diff --git a/logd/logd.rc b/logd/logd.rc
index 10f35536f..31ed4df34 100644
--- a/logd/logd.rc
+++ b/logd/logd.rc
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 service logd /system/bin/logd
-    class core
     socket logd stream 0666 logd logd
     socket logdr seqpacket 0666 logd logd
     socket logdw dgram 0222 logd logd
diff --git a/rootdir/init.rc b/rootdir/init.rc
index 7bf309bc4..1f63fcf74 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.rc
@@ -297,8 +297,7 @@ on post-fs-data
     # We restorecon /data in case the userdata partition has been reset.
     restorecon /data
 
-    # Start logd, then start debuggerd to make debugging early-boot crashes easier.
-    start logd
+    # start debuggerd to make debugging early-boot crashes easier.
     start debuggerd
     start debuggerd64