diff --git a/src/database/sql/fakedb_test.go b/src/database/sql/fakedb_test.go
index c0371f3e784..a0028be0e57 100644
--- a/src/database/sql/fakedb_test.go
+++ b/src/database/sql/fakedb_test.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"log"
 	"reflect"
 	"sort"
 	"strconv"
@@ -20,8 +19,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
-var _ = log.Printf
-
 // fakeDriver is a fake database that implements Go's driver.Driver
 // interface, just for testing.
 //