diff --git a/OpenRTM_aist/ext/logger/fluentlogger/FluentLogger.py b/OpenRTM_aist/ext/logger/fluentlogger/FluentLogger.py
index 48c9c514..7216c2b9 100644
--- a/OpenRTM_aist/ext/logger/fluentlogger/FluentLogger.py
+++ b/OpenRTM_aist/ext/logger/fluentlogger/FluentLogger.py
@@ -151,7 +151,6 @@ def init(self, prop):
         for l in leaf0:
             key = l.getName()
             if key.find("output") != -1:
-                formatter = fluent.handler.FluentRecordFormatter()
                 tag = l.getProperty("tag")
                 if tag == "":
                     return False