diff --git a/backend/app/utils/images.py b/backend/app/utils/images.py
index ccf65cdf..d817195c 100644
--- a/backend/app/utils/images.py
+++ b/backend/app/utils/images.py
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 # GPS EXIF tag constant
 GPS_INFO_TAG = 34853
 
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 def image_util_process_folder_images(folder_data: List[Tuple[str, int, bool]]) -> bool: