diff --git a/ahk/utils.py b/ahk/utils.py
index cc520758..93021226 100644
--- a/ahk/utils.py
+++ b/ahk/utils.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import os
 import logging
 
+
 def make_logger(name):
     logger = logging.getLogger(name)
     handler = logging.NullHandler()
@@ -8,8 +8,4 @@ def make_logger(name):
             '%(asctime)s %(name)-12s %(levelname)-8s %(message)s')
     handler.setFormatter(formatter)
     logger.addHandler(handler)
-    if os.environ.get('AHK_DEBUG'):
-        logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
-    else:
-        logger.setLevel(logging.ERROR)
     return logger