diff --git a/pebble/pebble.go b/pebble/pebble.go
index c231208..5023b04 100644
--- a/pebble/pebble.go
+++ b/pebble/pebble.go
@@ -5,17 +5,12 @@ import (
 	"io"
 
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/pebble"
-	logging "github.com/ipfs/go-log/v2"
 	"github.com/ipni/dhstore"
 	"github.com/multiformats/go-multicodec"
 	"github.com/multiformats/go-multihash"
 )
 
-var (
-	logger = logging.Logger("store/pebble")
-
-	_ dhstore.DHStore = (*PebbleDHStore)(nil)
-)
+var _ dhstore.DHStore = (*PebbleDHStore)(nil)
 
 const (
 	encValueKeysCap          = 5