diff --git a/liblog/Android.bp b/liblog/Android.bp
index 4a165a0..619a94b 100644
--- a/liblog/Android.bp
+++ b/liblog/Android.bp
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 liblog_sources = [
     "config_read.c",
     "config_write.c",
-    "local_logger.c",
     "log_event_list.c",
     "log_event_write.c",
     "log_ratelimit.cpp",
diff --git a/liblog/README.md b/liblog/README.md
index 886fe25..98bee9f 100644
--- a/liblog/README.md
+++ b/liblog/README.md
@@ -145,10 +145,9 @@
 these cases.
 
 `android_set_log_transport()` selects transport filters.  Argument is either `LOGGER_DEFAULT`,
-`LOGGER_LOGD`, `LOGGER_NULL` or `LOGGER_LOCAL`. Log to logger daemon for default or logd, drop
-contents on floor, or log into local memory respectively.  `Both android_set_log_transport()` and
-`android_get_log_transport()` return the current transport mask, or a negative errno for any
-problems.
+`LOGGER_LOGD`, or `LOGGER_NULL`. Log to logger daemon for default or logd, or drop contents on floor
+respectively.  `Both android_set_log_transport()` and `android_get_log_transport()` return the
+current transport mask, or a negative errno for any problems.
 
 Errors
 ------
diff --git a/liblog/config_read.c b/liblog/config_read.c
index ca80c80..51ffff6 100644
--- a/liblog/config_read.c
+++ b/liblog/config_read.c
@@ -55,12 +55,6 @@
 }
 
 LIBLOG_HIDDEN void __android_log_config_read() {
-  if (__android_log_transport & LOGGER_LOCAL) {
-    extern struct android_log_transport_read localLoggerRead;
-
-    __android_log_add_transport(&__android_log_transport_read, &localLoggerRead);
-  }
-
 #if (FAKE_LOG_DEVICE == 0)
   if ((__android_log_transport == LOGGER_DEFAULT) ||
       (__android_log_transport & LOGGER_LOGD)) {
diff --git a/liblog/config_write.c b/liblog/config_write.c
index 0a8b52f..003ec8f 100644
--- a/liblog/config_write.c
+++ b/liblog/config_write.c
@@ -55,13 +55,6 @@
 }
 
 LIBLOG_HIDDEN void __android_log_config_write() {
-  if (__android_log_transport & LOGGER_LOCAL) {
-    extern struct android_log_transport_write localLoggerWrite;
-
-    __android_log_add_transport(&__android_log_transport_write,
-                                &localLoggerWrite);
-  }
-
   if ((__android_log_transport == LOGGER_DEFAULT) ||
       (__android_log_transport & LOGGER_LOGD)) {
 #if (FAKE_LOG_DEVICE == 0)
diff --git a/liblog/include/log/log_transport.h b/liblog/include/log/log_transport.h
index 80b30db..8b02995 100644
--- a/liblog/include/log/log_transport.h
+++ b/liblog/include/log/log_transport.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #define LOGGER_LOGD    0x01
 #define LOGGER_KERNEL  0x02 /* Reserved/Deprecated */
 #define LOGGER_NULL    0x04 /* Does not release resources of other selections */
-#define LOGGER_LOCAL   0x08 /* logs sent to local memory */
+#define LOGGER_RESERVED 0x08 /* Reserved, previously for logging to local memory */
 #define LOGGER_STDERR  0x10 /* logs sent to stderr */
 /* clang-format on */
 
diff --git a/liblog/local_logger.c b/liblog/local_logger.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 563cb3f..0000000
--- a/liblog/local_logger.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,550 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2017 The Android Open Source Project
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <fcntl.h>
-#include <pthread.h>
-#if !defined(__MINGW32__)
-#include <pwd.h>
-#endif
-#include <log/uio.h>
-#include <sched.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
-
-#include <cutils/list.h> /* template, no library dependency */
-#include <log/log_transport.h>
-#include <private/android_filesystem_config.h>
-#include <private/android_logger.h>
-#include <system/thread_defs.h>
-
-#include "config_read.h"
-#include "config_write.h"
-#include "log_portability.h"
-#include "logger.h"
-
-static const char baseServiceName[] = "android.logd";
-
-static int writeToLocalInit();
-static int writeToLocalAvailable(log_id_t logId);
-static void writeToLocalReset();
-static int writeToLocalWrite(log_id_t logId, struct timespec* ts,
-                             struct iovec* vec, size_t nr);
-
-LIBLOG_HIDDEN struct android_log_transport_write localLoggerWrite = {
-  .node = { &localLoggerWrite.node, &localLoggerWrite.node },
-  .context.priv = NULL,
-  .name = "local",
-  .available = writeToLocalAvailable,
-  .open = writeToLocalInit,
-  .close = writeToLocalReset,
-  .write = writeToLocalWrite,
-};
-
-static int writeToLocalVersion(struct android_log_logger* logger,
-                               struct android_log_transport_context* transp);
-static int writeToLocalRead(struct android_log_logger_list* logger_list,
-                            struct android_log_transport_context* transp,
-                            struct log_msg* log_msg);
-static int writeToLocalPoll(struct android_log_logger_list* logger_list,
-                            struct android_log_transport_context* transp);
-static void writeToLocalClose(struct android_log_logger_list* logger_list,
-                              struct android_log_transport_context* transp);
-static int writeToLocalClear(struct android_log_logger* logger,
-                             struct android_log_transport_context* transp);
-static ssize_t writeToLocalGetSize(struct android_log_logger* logger,
-                                   struct android_log_transport_context* transp);
-static ssize_t writeToLocalSetSize(
-    struct android_log_logger* logger,
-    struct android_log_transport_context* transp __unused, size_t size);
-static ssize_t writeToLocalGetReadbleSize(
-    struct android_log_logger* logger,
-    struct android_log_transport_context* transp);
-
-struct android_log_transport_read localLoggerRead = {
-  .node = { &localLoggerRead.node, &localLoggerRead.node },
-  .name = "local",
-  .available = writeToLocalAvailable,
-  .version = writeToLocalVersion,
-  .read = writeToLocalRead,
-  .poll = writeToLocalPoll,
-  .close = writeToLocalClose,
-  .clear = writeToLocalClear,
-  .getSize = writeToLocalGetSize,
-  .setSize = writeToLocalSetSize,
-  .getReadableSize = writeToLocalGetReadbleSize,
-  .getPrune = NULL,
-  .setPrune = NULL,
-  .getStats = NULL,
-};
-
-struct LogBufferElement {
-  struct listnode node;
-  log_id_t logId;
-  pid_t tid;
-  log_time timestamp;
-  unsigned short len;
-  char msg[];
-};
-
-static const size_t MAX_SIZE_DEFAULT = 32768;
-
-/*
- * Number of log buffers we support with the following assumption:
- *  . . .
- *   LOG_ID_SECURITY = 5, // security logs go to the system logs only
- *   LOG_ID_KERNEL = 6,   // place last, third-parties can not use it
- *   LOG_ID_MAX
- * } log_id_t;
- *
- * Confirm the following should <log/log_id.h> be adjusted in the future.
- */
-#define NUMBER_OF_LOG_BUFFERS \
-  ((LOG_ID_SECURITY == (LOG_ID_MAX - 2)) ? LOG_ID_SECURITY : LOG_ID_KERNEL)
-#define BLOCK_LOG_BUFFERS(id) \
-  (((id) == LOG_ID_SECURITY) || ((id) == LOG_ID_KERNEL))
-
-static struct LogBuffer {
-  struct listnode head;
-  pthread_rwlock_t listLock;
-  char* serviceName; /* Also indicates ready by having a value */
-  /* Order and proximity important for memset */
-  size_t number[NUMBER_OF_LOG_BUFFERS];         /* clear memset          */
-  size_t size[NUMBER_OF_LOG_BUFFERS];           /* clear memset          */
-  size_t totalSize[NUMBER_OF_LOG_BUFFERS];      /* init memset           */
-  size_t maxSize[NUMBER_OF_LOG_BUFFERS];        /* init MAX_SIZE_DEFAULT */
-  struct listnode* last[NUMBER_OF_LOG_BUFFERS]; /* init &head            */
-} logbuf = {
-  .head = { &logbuf.head, &logbuf.head }, .listLock = PTHREAD_RWLOCK_INITIALIZER,
-};
-
-static void LogBufferInit(struct LogBuffer* log) {
-  size_t i;
-
-  pthread_rwlock_wrlock(&log->listLock);
-  list_init(&log->head);
-  memset(log->number, 0,
-         sizeof(log->number) + sizeof(log->size) + sizeof(log->totalSize));
-  for (i = 0; i < NUMBER_OF_LOG_BUFFERS; ++i) {
-    log->maxSize[i] = MAX_SIZE_DEFAULT;
-    log->last[i] = &log->head;
-  }
-#ifdef __BIONIC__
-  asprintf(&log->serviceName, "%s@%d:%d", baseServiceName, __android_log_uid(),
-           getpid());
-#else
-  char buffer[sizeof(baseServiceName) + 1 + 5 + 1 + 5 + 8];
-  snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "%s@%d:%d", baseServiceName,
-           __android_log_uid(), getpid());
-  log->serviceName = strdup(buffer);
-#endif
-  pthread_rwlock_unlock(&log->listLock);
-}
-
-static void LogBufferClear(struct LogBuffer* log) {
-  size_t i;
-  struct listnode* node;
-
-  pthread_rwlock_wrlock(&log->listLock);
-  memset(log->number, 0, sizeof(log->number) + sizeof(log->size));
-  for (i = 0; i < NUMBER_OF_LOG_BUFFERS; ++i) {
-    log->last[i] = &log->head;
-  }
-  while ((node = list_head(&log->head)) != &log->head) {
-    struct LogBufferElement* element;
-
-    element = node_to_item(node, struct LogBufferElement, node);
-    list_remove(node);
-    free(element);
-  }
-  pthread_rwlock_unlock(&log->listLock);
-}
-
-static inline void LogBufferFree(struct LogBuffer* log) {
-  pthread_rwlock_wrlock(&log->listLock);
-  free(log->serviceName);
-  log->serviceName = NULL;
-  pthread_rwlock_unlock(&log->listLock);
-  LogBufferClear(log);
-}
-
-static int LogBufferLog(struct LogBuffer* log,
-                        struct LogBufferElement* element) {
-  log_id_t logId = element->logId;
-
-  pthread_rwlock_wrlock(&log->listLock);
-  log->number[logId]++;
-  log->size[logId] += element->len;
-  log->totalSize[logId] += element->len;
-  /* prune entry(s) until enough space is available */
-  if (log->last[logId] == &log->head) {
-    log->last[logId] = list_tail(&log->head);
-  }
-  while (log->size[logId] > log->maxSize[logId]) {
-    struct listnode* node = log->last[logId];
-    struct LogBufferElement* e;
-    struct android_log_logger_list* logger_list;
-
-    e = node_to_item(node, struct LogBufferElement, node);
-    log->number[logId]--;
-    log->size[logId] -= e->len;
-    logger_list_rdlock();
-    logger_list_for_each(logger_list) {
-      struct android_log_transport_context* transp;
-
-      transport_context_for_each(transp, logger_list) {
-        if ((transp->transport == &localLoggerRead) &&
-            (transp->context.node == node)) {
-          if (node == &log->head) {
-            transp->context.node = &log->head;
-          } else {
-            transp->context.node = node->next;
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    }
-    logger_list_unlock();
-    if (node != &log->head) {
-      log->last[logId] = node->prev;
-    }
-    list_remove(node);
-    LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(node == log->last[logId], "corrupted list");
-    free(e);
-  }
-  /* add entry to list */
-  list_add_head(&log->head, &element->node);
-  /* ToDo: wake up all readers */
-  pthread_rwlock_unlock(&log->listLock);
-
-  return element->len;
-}
-
-/*
- * return zero if permitted to log directly to logd,
- * return 1 if binder server started and
- * return negative error number if failed to start binder server.
- */
-static int writeToLocalInit() {
-  pthread_attr_t attr;
-  struct LogBuffer* log;
-
-  if (writeToLocalAvailable(LOG_ID_MAIN) < 0) {
-    return -EPERM;
-  }
-
-  log = &logbuf;
-  if (!log->serviceName) {
-    LogBufferInit(log);
-  }
-
-  if (!log->serviceName) {
-    LogBufferFree(log);
-    return -ENOMEM;
-  }
-
-  return EPERM; /* successful local-only logging */
-}
-
-static void writeToLocalReset() {
-  LogBufferFree(&logbuf);
-}
-
-static int writeToLocalAvailable(log_id_t logId) {
-#if !defined(__MINGW32__)
-  uid_t uid;
-#endif
-
-  if ((logId >= NUMBER_OF_LOG_BUFFERS) || BLOCK_LOG_BUFFERS(logId)) {
-    return -EINVAL;
-  }
-
-/* Android hard coded permitted, system goes to logd */
-#if !defined(__MINGW32__)
-  if (__android_log_transport == LOGGER_DEFAULT) {
-    uid = __android_log_uid();
-    if ((uid < AID_APP) && (getpwuid(uid) != NULL)) {
-      return -EPERM;
-    }
-  }
-#endif
-
-  /* ToDo: Ask package manager for LOGD permissions */
-  /* Assume we do _not_ have permissions to go to LOGD, so must go local */
-  return 0;
-}
-
-static int writeToLocalWrite(log_id_t logId, struct timespec* ts,
-                             struct iovec* vec, size_t nr) {
-  size_t len, i;
-  struct LogBufferElement* element;
-
-  if ((logId >= NUMBER_OF_LOG_BUFFERS) || BLOCK_LOG_BUFFERS(logId)) {
-    return -EINVAL;
-  }
-
-  len = 0;
-  for (i = 0; i < nr; ++i) {
-    len += vec[i].iov_len;
-  }
-
-  if (len > LOGGER_ENTRY_MAX_PAYLOAD) {
-    len = LOGGER_ENTRY_MAX_PAYLOAD;
-  }
-  element = (struct LogBufferElement*)calloc(
-      1, sizeof(struct LogBufferElement) + len + 1);
-  if (!element) {
-    return errno ? -errno : -ENOMEM;
-  }
-  element->timestamp.tv_sec = ts->tv_sec;
-  element->timestamp.tv_nsec = ts->tv_nsec;
-#ifdef __BIONIC__
-  element->tid = gettid();
-#else
-  element->tid = getpid();
-#endif
-  element->logId = logId;
-  element->len = len;
-
-  char* cp = element->msg;
-  for (i = 0; i < nr; ++i) {
-    size_t iov_len = vec[i].iov_len;
-    if (iov_len > len) {
-      iov_len = len;
-    }
-    memcpy(cp, vec[i].iov_base, iov_len);
-    len -= iov_len;
-    if (len == 0) {
-      break;
-    }
-    cp += iov_len;
-  }
-
-  return LogBufferLog(&logbuf, element);
-}
-
-static int writeToLocalVersion(struct android_log_logger* logger __unused,
-                               struct android_log_transport_context* transp
-                                   __unused) {
-  return 3;
-}
-
-/* within reader lock, serviceName already validated */
-static struct listnode* writeToLocalNode(
-    struct android_log_logger_list* logger_list,
-    struct android_log_transport_context* transp) {
-  struct listnode* node;
-  unsigned logMask;
-  unsigned int tail;
-
-  node = transp->context.node;
-  if (node) {
-    return node;
-  }
-
-  if (!logger_list->tail) {
-    return transp->context.node = &logbuf.head;
-  }
-
-  logMask = transp->logMask;
-  tail = logger_list->tail;
-
-  for (node = list_head(&logbuf.head); node != &logbuf.head; node = node->next) {
-    struct LogBufferElement* element;
-    log_id_t logId;
-
-    element = node_to_item(node, struct LogBufferElement, node);
-    logId = element->logId;
-
-    if ((logMask & (1 << logId)) && !--tail) {
-      node = node->next;
-      break;
-    }
-  }
-  return transp->context.node = node;
-}
-
-static int writeToLocalRead(struct android_log_logger_list* logger_list,
-                            struct android_log_transport_context* transp,
-                            struct log_msg* log_msg) {
-  int ret;
-  struct listnode* node;
-  unsigned logMask;
-
-  pthread_rwlock_rdlock(&logbuf.listLock);
-  if (!logbuf.serviceName) {
-    pthread_rwlock_unlock(&logbuf.listLock);
-    return (logger_list->mode & ANDROID_LOG_NONBLOCK) ? -ENODEV : 0;
-  }
-
-  logMask = transp->logMask;
-
-  node = writeToLocalNode(logger_list, transp);
-
-  ret = 0;
-
-  while (node != list_head(&logbuf.head)) {
-    struct LogBufferElement* element;
-    log_id_t logId;
-
-    node = node->prev;
-    element = node_to_item(node, struct LogBufferElement, node);
-    logId = element->logId;
-
-    if (logMask & (1 << logId)) {
-      ret = log_msg->entry_v3.len = element->len;
-      log_msg->entry_v3.hdr_size = sizeof(log_msg->entry_v3);
-      log_msg->entry_v3.pid = getpid();
-      log_msg->entry_v3.tid = element->tid;
-      log_msg->entry_v3.sec = element->timestamp.tv_sec;
-      log_msg->entry_v3.nsec = element->timestamp.tv_nsec;
-      log_msg->entry_v3.lid = logId;
-      memcpy(log_msg->entry_v3.msg, element->msg, ret);
-      ret += log_msg->entry_v3.hdr_size;
-      break;
-    }
-  }
-
-  transp->context.node = node;
-
-  /* ToDo: if blocking, and no entry, put reader to sleep */
-  pthread_rwlock_unlock(&logbuf.listLock);
-  return ret;
-}
-
-static int writeToLocalPoll(struct android_log_logger_list* logger_list,
-                            struct android_log_transport_context* transp) {
-  int ret = (logger_list->mode & ANDROID_LOG_NONBLOCK) ? -ENODEV : 0;
-
-  pthread_rwlock_rdlock(&logbuf.listLock);
-
-  if (logbuf.serviceName) {
-    unsigned logMask = transp->logMask;
-    struct listnode* node = writeToLocalNode(logger_list, transp);
-
-    ret = (node != list_head(&logbuf.head));
-    if (ret) {
-      do {
-        ret = !!(logMask &
-                 (1 << (node_to_item(node->prev, struct LogBufferElement, node))
-                           ->logId));
-      } while (!ret && ((node = node->prev) != list_head(&logbuf.head)));
-    }
-
-    transp->context.node = node;
-  }
-
-  pthread_rwlock_unlock(&logbuf.listLock);
-
-  return ret;
-}
-
-static void writeToLocalClose(struct android_log_logger_list* logger_list
-                                  __unused,
-                              struct android_log_transport_context* transp) {
-  pthread_rwlock_wrlock(&logbuf.listLock);
-  transp->context.node = list_head(&logbuf.head);
-  pthread_rwlock_unlock(&logbuf.listLock);
-}
-
-static int writeToLocalClear(struct android_log_logger* logger,
-                             struct android_log_transport_context* unused
-                                 __unused) {
-  log_id_t logId = logger->logId;
-  struct listnode *node, *n;
-
-  if ((logId >= NUMBER_OF_LOG_BUFFERS) || BLOCK_LOG_BUFFERS(logId)) {
-    return -EINVAL;
-  }
-
-  pthread_rwlock_wrlock(&logbuf.listLock);
-  logbuf.number[logId] = 0;
-  logbuf.last[logId] = &logbuf.head;
-  list_for_each_safe(node, n, &logbuf.head) {
-    struct LogBufferElement* element;
-    element = node_to_item(node, struct LogBufferElement, node);
-
-    if (logId == element->logId) {
-      struct android_log_logger_list* logger_list;
-
-      logger_list_rdlock();
-      logger_list_for_each(logger_list) {
-        struct android_log_transport_context* transp;
-
-        transport_context_for_each(transp, logger_list) {
-          if ((transp->transport == &localLoggerRead) &&
-              (transp->context.node == node)) {
-            transp->context.node = node->next;
-          }
-        }
-      }
-      logger_list_unlock();
-      list_remove(node);
-      free(element);
-    }
-  }
-
-  pthread_rwlock_unlock(&logbuf.listLock);
-
-  return 0;
-}
-
-static ssize_t writeToLocalGetSize(struct android_log_logger* logger,
-                                   struct android_log_transport_context* transp
-                                       __unused) {
-  ssize_t ret = -EINVAL;
-  log_id_t logId = logger->logId;
-
-  if ((logId < NUMBER_OF_LOG_BUFFERS) && !BLOCK_LOG_BUFFERS(logId)) {
-    pthread_rwlock_rdlock(&logbuf.listLock);
-    ret = logbuf.maxSize[logId];
-    pthread_rwlock_unlock(&logbuf.listLock);
-  }
-
-  return ret;
-}
-
-static ssize_t writeToLocalSetSize(
-    struct android_log_logger* logger,
-    struct android_log_transport_context* transp __unused, size_t size) {
-  ssize_t ret = -EINVAL;
-
-  if ((size > LOGGER_ENTRY_MAX_LEN) || (size < (4 * 1024 * 1024))) {
-    log_id_t logId = logger->logId;
-    if ((logId < NUMBER_OF_LOG_BUFFERS) || !BLOCK_LOG_BUFFERS(logId)) {
-      pthread_rwlock_wrlock(&logbuf.listLock);
-      ret = logbuf.maxSize[logId] = size;
-      pthread_rwlock_unlock(&logbuf.listLock);
-    }
-  }
-
-  return ret;
-}
-
-static ssize_t writeToLocalGetReadbleSize(
-    struct android_log_logger* logger,
-    struct android_log_transport_context* transp __unused) {
-  ssize_t ret = -EINVAL;
-  log_id_t logId = logger->logId;
-
-  if ((logId < NUMBER_OF_LOG_BUFFERS) && !BLOCK_LOG_BUFFERS(logId)) {
-    pthread_rwlock_rdlock(&logbuf.listLock);
-    ret = logbuf.serviceName ? (ssize_t)logbuf.size[logId] : -EBADF;
-    pthread_rwlock_unlock(&logbuf.listLock);
-  }
-
-  return ret;
-}
diff --git a/liblog/logger.h b/liblog/logger.h
index 246b33c..af83228 100644
--- a/liblog/logger.h
+++ b/liblog/logger.h
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@
 };
 
 struct android_log_logger_list {
-  struct listnode node;
   struct listnode logger;
   struct listnode transport;
   int mode;
@@ -144,37 +143,6 @@
        (logp) =                                                     \
            node_to_item((logp)->node.next, struct android_log_logger, node))
 
-/*
- *    Global list of log readers.
- *
- * Usage case: search out transport contexts for all readers
- */
-
-LIBLOG_HIDDEN struct listnode __android_log_readers;
-
-#if defined(_WIN32)
-#define logger_list_rdlock()
-#define logger_list_wrlock()
-#define logger_list_unlock()
-#else
-LIBLOG_HIDDEN pthread_rwlock_t __android_log_readers_lock;
-
-#define logger_list_rdlock() pthread_rwlock_rdlock(&__android_log_readers_lock)
-#define logger_list_wrlock() pthread_rwlock_wrlock(&__android_log_readers_lock)
-#define logger_list_unlock() pthread_rwlock_unlock(&__android_log_readers_lock)
-#endif
-
-/* Must be called with logger_list_rdlock() or logger_list_wrlock() held */
-#define logger_list_for_each(logger_list)                                     \
-  for ((logger_list) = node_to_item(&__android_log_readers,                   \
-                                    struct android_log_logger_list, node);    \
-       (logger_list) != node_to_item(&__android_log_readers,                  \
-                                     struct android_log_logger_list, node) && \
-       (logger_list) != node_to_item((logger_list)->node.next,                \
-                                     struct android_log_logger_list, node);   \
-       (logger_list) = node_to_item((logger_list)->node.next,                 \
-                                    struct android_log_logger_list, node))
-
 /* OS specific dribs and drabs */
 
 #if defined(_WIN32)
diff --git a/liblog/logger_read.c b/liblog/logger_read.c
index 0fd6efa..29ebaf7 100644
--- a/liblog/logger_read.c
+++ b/liblog/logger_read.c
@@ -213,13 +213,6 @@
   LOGGER_LIST_FUNCTION(logger_list, -ENODEV, setPrune, buf, len);
 }
 
-LIBLOG_HIDDEN struct listnode __android_log_readers = { &__android_log_readers,
-                                                        &__android_log_readers };
-#if !defined(_WIN32)
-LIBLOG_HIDDEN pthread_rwlock_t __android_log_readers_lock =
-    PTHREAD_RWLOCK_INITIALIZER;
-#endif
-
 LIBLOG_ABI_PUBLIC struct logger_list* android_logger_list_alloc(
     int mode, unsigned int tail, pid_t pid) {
   struct android_log_logger_list* logger_list;
@@ -235,10 +228,6 @@
   logger_list->tail = tail;
   logger_list->pid = pid;
 
-  logger_list_wrlock();
-  list_add_tail(&__android_log_readers, &logger_list->node);
-  logger_list_unlock();
-
   return (struct logger_list*)logger_list;
 }
 
@@ -257,10 +246,6 @@
   logger_list->start = start;
   logger_list->pid = pid;
 
-  logger_list_wrlock();
-  list_add_tail(&__android_log_readers, &logger_list->node);
-  logger_list_unlock();
-
   return (struct logger_list*)logger_list;
 }
 
@@ -472,10 +457,6 @@
     return;
   }
 
-  logger_list_wrlock();
-  list_remove(&logger_list_internal->node);
-  logger_list_unlock();
-
   while (!list_empty(&logger_list_internal->transport)) {
     struct listnode* node = list_head(&logger_list_internal->transport);
     struct android_log_transport_context* transp =
diff --git a/liblog/logger_write.c b/liblog/logger_write.c
index 2754e6e..6dcda9b 100644
--- a/liblog/logger_write.c
+++ b/liblog/logger_write.c
@@ -684,9 +684,9 @@
     return retval;
   }
 
-  __android_log_transport &= LOGGER_LOCAL | LOGGER_LOGD | LOGGER_STDERR;
+  __android_log_transport &= LOGGER_LOGD | LOGGER_STDERR;
 
-  transport_flag &= LOGGER_LOCAL | LOGGER_LOGD | LOGGER_STDERR;
+  transport_flag &= LOGGER_LOGD | LOGGER_STDERR;
 
   if (__android_log_transport != transport_flag) {
     __android_log_transport = transport_flag;
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@
   if (write_to_log == __write_to_log_null) {
     ret = LOGGER_NULL;
   } else {
-    __android_log_transport &= LOGGER_LOCAL | LOGGER_LOGD | LOGGER_STDERR;
+    __android_log_transport &= LOGGER_LOGD | LOGGER_STDERR;
     ret = __android_log_transport;
     if ((write_to_log != __write_to_log_init) &&
         (write_to_log != __write_to_log_daemon)) {
diff --git a/liblog/tests/Android.bp b/liblog/tests/Android.bp
index e6a9c0c..2c47fd6 100644
--- a/liblog/tests/Android.bp
+++ b/liblog/tests/Android.bp
@@ -54,9 +54,7 @@
     srcs: [
         "libc_test.cpp",
         "liblog_test_default.cpp",
-        "liblog_test_local.cpp",
         "liblog_test_stderr.cpp",
-        "liblog_test_stderr_local.cpp",
         "log_id_test.cpp",
         "log_radio_test.cpp",
         "log_read_test.cpp",
diff --git a/liblog/tests/liblog_test.cpp b/liblog/tests/liblog_test.cpp
index 383d0e7..2d0fc9b 100644
--- a/liblog/tests/liblog_test.cpp
+++ b/liblog/tests/liblog_test.cpp
@@ -52,22 +52,6 @@
 #endif
 #endif
 
-#if (!defined(USING_LOGGER_DEFAULT) || !defined(USING_LOGGER_LOCAL) || \
-     !defined(USING_LOGGER_STDERR))
-#ifdef liblog  // a binary clue that we are overriding the test names
-// Does not support log reading blocking feature yet
-// Does not support LOG_ID_SECURITY (unless we set LOGGER_LOCAL | LOGGER_LOGD)
-// Assume some common aspects are tested by USING_LOGGER_DEFAULT:
-// Does not need to _retest_ pmsg functionality
-// Does not need to _retest_ property handling as it is a higher function
-// Does not need to _retest_ event mapping functionality
-// Does not need to _retest_ ratelimit
-// Does not need to _retest_ logprint
-#define USING_LOGGER_LOCAL
-#else
-#define USING_LOGGER_DEFAULT
-#endif
-#endif
 #ifdef USING_LOGGER_STDERR
 #define SUPPORTS_END_TO_END 0
 #else
@@ -175,7 +159,7 @@
 #endif
 
 TEST(liblog, __android_log_btwrite__android_logger_list_read) {
-#if (defined(__ANDROID__) || defined(USING_LOGGER_LOCAL))
+#ifdef __ANDROID__
 #ifdef TEST_PREFIX
   TEST_PREFIX
 #endif
@@ -269,7 +253,7 @@
 #endif
 }
 
-#if (defined(__ANDROID__) || defined(USING_LOGGER_LOCAL))
+#ifdef __ANDROID__
 static void print_transport(const char* prefix, int logger) {
   static const char orstr[] = " | ";
 
@@ -297,16 +281,11 @@
     fprintf(stderr, "%sLOGGER_NULL", prefix);
     prefix = orstr;
   }
-  if (logger & LOGGER_LOCAL) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "%sLOGGER_LOCAL", prefix);
-    prefix = orstr;
-  }
   if (logger & LOGGER_STDERR) {
     fprintf(stderr, "%sLOGGER_STDERR", prefix);
     prefix = orstr;
   }
-  logger &= ~(LOGGER_LOGD | LOGGER_KERNEL | LOGGER_NULL | LOGGER_LOCAL |
-              LOGGER_STDERR);
+  logger &= ~(LOGGER_LOGD | LOGGER_KERNEL | LOGGER_NULL | LOGGER_STDERR);
   if (logger) {
     fprintf(stderr, "%s0x%x", prefix, logger);
     prefix = orstr;
@@ -321,7 +300,7 @@
 // and behind us, to make us whole.  We could incorporate a prefix and
 // suffix test to make this standalone, but opted to not complicate this.
 TEST(liblog, android_set_log_transport) {
-#if (defined(__ANDROID__) || defined(USING_LOGGER_LOCAL))
+#ifdef __ANDROID__
 #ifdef TEST_PREFIX
   TEST_PREFIX
 #endif
@@ -632,7 +611,7 @@
   buf_write_test("\n Hello World \n");
 }
 
-#ifndef USING_LOGGER_LOCAL  // requires blocking reader functionality
+#ifdef USING_LOGGER_DEFAULT  // requires blocking reader functionality
 #ifdef TEST_PREFIX
 static unsigned signaled;
 static log_time signal_time;
@@ -944,7 +923,7 @@
   GTEST_LOG_(INFO) << "This test does nothing.\n";
 #endif
 }
-#endif  // !USING_LOGGER_LOCAL
+#endif  // USING_LOGGER_DEFAULT
 
 #ifdef TEST_PREFIX
 static const char max_payload_tag[] = "TEST_max_payload_and_longish_tag_XXXX";
@@ -2417,7 +2396,7 @@
 }
 
 // Do not retest logger list handling
-#if (defined(TEST_PREFIX) || !defined(USING_LOGGER_LOCAL))
+#ifdef TEST_PREFIX
 static int is_real_element(int type) {
   return ((type == EVENT_TYPE_INT) || (type == EVENT_TYPE_LONG) ||
           (type == EVENT_TYPE_STRING) || (type == EVENT_TYPE_FLOAT));
@@ -2572,7 +2551,7 @@
 
   return 0;
 }
-#endif  // TEST_PREFIX || !USING_LOGGER_LOCAL
+#endif  // TEST_PREFIX
 
 #ifdef TEST_PREFIX
 static const char* event_test_int32(uint32_t tag, size_t& expected_len) {
diff --git a/liblog/tests/liblog_test_local.cpp b/liblog/tests/liblog_test_local.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 451beca..0000000
--- a/liblog/tests/liblog_test_local.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-#include <log/log_transport.h>
-#define liblog liblog_local
-#define TEST_LOGGER LOGGER_LOCAL
-#include "liblog_test.cpp"
diff --git a/liblog/tests/liblog_test_stderr_local.cpp b/liblog/tests/liblog_test_stderr_local.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index bb5c7ae..0000000
--- a/liblog/tests/liblog_test_stderr_local.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-#include <log/log_transport.h>
-#define liblog liblog_stderr_local
-#define TEST_LOGGER (LOGGER_LOCAL | LOGGER_STDERR)
-#include "liblog_test.cpp"