diff --git a/gnu/installer/utils.scm b/gnu/installer/utils.scm
index 74046c9cab..1bff1e1229 100644
--- a/gnu/installer/utils.scm
+++ b/gnu/installer/utils.scm
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ (define-module (gnu installer utils)
 
             syslog-port
             %syslog-line-hook
-            syslog
             installer-log-port
             %installer-log-line-hook
             %default-installer-line-hooks