diff --git a/src/simulator/high-precision-cairo.cc b/src/simulator/high-precision-cairo.cc
index 2e0e43b9a..77893f2ec 100644
--- a/src/simulator/high-precision-cairo.cc
+++ b/src/simulator/high-precision-cairo.cc
@@ -20,15 +20,12 @@
 #include "high-precision-cairo.h"
 #include "ns3/test.h"
 #include "ns3/abort.h"
-#include "ns3/log.h"
 #include "ns3/assert.h"
 #include <math.h>
 #include <iostream>
 
 namespace ns3 {
 
-NS_LOG_COMPONENT_DEFINE ("HighPrecisionCairo");
-
 
 #define OUTPUT_SIGN(sa,sb,ua,ub)                                        \
   ({bool negA, negB;                                                    \