diff --git a/packaging/common/script-templates/script-common-header-last.sh b/packaging/common/script-templates/script-common-header-last.sh
index b09e9a355..e2e841b17 100644
--- a/packaging/common/script-templates/script-common-header-last.sh
+++ b/packaging/common/script-templates/script-common-header-last.sh
@@ -21,29 +21,12 @@ is_nova()
   test "$PROJECT_TYPE" = "cfengine-nova" || test "$PROJECT_TYPE" = "cfengine-nova-hub"
 }
 
-INSTLOG=/var/log/CFEngineHub-Install.log
-mkdir -p "$(dirname "$INSTLOG")"
-CONSOLE=7
-# Redirect most output to log file, but keep console around for custom output.
-case "$SCRIPT_TYPE" in
-  pre*)
-    eval "exec $CONSOLE>&1 > $INSTLOG 2>&1"
-    ;;
-  *)
-    eval "exec $CONSOLE>&1 >> $INSTLOG 2>&1"
-    ;;
-esac
 echo "$SCRIPT_TYPE:"
 
 # Output directly to console, bypassing log.
 cf_console()
 {
-  # Use subshell to prevent "set +x" from leaking out into the rest of the
-  # execution.
-  (
-    set +x
-    "$@" 1>&$CONSOLE 2>&$CONSOLE
-  )
+  "$@"
 }
 
 set -x