diff --git a/swh/core/logger.py b/swh/core/logger.py
--- a/swh/core/logger.py
+++ b/swh/core/logger.py
@@ -5,11 +5,7 @@
 
 import datetime
 import logging
-import os
-import socket
 
-import psycopg2
-from psycopg2.extras import Json
 from systemd.journal import JournalHandler as _JournalHandler, send
 
 try:
@@ -80,90 +76,6 @@
     return str(value)
 
 
-class PostgresHandler(logging.Handler):
-    """log handler that store messages in a Postgres DB
-
-    See swh-core/swh/core/sql/log-schema.sql for the DB schema.
-
-    All logging methods can be used as usual. Additionally, arbitrary metadata
-    can be passed to logging methods, requesting that they will be stored in
-    the DB as a single JSONB value. To do so, pass a dictionary to the 'extra'
-    kwarg of any logging method; all keys in that dictionary that start with
-    EXTRA_LOGDATA_PREFIX (currently: ``swh_``) will be extracted to form the
-    JSONB dictionary. The prefix will be stripped and not included in the DB.
-
-    Note: the logger name will be used to fill the 'module' DB column.
-
-    Sample usage::
-
-        logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
-        h = PostgresHandler('dbname=softwareheritage-log')
-        logging.getLogger().addHandler(h)
-
-        logger.info('not so important notice',
-                    extra={'swh_type': 'swh_logging_test',
-                           'swh_meditation': 'guru'})
-        logger.warn('something weird just happened, did you see that?')
-
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, connstring):
-        """
-        Create a Postgres log handler.
-
-        Args:
-            config: configuration dictionary, with a key "log_db" containing a
-               libpq connection string to the log DB
-        """
-        super().__init__()
-
-        self.connstring = connstring
-
-        self.fqdn = socket.getfqdn()  # cache FQDN value
-
-    def _connect(self):
-        return psycopg2.connect(self.connstring)
-
-    def emit(self, record):
-        msg = self.format(record)
-        extra_data = get_extra_data(record)
-
-        if 'task' in extra_data:
-            task_args = {
-                'args': extra_data['task']['args'],
-                'kwargs': extra_data['task']['kwargs'],
-            }
-
-            try:
-                json_args = Json(task_args).getquoted()
-            except TypeError:
-                task_args = {
-                    'args': ['<failed to convert arguments to JSON>'],
-                    'kwargs': {},
-                }
-            else:
-                json_args_length = len(json_args)
-                if json_args_length >= 1000:
-                    task_args = {
-                        'args': ['<arguments too long>'],
-                        'kwargs': {},
-                    }
-
-            extra_data['task'].update(task_args)
-
-        log_entry = (db_level_of_py_level(record.levelno), msg,
-                     Json(extra_data), record.name, self.fqdn,
-                     os.getpid())
-        db = self._connect()
-        with db.cursor() as cur:
-            cur.execute('INSERT INTO log '
-                        '(level, message, data, src_module, src_host, src_pid)'
-                        'VALUES (%s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s)',
-                        log_entry)
-            db.commit()
-        db.close()
-
-
 class JournalHandler(_JournalHandler):
     def emit(self, record):
         """Write `record` as a journal event.
diff --git a/swh/core/tests/test_logger.py b/swh/core/tests/test_logger.py
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/swh/core/tests/test_logger.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2015-2018  The Software Heritage developers
-# See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
-# License: GNU General Public License version 3, or any later version
-# See top-level LICENSE file for more information
-
-import logging
-import os
-
-import pytest
-
-from swh.core.logger import PostgresHandler
-
-from swh.core.tests import SQL_DIR
-
-DUMP_FILE = os.path.join(SQL_DIR, 'log-schema.sql')
-
-
-@pytest.fixture
-def swh_db_logger(postgresql_proc, postgresql):
-
-    cursor = postgresql.cursor()
-    with open(DUMP_FILE) as fobj:
-        cursor.execute(fobj.read())
-    postgresql.commit()
-    modname = 'swh.core.tests.test_logger'
-    logger = logging.Logger(modname, logging.DEBUG)
-    dsn = 'postgresql://{user}@{host}:{port}/{dbname}'.format(
-        host=postgresql_proc.host,
-        port=postgresql_proc.port,
-        user='postgres',
-        dbname='tests')
-    logger.addHandler(PostgresHandler(dsn))
-    return logger
-
-
-@pytest.mark.db
-def test_log(swh_db_logger, postgresql):
-    logger = swh_db_logger
-    modname = logger.name
-
-    logger.info('notice',
-                extra={'swh_type': 'test entry', 'swh_data': 42})
-    logger.warning('warning')
-
-    with postgresql.cursor() as cur:
-        cur.execute('SELECT level, message, data, src_module FROM log')
-        db_log_entries = cur.fetchall()
-
-    assert ('info', 'notice', {'type': 'test entry', 'data': 42},
-            modname) in db_log_entries
-    assert ('warning', 'warning', {}, modname) in db_log_entries