diff --git a/args.go b/args.go
index 58be509..36d6918 100644
--- a/args.go
+++ b/args.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 var args struct {
-	TmpLog bool   `arg:"--tmp-log"     help:"automatically send STDOUT to /tmp"`
 	NoGui  bool   `arg:"--no-gui"      help:"don't open the gui, just make the .deb"`
 	Repo   string `arg:"--repo"        help:"go get path to the repo"`
 	PkgDir string `arg:"--pkg-dir"     help:"set default directory (~/incoming/)"`
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 78884ef..b88749c 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -26,14 +26,6 @@ func main() {
 		println("go-deb --repo go.wit.com/apps/helloworld")
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
-	if debugger.ArgDebug() {
-		log.SetAll(true)
-		log.ShowFlags()
-	}
-	if args.TmpLog {
-		// send all log() output to a file in /tmp
-		log.SetTmp()
-	}
 	myGui = gui.New()
 	myGui.Default()