diff --git a/log/logger_test.go b/log/logger_test.go
index efc3450126..3ec6d2e19c 100644
--- a/log/logger_test.go
+++ b/log/logger_test.go
@@ -76,18 +76,6 @@ func BenchmarkTraceLogging(b *testing.B) {
 	}
 }
 
-func BenchmarkVmodule(b *testing.B) {
-	out := new(bytes.Buffer)
-	glog := NewGlogHandler(NewTerminalHandlerWithLevel(out, LevelTrace, false))
-	glog.Verbosity(LevelCrit)
-	logger := NewLogger(glog)
-	glog.Vmodule("logger_test.go=5")
-	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
-		logger.Warn("This should not be seen", "ignored", "true")
-		logger.Trace("a message", "foo", "bar")
-	}
-}
-
 func BenchmarkTerminalHandler(b *testing.B) {
 	l := NewLogger(NewTerminalHandler(io.Discard, false))
 	benchmarkLogger(b, l)