diff --git a/bin/startagent b/bin/startagent
index 27dc39c..2859587 100755
--- a/bin/startagent
+++ b/bin/startagent
@@ -3,40 +3,6 @@
 FILELOGLEVEL=DEBUG
 # loggerfactory
 LANG=C
-for f in logerror logwarning loginfo logdebug logtrace ENTRY EXIT SCRIPTENTRY SCRIPTEXIT; do
-    if  LANG=C type -t $f 2> /dev/null| grep -q 'function'; then
-        :
-    else
-      fx=${f//log/}
-      echo create function $f for $fx >&2
-      eval "$f () { \
-          local loglevels; \
-          declare -a loglevels; \
-          case $fx in
-              error)
-                  loglevels=()
-                  ;;
-              warn)
-                  loglevels=(\"ERROR\")
-                  ;;
-              info)
-                  loglevels=(\"ERROR\" \"WARN\" )
-                  ;;
-              debug)
-                  loglevels=( \"ERROR\" \"WARN\" \"INFO\" )
-                  ;;
-              trace|ENTRY|EXIT|SCRIPTENTRY|SCRIPTEXIT)
-                  loglevels=( \"ERROR\" \"WARN\" \"INFO\" \"DEBUG\" )
-                  ;;
-          esac
-          if [[ ! \${loglevels[*]} =~ \"\${LOGLEVEL-\${LOGLEVEL_DEFAULT}}\" ]];then \
-              echo "\$@" >&2
-          fi; \
-      }"
-      unset fx
-    fi
-done
-unset f
 
 usage(){
     cat << EOF