diff --git a/django/middleware/common.py b/django/middleware/common.py
index 4cec6f0e417..8cb00ff250a 100644
--- a/django/middleware/common.py
+++ b/django/middleware/common.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import logging
 import re
 
 from django import http
@@ -12,8 +11,6 @@ from django.utils.encoding import force_text
 from django.utils.http import unquote_etag
 from django.utils.six.moves.urllib.parse import urlparse
 
-logger = logging.getLogger('django.request')
-
 
 class CommonMiddleware(MiddlewareMixin):
     """