcast(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestPeerPing(t *testing.T) {
-	defer testlog(t).detach()
-
 	closer, rw, _, _ := testPeer(nil)
 	defer closer()
 	if err := SendItems(rw, pingMsg); err != nil {
@@ -165,8 +157,6 @@ func TestPeerPing(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestPeerDisconnect(t *testing.T) {
-	defer testlog(t).detach()
-
 	closer, rw, _, disc := testPeer(nil)
 	defer closer()
 	if err := SendItems(rw, discMsg, DiscQuitting); err != nil {
@@ -185,7 +175,6 @@ func TestPeerDisconnect(t *testing.T) {
 // This test is supposed to verify that Peer can reliably handle
 // multiple causes of disconnection occurring at the same time.
 func TestPeerDisconnectRace(t *testing.T) {
-	defer testlog(t).detach()
 	maybe := func() bool { return rand.Intn(1) == 1 }
 
 	for i := 0; i < 1000; i++ {
diff --git a/p2p/server_test.go b/p2p/server_test.go
index bf9df31abb..55fc815724 100644
--- a/p2p/server_test.go
+++ b/p2p/server_test.go
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ func startTestServer(t *testing.T, pf newPeerHook) *Server {
 }
 
 func TestServerListen(t *testing.T) {
-	defer testlog(t).detach()
-
 	// start the test server
 	connected := make(chan *Peer)
 	srv := startTestServer(t, func(p *Peer) {
@@ -78,8 +76,6 @@ func TestServerListen(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestServerDial(t *testing.T) {
-	defer testlog(t).detach()
-
 	// run a one-shot TCP server to handle the connection.
 	listener, err := net.Listen("tcp", "127.0.0.1:0")
 	if err != nil {
@@ -126,8 +122,6 @@ func TestServerDial(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestServerBroadcast(t *testing.T) {
-	defer testlog(t).detach()
-
 	var connected sync.WaitGroup
 	srv := startTestServer(t, func(p *Peer) {
 		p.running = matchProtocols([]Protocol{discard}, []Cap{discard.cap()}, p.rw)
@@ -172,8 +166,6 @@ func TestServerBroadcast(t *testing.T) {
 //
 // It also serves as a light-weight integration test.
 func TestServerDisconnectAtCap(t *testing.T) {
-	defer testlog(t).detach()
-
 	started := make(chan *Peer)
 	srv := &Server{
 		ListenAddr: "127.0.0.1:0",
@@ -224,8 +216,6 @@ func TestServerDisconnectAtCap(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Tests that static peers are (re)connected, and done so even above max peers.
 func TestServerStaticPeers(t *testing.T) {
-	defer testlog(t).detach()
-
 	// Create a test server with limited connection slots
 	started := make(chan *Peer)
 	server := &Server{
@@ -312,7 +302,6 @@ func TestServerStaticPeers(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Tests that trusted peers and can connect above max peer caps.
 func TestServerTrustedPeers(t *testing.T) {
-	defer testlog(t).detach()
 
 	// Create a trusted peer to accept connections from
 	key := newkey()
@@ -374,8 +363,6 @@ func TestServerTrustedPeers(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Tests that a failed dial will temporarily throttle a peer.
 func TestServerMaxPendingDials(t *testing.T) {
-	defer testlog(t).detach()
-
 	// Start a simple test server
 	server := &Server{
 		ListenAddr:      "127.0.0.1:0",
@@ -443,8 +430,6 @@ func TestServerMaxPendingDials(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestServerMaxPendingAccepts(t *testing.T) {
-	defer testlog(t).detach()
-
 	// Start a test server and a peer sink for synchronization
 	started := make(chan *Peer)
 	server := &Server{
diff --git a/p2p/testlog_test.go b/p2p/testlog_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index ac973bcf5e..0000000000
--- a/p2p/testlog_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-package p2p
-
-import (
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/logger"
-)
-
-type testLogger struct{ t *testing.T }
-
-func testlog(t *testing.T) testLogger {
-	logger.Reset()
-	l := testLogger{t}
-	logger.AddLogSystem(l)
-	return l
-}
-
-func (l testLogger) LogPrint(msg logger.LogMsg) {
-	l.t.Logf("%s", msg.String())
-}
-
-func (testLogger) detach() {
-	logger.Flush()
-	logger.Reset()
-}