diff --git a/bin/deepstate/common.py b/bin/deepstate/common.py
index 90fbc36..741b210 100644
--- a/bin/deepstate/common.py
+++ b/bin/deepstate/common.py
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ LOG_LEVEL_FATAL = 6
 
 LOGGER = logging.getLogger("deepstate")
 LOGGER.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
-def log_trace(msg, *args, **kwargs)
-    logging.log(15, msg, args, kwargs)
 
 LOG_LEVEL_TO_LOGGER = {
   LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG: LOGGER.debug,