diff --git a/pylib/anki/rsbackend.py b/pylib/anki/rsbackend.py
index 7b4454ca0..770fefe11 100644
--- a/pylib/anki/rsbackend.py
+++ b/pylib/anki/rsbackend.py
@@ -274,10 +274,3 @@ def translate_string_in(
         else:
             args[k] = pb.TranslateArgValue(number=v)
     return pb.TranslateStringIn(key=key, args=args)
-
-
-# temporarily force logging of media handling
-if "RUST_LOG" not in os.environ:
-    os.environ[
-        "RUST_LOG"
-    ] = "warn,anki::media=debug,anki::sync=debug,anki::dbcheck=debug"