diff --git a/src/testing/testing_api_helpers_exchange.c b/src/testing/testing_api_helpers_exchange.c
index f3a713af3..a0f890546 100644
--- a/src/testing/testing_api_helpers_exchange.c
+++ b/src/testing/testing_api_helpers_exchange.c
@@ -605,6 +605,7 @@ start_helpers (const char *config_filename,
                                           fn,
                                           "taler-helper-crypto-eddsa",
                                           "-c", config_filename,
+                                          "-L", "INFO",
                                           NULL);
     GNUNET_free (fn);
   }
@@ -620,6 +621,7 @@ start_helpers (const char *config_filename,
                                           fn,
                                           "taler-helper-crypto-rsa",
                                           "-c", config_filename,
+                                          "-L", "INFO",
                                           NULL);
     GNUNET_free (fn);
   }
diff --git a/src/util/taler-helper-crypto-eddsa.c b/src/util/taler-helper-crypto-eddsa.c
index ccea02149..6cf4c466e 100644
--- a/src/util/taler-helper-crypto-eddsa.c
+++ b/src/util/taler-helper-crypto-eddsa.c
@@ -1642,10 +1642,6 @@ main (int argc,
    not do this, the linker may "optimize" libtalerutil
    away and skip #TALER_OS_init(), which we do need */
   GNUNET_OS_init (TALER_project_data_default ());
-  GNUNET_assert (GNUNET_OK ==
-                 GNUNET_log_setup ("taler-helper-crypto-eddsa",
-                                   "WARNING",
-                                   NULL));
   now = now_tmp = GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get ();
   ret = GNUNET_PROGRAM_run (argc, argv,
                             "taler-helper-crypto-eddsa",
diff --git a/src/util/taler-helper-crypto-rsa.c b/src/util/taler-helper-crypto-rsa.c
index 6a1019af4..c581be316 100644
--- a/src/util/taler-helper-crypto-rsa.c
+++ b/src/util/taler-helper-crypto-rsa.c
@@ -2041,10 +2041,6 @@ main (int argc,
    not do this, the linker may "optimize" libtalerutil
    away and skip #TALER_OS_init(), which we do need */
   GNUNET_OS_init (TALER_project_data_default ());
-  GNUNET_assert (GNUNET_OK ==
-                 GNUNET_log_setup ("taler-helper-crypto-rsa",
-                                   "INFO",
-                                   NULL));
   now = now_tmp = GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get ();
   ret = GNUNET_PROGRAM_run (argc, argv,
                             "taler-helper-crypto-rsa",