diff --git a/neutron/conf/agent/common.py b/neutron/conf/agent/common.py
index 139c2d54eef..5a069c2b26d 100644
--- a/neutron/conf/agent/common.py
+++ b/neutron/conf/agent/common.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-import os
 import shlex
 
 from oslo_config import cfg
@@ -173,31 +172,6 @@ DHCP_PROTOCOL_OPTS = [
 ]
 
 
-def get_log_args(conf, log_file_name, **kwargs):
-    cmd_args = []
-    if conf.debug:
-        cmd_args.append('--debug')
-    if (conf.log_dir or conf.log_file):
-        cmd_args.append('--log-file=%s' % log_file_name)
-        log_dir = None
-        if conf.log_dir and conf.log_file:
-            log_dir = os.path.dirname(
-                os.path.join(conf.log_dir, conf.log_file))
-        elif conf.log_dir:
-            log_dir = conf.log_dir
-        elif conf.log_file:
-            log_dir = os.path.dirname(conf.log_file)
-        if log_dir:
-            cmd_args.append('--log-dir=%s' % log_dir)
-    else:
-        if conf.use_syslog:
-            cmd_args.append('--use-syslog')
-            if conf.syslog_log_facility:
-                cmd_args.append(
-                    '--syslog-log-facility=%s' % conf.syslog_log_facility)
-    return cmd_args
-
-
 def register_external_process_opts(cfg=cfg.CONF):
     cfg.register_opts(EXTERNAL_PROCESS_OPTS)
 
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/agent/dhcp/test_agent.py b/neutron/tests/unit/agent/dhcp/test_agent.py
index 6fa8b174955..e81f963dcbc 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/agent/dhcp/test_agent.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/agent/dhcp/test_agent.py
@@ -730,74 +730,6 @@ class TestDhcpAgent(base.BaseTestCase):
                           cfg.CONF, mock.Mock())
 
 
-class TestLogArgs(base.BaseTestCase):
-
-    def test_log_args_without_log_dir_and_file(self):
-        conf_dict = {'debug': True,
-                     'log_dir': None,
-                     'log_file': None,
-                     'use_syslog': True,
-                     'syslog_log_facility': 'LOG_USER'}
-        conf = dhcp.DictModel(conf_dict)
-        expected_args = ['--debug',
-                         '--use-syslog',
-                         '--syslog-log-facility=LOG_USER']
-        args = config.get_log_args(conf, 'log_file_name')
-        self.assertEqual(expected_args, args)
-
-    def test_log_args_without_log_file(self):
-        conf_dict = {'debug': True,
-                     'log_dir': '/etc/tests',
-                     'log_file': None,
-                     'use_syslog': False,
-                     'syslog_log_facility': 'LOG_USER'}
-        conf = dhcp.DictModel(conf_dict)
-        expected_args = ['--debug',
-                         '--log-file=log_file_name',
-                         '--log-dir=/etc/tests']
-        args = config.get_log_args(conf, 'log_file_name')
-        self.assertEqual(expected_args, args)
-
-    def test_log_args_with_log_dir_and_file(self):
-        conf_dict = {'debug': True,
-                     'log_dir': '/etc/tests',
-                     'log_file': 'tests/filelog',
-                     'use_syslog': False,
-                     'syslog_log_facility': 'LOG_USER'}
-        conf = dhcp.DictModel(conf_dict)
-        expected_args = ['--debug',
-                         '--log-file=log_file_name',
-                         '--log-dir=/etc/tests/tests']
-        args = config.get_log_args(conf, 'log_file_name')
-        self.assertEqual(expected_args, args)
-
-    def test_log_args_without_log_dir(self):
-        conf_dict = {'debug': True,
-                     'log_file': 'tests/filelog',
-                     'log_dir': None,
-                     'use_syslog': False,
-                     'syslog_log_facility': 'LOG_USER'}
-        conf = dhcp.DictModel(conf_dict)
-        expected_args = ['--debug',
-                         '--log-file=log_file_name',
-                         '--log-dir=tests']
-        args = config.get_log_args(conf, 'log_file_name')
-        self.assertEqual(expected_args, args)
-
-    def test_log_args_with_filelog_and_syslog(self):
-        conf_dict = {'debug': True,
-                     'log_file': 'tests/filelog',
-                     'log_dir': '/etc/tests',
-                     'use_syslog': True,
-                     'syslog_log_facility': 'LOG_USER'}
-        conf = dhcp.DictModel(conf_dict)
-        expected_args = ['--debug',
-                         '--log-file=log_file_name',
-                         '--log-dir=/etc/tests/tests']
-        args = config.get_log_args(conf, 'log_file_name')
-        self.assertEqual(expected_args, args)
-
-
 class TestDhcpAgentEventHandler(base.BaseTestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         super(TestDhcpAgentEventHandler, self).setUp()