diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 1746faf8..30a83edc 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -474,9 +474,6 @@ fn umount(mountpoint: &str) -> io::Result<()> {
 
 #[allow(clippy::missing_panics_doc)]
 pub fn log_init(level: Level) -> WorkerGuard {
-    // Set the RUST_LOG environment variable to include debug logs
-    env::set_var("RUST_LOG", "debug");
-
     let directive = format!("rencfs={}", level.as_str())
         .parse()
         .expect("cannot parse log directive");