diff --git a/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/logging/LogInitializer.java b/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/logging/LogInitializer.java
index 77f0c8ec0f91aa7eb45eedd0c60b7e60074dbcb4..76ea0fc8f0a0c6edcd9e0e25e4a103cb5cba2640 100644
--- a/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/logging/LogInitializer.java
+++ b/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/logging/LogInitializer.java
@@ -142,36 +142,6 @@ public class LogInitializer
      * </p>
      */
     public final static synchronized void init()
-    {
-        init(false);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Initializes logging system for log level DEBUG. Does nothing if already initialized.
-     * <p>
-     * Logging configuration file is assumed to be in
-     * <code>&lt;working directory&gt;/etc/log.xml</code>. If not found we look for a classpath
-     * resource named <code>/etc/log.xml</code>.<br>
-     * If nothing found in both locations <code>org.apache.log4j.BaseConfigurator.configure()</code>
-     * is used.
-     * </p>
-     */
-    public final static synchronized void initDebug()
-    {
-        init(true);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Initializes logging system. Does nothing if already initialized.
-     * <p>
-     * Logging configuration file is assumed to be in
-     * <code>&lt;working directory&gt;/etc/log.xml</code>. If not found we look for a classpath
-     * resource named <code>/etc/log.xml</code>.<br>
-     * If nothing found in both locations <code>org.apache.log4j.BaseConfigurator.configure()</code>
-     * is used.
-     * </p>
-     */
-    private final static synchronized void init(boolean debug)
     {
         if (initialized)
         {
diff --git a/openbis/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/authorization/CapabilityMapTest.java b/openbis/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/authorization/CapabilityMapTest.java
index 212098c72a16389a12f62f0be999b90f93793366..9faa7703bdb2482ad780206b450dd70d71edceaa 100644
--- a/openbis/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/authorization/CapabilityMapTest.java
+++ b/openbis/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/authorization/CapabilityMapTest.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public class CapabilityMapTest
     @BeforeClass
     public void init()
     {
-        LogInitializer.initDebug();
+        LogInitializer.init();
     }
 
     @Capability("A")
diff --git a/openbis/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/authorization/DefaultAccessControllerTest.java b/openbis/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/authorization/DefaultAccessControllerTest.java
index 70f08e3cde0e3feb97306cd947d6ff300bea3ce0..8219b26e9d4313f506f41bb1ce4dfd64566c80a2 100644
--- a/openbis/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/authorization/DefaultAccessControllerTest.java
+++ b/openbis/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/authorization/DefaultAccessControllerTest.java
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public final class DefaultAccessControllerTest
     @BeforeTest
     void init()
     {
-        LogInitializer.initDebug();
+        LogInitializer.init();
         final File capFile = new File("etc/capabilities");
         capFile.delete();
         capFile.deleteOnExit();