diff --git a/server/tidb_test.go b/server/tidb_test.go
index 6b3e2661773b6..30416ff608b69 100644
--- a/server/tidb_test.go
+++ b/server/tidb_test.go
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/testkit"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/util"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/util/cpuprofile"
-	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/util/logutil"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/util/plancodec"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/util/topsql"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/util/topsql/collector"
@@ -83,8 +82,6 @@ func createTidbTestSuite(t *testing.T) (*tidbTestSuite, func()) {
 	cfg.Status.ReportStatus = true
 	cfg.Status.StatusPort = ts.statusPort
 	cfg.Performance.TCPKeepAlive = true
-	err = logutil.InitLogger(cfg.Log.ToLogConfig())
-	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	server, err := NewServer(cfg, ts.tidbdrv)
 	require.NoError(t, err)