diff --git a/core/config-file.cpp b/core/config-file.cpp
index 10796663..a6861e3e 100644
--- a/core/config-file.cpp
+++ b/core/config-file.cpp
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@
 
 namespace nfd {
 
-NFD_LOG_INIT("ConfigFile");
-
 void
 ConfigFile::throwErrorOnUnknownSection(const std::string& filename,
                                        const std::string& sectionName,
diff --git a/daemon/face/ethernet-factory.cpp b/daemon/face/ethernet-factory.cpp
index 7c2d2f72..c422b3d1 100644
--- a/daemon/face/ethernet-factory.cpp
+++ b/daemon/face/ethernet-factory.cpp
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@
 
 namespace nfd {
 
-NFD_LOG_INIT("EthernetFactory");
-
 shared_ptr<EthernetFace>
 EthernetFactory::createMulticastFace(const NetworkInterfaceInfo& interface,
                                      const ethernet::Address &address)
diff --git a/daemon/face/websocket-factory.cpp b/daemon/face/websocket-factory.cpp
index d4c8d3ff..5fbdf251 100644
--- a/daemon/face/websocket-factory.cpp
+++ b/daemon/face/websocket-factory.cpp
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ namespace nfd {
 
 using namespace boost::asio;
 
-NFD_LOG_INIT("WebSocketFactory");
-
 WebSocketFactory::WebSocketFactory(const std::string& defaultPort)
   : m_defaultPort(defaultPort)
 {
diff --git a/daemon/mgmt/channel-status-publisher.cpp b/daemon/mgmt/channel-status-publisher.cpp
index 8abe2fb4..bb148799 100644
--- a/daemon/mgmt/channel-status-publisher.cpp
+++ b/daemon/mgmt/channel-status-publisher.cpp
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@
  */
 
 #include "channel-status-publisher.hpp"
-
-#include "core/logger.hpp"
 #include "face/protocol-factory.hpp"
 #include "face/channel.hpp"
 
@@ -33,9 +31,6 @@
 
 namespace nfd {
 
-NFD_LOG_INIT("ChannelStatusPublisher");
-
-
 ChannelStatusPublisher::ChannelStatusPublisher(const FactoryMap& factories,
                                                AppFace& face,
                                                const Name& prefix,
@@ -43,13 +38,10 @@ ChannelStatusPublisher::ChannelStatusPublisher(const FactoryMap& factories,
   : SegmentPublisher(face, prefix, keyChain)
   , m_factories(factories)
 {
-
 }
 
-
 ChannelStatusPublisher::~ChannelStatusPublisher()
 {
-
 }
 
 size_t
diff --git a/daemon/mgmt/face-query-status-publisher.cpp b/daemon/mgmt/face-query-status-publisher.cpp
index d2080872..59cf513b 100644
--- a/daemon/mgmt/face-query-status-publisher.cpp
+++ b/daemon/mgmt/face-query-status-publisher.cpp
@@ -24,16 +24,12 @@
  **/
 
 #include "face-query-status-publisher.hpp"
-#include "core/logger.hpp"
-#include <boost/range/adaptor/reversed.hpp>
 
+#include <boost/range/adaptor/reversed.hpp>
 #include <ndn-cxx/management/nfd-face-status.hpp>
 
 namespace nfd {
 
-NFD_LOG_INIT("FaceQueryStatusPublisher");
-
-
 FaceQueryStatusPublisher::FaceQueryStatusPublisher(const FaceTable& faceTable,
                                                    AppFace& face,
                                                    const Name& prefix,
diff --git a/daemon/mgmt/face-status-publisher.cpp b/daemon/mgmt/face-status-publisher.cpp
index 759f9ce5..ff061fa2 100644
--- a/daemon/mgmt/face-status-publisher.cpp
+++ b/daemon/mgmt/face-status-publisher.cpp
@@ -23,17 +23,13 @@
  **/
 
 #include "face-status-publisher.hpp"
-#include "core/logger.hpp"
 #include "fw/face-table.hpp"
-#include <boost/range/adaptor/reversed.hpp>
 
+#include <boost/range/adaptor/reversed.hpp>
 #include <ndn-cxx/management/nfd-face-status.hpp>
 
 namespace nfd {
 
-NFD_LOG_INIT("FaceStatusPublisher");
-
-
 FaceStatusPublisher::FaceStatusPublisher(const FaceTable& faceTable,
                                          AppFace& face,
                                          const Name& prefix,
@@ -41,13 +37,10 @@ FaceStatusPublisher::FaceStatusPublisher(const FaceTable& faceTable,
   : SegmentPublisher(face, prefix, keyChain)
   , m_faceTable(faceTable)
 {
-
 }
 
-
 FaceStatusPublisher::~FaceStatusPublisher()
 {
-
 }
 
 size_t
diff --git a/daemon/mgmt/fib-enumeration-publisher.cpp b/daemon/mgmt/fib-enumeration-publisher.cpp
index b7bad511..5123a582 100644
--- a/daemon/mgmt/fib-enumeration-publisher.cpp
+++ b/daemon/mgmt/fib-enumeration-publisher.cpp
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ FibEnumerationPublisher::generate(ndn::EncodingBuffer& outBuffer)
 
       totalLength += fibEntryLength;
     }
+
   NFD_LOG_DEBUG("generate: Total length = " << totalLength);
   return totalLength;
 }
 
-
 } // namespace nfd
diff --git a/daemon/mgmt/strategy-choice-publisher.cpp b/daemon/mgmt/strategy-choice-publisher.cpp
index 163ac3a0..8db7124a 100644
--- a/daemon/mgmt/strategy-choice-publisher.cpp
+++ b/daemon/mgmt/strategy-choice-publisher.cpp
@@ -24,16 +24,12 @@
  **/
 
 #include "strategy-choice-publisher.hpp"
-#include "core/logger.hpp"
 #include "table/strategy-choice.hpp"
 
 #include <ndn-cxx/management/nfd-strategy-choice.hpp>
 
 namespace nfd {
 
-NFD_LOG_INIT("StrategyChoicePublisher");
-
-
 StrategyChoicePublisher::StrategyChoicePublisher(const StrategyChoice& strategyChoice,
                                                  AppFace& face,
                                                  const Name& prefix,
@@ -41,12 +37,10 @@ StrategyChoicePublisher::StrategyChoicePublisher(const StrategyChoice& strategyC
   : SegmentPublisher(face, prefix, keyChain)
   , m_strategyChoice(strategyChoice)
 {
-
 }
 
 StrategyChoicePublisher::~StrategyChoicePublisher()
 {
-
 }
 
 size_t
diff --git a/tests/core/config-file.t.cpp b/tests/core/config-file.t.cpp
index cb017241..15ae3774 100644
--- a/tests/core/config-file.t.cpp
+++ b/tests/core/config-file.t.cpp
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@
 namespace nfd {
 namespace tests {
 
-NFD_LOG_INIT("ConfigFileTest");
-
 BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(TestConfigFile, BaseFixture)
 
 // a
diff --git a/tests/daemon/mgmt/channel-status-publisher.t.cpp b/tests/daemon/mgmt/channel-status-publisher.t.cpp
index 08fbe672..60271376 100644
--- a/tests/daemon/mgmt/channel-status-publisher.t.cpp
+++ b/tests/daemon/mgmt/channel-status-publisher.t.cpp
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@
 
 #include "channel-status-common.hpp"
 
-#include "core/logger.hpp"
-NFD_LOG_INIT("TestChannelStatusPublisher");
-
 namespace nfd {
 namespace tests {
 
@@ -91,8 +88,6 @@ public:
 
         ndn::nfd::ChannelStatus entry(*i);
 
-        NFD_LOG_DEBUG("looking for channelstatus " << entry.getLocalUri());
-
         std::map<std::string, ndn::nfd::ChannelStatus>::const_iterator expectedEntryPos =
           m_expectedEntries.find(entry.getLocalUri());
 
diff --git a/tests/daemon/mgmt/face-status-publisher.t.cpp b/tests/daemon/mgmt/face-status-publisher.t.cpp
index 0843881b..383dba86 100644
--- a/tests/daemon/mgmt/face-status-publisher.t.cpp
+++ b/tests/daemon/mgmt/face-status-publisher.t.cpp
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@
 namespace nfd {
 namespace tests {
 
-NFD_LOG_INIT("FaceStatusPublisherTest");
-
 BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(MgmtFaceStatusPublisher, FaceStatusPublisherFixture)
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(EncodingDecoding)
diff --git a/tests/daemon/mgmt/fib-enumeration-publisher.t.cpp b/tests/daemon/mgmt/fib-enumeration-publisher.t.cpp
index 62ea6a7d..34cb5825 100644
--- a/tests/daemon/mgmt/fib-enumeration-publisher.t.cpp
+++ b/tests/daemon/mgmt/fib-enumeration-publisher.t.cpp
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@
 namespace nfd {
 namespace tests {
 
-NFD_LOG_INIT("TestFibEnumerationPublisher");
-
 BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(MgmtFibEnumerationPublisher, FibEnumerationPublisherFixture)
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(TestFibEnumerationPublisher)