diff --git a/mythtv/libs/libmyth/mythcommandlineparser.cpp b/mythtv/libs/libmyth/mythcommandlineparser.cpp
index c57dca7..2b42d35 100644
--- a/mythtv/libs/libmyth/mythcommandlineparser.cpp
+++ b/mythtv/libs/libmyth/mythcommandlineparser.cpp
@@ -1610,6 +1610,6 @@ int MythCommandLineParser::GetSyslogFacility(void)
     if (setting == "none")
         return 0;

-    return syslogGetFacility(setting);
+    return 0;
 }

diff --git a/mythtv/libs/libmythbase/mythlogging.cpp b/mythtv/libs/libmythbase/mythlogging.cpp
index 962bc85..bc66ebc 100644
--- a/mythtv/libs/libmythbase/mythlogging.cpp
+++ b/mythtv/libs/libmythbase/mythlogging.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@

 #include <stdlib.h>
 #define SYSLOG_NAMES
-#include <syslog.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
@@ -66,7 +65,6 @@ char *getThreadName( LoggingItem_t *item );
 int64_t getThreadTid( LoggingItem_t *item );
 void setThreadTid( LoggingItem_t *item );
 void deleteItem( LoggingItem_t *item );
-void logSighup( int signum, siginfo_t *info, void *secret );

 LoggerBase::LoggerBase(char *string, int number)
 {
@@ -215,48 +213,6 @@ bool FileLogger::logmsg(LoggingItem_t *item)
     return true;
 }

-
-SyslogLogger::SyslogLogger(int facility) : LoggerBase(NULL, facility),
-                                           m_opened(false)
-{
-    CODE *name;
-
-    m_application = strdup((char *)QCoreApplication::applicationName()
-                           .toLocal8Bit().constData());
-
-    openlog( m_application, LOG_NDELAY | LOG_PID, facility );
-    m_opened = true;
-
-    for( name = &facilitynames[0];
-         name->c_name && name->c_val != facility; name++ );
-
-    LogPrint(VB_IMPORTANT, LOG_INFO, "Added syslogging to facility %s",
-             name->c_name);
-}
-
-SyslogLogger::~SyslogLogger()
-{
-    LogPrint(VB_IMPORTANT, LOG_INFO, "Removing syslogging");
-    free(m_application);
-    closelog();
-}
-
-bool SyslogLogger::logmsg(LoggingItem_t *item)
-{
-    if (!m_opened)
-        return false;
-
-    syslog( item->level, "%s", item->message );
-
-    {
-        QMutexLocker locker((QMutex *)item->refmutex);
-        item->refcount--;
-    }
-
-    return true;
-}
-
-
 DatabaseLogger::DatabaseLogger(char *table) : LoggerBase(table, 0),
                                               m_host(NULL), m_opened(false),
                                               m_loggingTableExists(false)
@@ -689,7 +645,7 @@ void LogPrintLine( uint32_t mask, LogLevel_t level, const char *file, int line,

     LogTimeStamp( &epoch, &usec );

-    localtime_r(&epoch, &item->tm);
+    localtime(&epoch);
     item->usec     = usec;

     item->level    = level;
@@ -704,25 +660,10 @@ void LogPrintLine( uint32_t mask, LogLevel_t level, const char *file, int line,
     logQueue.enqueue(item);
 }

-void logSighup( int signum, siginfo_t *info, void *secret )
-{
-    VERBOSE(VB_GENERAL, "SIGHUP received, rolling log files.");
-
-    /* SIGHUP was sent.  Close and reopen debug logfiles */
-    QMutexLocker locker(&loggerListMutex);
-
-    QList<LoggerBase *>::iterator it;
-    for(it = loggerList.begin(); it != loggerList.end(); it++)
-    {
-        (*it)->reopen();
-    }
-}
-

 void logStart(QString logfile, int quiet, int facility, bool dblog)
 {
     LoggerBase *logger;
-    struct sigaction sa;

     if (logThread.isRunning())
         return;
@@ -739,36 +680,19 @@ void logStart(QString logfile, int quiet, int facility, bool dblog)
     if( facility < 0 )
         LogPrint(VB_IMPORTANT, LOG_CRIT,
                  "Syslogging facility unknown, disabling syslog output");
-    else if( facility > 0 )
-        logger = new SyslogLogger(facility);

     /* Database */
     if( dblog )
         logger = new DatabaseLogger((char *)"logging");

-    /* Setup SIGHUP */
-    LogPrint(VB_IMPORTANT, LOG_CRIT, "Setting up SIGHUP handler");
-    sa.sa_sigaction = logSighup;
-    sigemptyset( &sa.sa_mask );
-    sa.sa_flags = SA_RESTART | SA_SIGINFO;
-    sigaction( SIGHUP, &sa, NULL );
-
     logThread.start();
 }

 void logStop(void)
 {
-    struct sigaction sa;
-
     logThread.stop();
     logThread.wait();

-    /* Tear down SIGHUP */
-    sa.sa_handler = SIG_DFL;
-    sigemptyset( &sa.sa_mask );
-    sa.sa_flags = SA_RESTART;
-    sigaction( SIGHUP, &sa, NULL );
-
     QMutexLocker locker(&loggerListMutex);
     QList<LoggerBase *>::iterator it;

@@ -798,7 +722,7 @@ void threadRegister(QString name)
     memset( item, 0, sizeof(LoggingItem_t) );
     LogTimeStamp( &epoch, &usec );

-    localtime_r(&epoch, &item->tm);
+    localtime(&epoch);
     item->usec = usec;

     item->level = (LogLevel_t)LOG_DEBUG;
@@ -831,7 +755,7 @@ void threadDeregister(void)
     memset( item, 0, sizeof(LoggingItem_t) );
     LogTimeStamp( &epoch, &usec );

-    localtime_r(&epoch, &item->tm);
+    localtime(&epoch);
     item->usec = usec;

     item->level = (LogLevel_t)LOG_DEBUG;
@@ -845,18 +769,6 @@ void threadDeregister(void)
     logQueue.enqueue(item);
 }

-int syslogGetFacility(QString facility)
-{
-    CODE *name;
-    int i;
-    char *string = (char *)facility.toLocal8Bit().constData();
-
-    for( i = 0, name = &facilitynames[0];
-         name->c_name && strcmp(name->c_name, string); i++, name++ );
-
-    return( name->c_val );
-}
-
 /*
  * vim:ts=4:sw=4:ai:et:si:sts=4
  */
diff --git a/mythtv/libs/libmythbase/mythlogging.h b/mythtv/libs/libmythbase/mythlogging.h
index 7ce95a9..ab67860 100644
--- a/mythtv/libs/libmythbase/mythlogging.h
+++ b/mythtv/libs/libmythbase/mythlogging.h
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ MBASE_PUBLIC void logStart(QString logfile, int quiet = 0, int facility = 0,
 MBASE_PUBLIC void logStop(void);
 MBASE_PUBLIC void threadRegister(QString name);
 MBASE_PUBLIC void threadDeregister(void);
-MBASE_PUBLIC int  syslogGetFacility(QString facility);

 void LogTimeStamp( time_t *epoch, uint32_t *usec );

@@ -141,17 +140,6 @@ class FileLogger : public LoggerBase {
         int  m_fd;
 };

-class SyslogLogger : public LoggerBase {
-    public:
-        SyslogLogger(int facility);
-        ~SyslogLogger();
-        bool logmsg(LoggingItem_t *item);
-        void reopen(void) { };
-    private:
-        char *m_application;
-        bool m_opened;
-};
-
 class DBLoggerThread;

 class DatabaseLogger : public LoggerBase {