diff --git a/healthcheck/log.go b/healthcheck/log.go
index 159aa102..8c8f71c6 100644
--- a/healthcheck/log.go
+++ b/healthcheck/log.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package healthcheck
 
 import (
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btclog"
-	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/build"
 )
 
 // Subsystem defines the logging code for this subsystem.
@@ -11,12 +10,7 @@ const Subsystem = "HLCK"
 // log is a logger that is initialized with no output filters.  This
 // means the package will not perform any logging by default until the caller
 // requests it.
-var log btclog.Logger
-
-// The default amount of logging is none.
-func init() {
-	UseLogger(build.NewSubLogger(Subsystem, nil))
-}
+var log = btclog.Disabled
 
 // DisableLog disables all library log output.  Logging output is disabled
 // by default until UseLogger is called.