diff --git a/core/commands/publish.go b/core/commands/publish.go
index bd281b44b..90f4d2211 100644
--- a/core/commands/publish.go
+++ b/core/commands/publish.go
@@ -7,13 +7,10 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/core"
 	u "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/util"
-	"github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/op/go-logging"
 
 	nsys "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/namesys"
 )
 
-var log = logging.MustGetLogger("commands")
-
 func Publish(n *core.IpfsNode, args []string, opts map[string]interface{}, out io.Writer) error {
 	log.Debug("Begin Publish")
 	if n.Identity == nil {