diff --git a/source/courier-to-mailman3.py b/source/courier-to-mailman3.py
index 846b360..7f4d2df 100644
--- a/source/courier-to-mailman3.py
+++ b/source/courier-to-mailman3.py
@@ -18,13 +18,6 @@ FORMAT = '%(asctime)s %(clientip)-15s %(user)-8s %(message)s'
 DATEFMT = '%Y-$M-$d %H:%m:%S'
 logging.basicConfig(filename='/opt/mailman/logs/courier-to-mailman.log', level=logging.INFO, format=FORMAT)
 
-formatter = logging.Formatter(FORMAT)
-fh.setFormatter(formatter)
-ch.setFormatter(formatter)
-
-logger.addHandler(fh)
-logger.addHandler(ch)
-
 logger.info('format set to: %s', FORMAT)
 print('format set to: %s', FORMAT)