diff --git a/cartographer_ros/cartographer_ros/pbstream_map_publisher_main.cc b/cartographer_ros/cartographer_ros/pbstream_map_publisher_main.cc
index 1dfd5bb..3ca601f 100644
--- a/cartographer_ros/cartographer_ros/pbstream_map_publisher_main.cc
+++ b/cartographer_ros/cartographer_ros/pbstream_map_publisher_main.cc
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ void Run(const std::string& pbstream_filename, const std::string& map_topic,
 }  // namespace cartographer_ros
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
-  FLAGS_alsologtostderr = true;
   google::InitGoogleLogging(argv[0]);
   google::ParseCommandLineFlags(&argc, &argv, true);