diff --git a/internal/log/log.go b/internal/log/log.go
index 7ee43c900..087c95928 100644
--- a/internal/log/log.go
+++ b/internal/log/log.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ package log
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
 	"log/syslog"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
@@ -39,10 +38,6 @@ var (
 	// lvlstrs is the lookup table of log levels to strings.
 	lvlstrs = level.Default()
 
-	// Preprepared stdout/stderr log writers.
-	stdout = &safewriter{w: os.Stdout}
-	stderr = &safewriter{w: os.Stderr}
-
 	// Syslog output, only set if enabled.
 	sysout *syslog.Writer
 
@@ -187,12 +182,12 @@ func printf(depth int, fields []kv.Field, s string, a ...interface{}) {
 	}
 
 	// Write to log and release
-	_, _ = stdout.Write(buf.B)
+	_, _ = os.Stdout.Write(buf.B)
 	putBuf(buf)
 }
 
 func logf(depth int, lvl level.LEVEL, fields []kv.Field, s string, a ...interface{}) {
-	var out io.Writer
+	var out *os.File
 
 	// Check if enabled.
 	if lvl > Level() {
@@ -202,9 +197,9 @@ func logf(depth int, lvl level.LEVEL, fields []kv.Field, s string, a ...interfac
 	// Split errors to stderr,
 	// all else goes to stdout.
 	if lvl <= level.ERROR {
-		out = stderr
+		out = os.Stderr
 	} else {
-		out = stdout
+		out = os.Stdout
 	}
 
 	// Acquire buffer
diff --git a/internal/log/writer.go b/internal/log/writer.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 4356d9b7d..000000000
--- a/internal/log/writer.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-/*
-   GoToSocial
-   Copyright (C) 2021-2022 GoToSocial Authors admin@gotosocial.org
-
-   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-   it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
-   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-   (at your option) any later version.
-
-   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-   GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
-
-   You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
-   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-*/
-
-package log
-
-import (
-	"io"
-	"sync"
-)
-
-// safewriter wraps a writer to provide mutex safety on write.
-type safewriter struct {
-	w io.Writer
-	m sync.Mutex
-}
-
-func (w *safewriter) Write(b []byte) (int, error) {
-	w.m.Lock()
-	n, err := w.w.Write(b)
-	w.m.Unlock()
-	return n, err
-}