diff --git a/VectoConsole/Program.cs b/VectoConsole/Program.cs
index 3788cf7cbad53f4c8186ae64cfe8c7f7f50bca4f..046cd421aa5007dc5696dcfccaa131d29b24c41b 100644
--- a/VectoConsole/Program.cs
+++ b/VectoConsole/Program.cs
@@ -140,9 +140,6 @@ Examples:
 				}
 				LogManager.Configuration = config;
 
-				// todo mk 2016-03-02: trace listener still needed?
-				Trace.Listeners.Add(new ConsoleTraceListener(true));
-
 				if (args.Contains("-V") || debugEnabled) {
 					ShowVersionInformation();
 				}