diff --git a/qutebrowser/misc/utilcmds.py b/qutebrowser/misc/utilcmds.py
index 4d9ebb4a3..1171f5a3d 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/misc/utilcmds.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/misc/utilcmds.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 import functools
 import types
 import traceback
-import logging
 
 try:
     import hunter
diff --git a/qutebrowser/utils/log.py b/qutebrowser/utils/log.py
index 1ee91bad5..41f6a8897 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/utils/log.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/utils/log.py
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@ class CriticalQtWarning(Exception):
 
 def init_log(args):
     """Init loggers based on the argparse namespace passed."""
-    global console
     level = args.loglevel.upper()
     try:
         numeric_level = getattr(logging, level)
@@ -189,10 +188,6 @@ def init_log(args):
     _log_inited = True
 
 
-def change(filters):
-    console.addFilter(LogFilter(filters.split(',')))
-
-
 def _init_py_warnings():
     """Initialize Python warning handling."""
     warnings.simplefilter('default')