diff --git a/openpnm/utils/__init__.py b/openpnm/utils/__init__.py
index 1b52e093bd..b1036b9405 100644
--- a/openpnm/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/openpnm/utils/__init__.py
@@ -17,38 +17,13 @@
 
 def _get_version():
     from openpnm.__version__ import __version__ as ver
+
     suffix = ".dev0"
     if ver.endswith(suffix):
-        ver = ver[:-len(suffix)]
+        ver = ver[: -len(suffix)]
     return ver
 
 
-def _setup_logger():
-    import os
-    import logging
-    # You can add info to the logger message by inserting the desired %(item)
-    # For a list of available items see:
-    # https://docs.python.org/3/library/logging.html#logrecord-attributes
-    # NOTE: If the calling locations appears as 'root' it's because the logger
-    # was not given a name in a file somewhere.  A good option is __name__.
-
-    try:
-        terminal_width = os.get_terminal_size().columns
-    except OSError:
-        terminal_width = 60
-    column_width = terminal_width if terminal_width < 60 else 60
-
-    log_format = \
-        '-' * column_width + '\n\
-        - %(levelname)-7s: %(message)s \n\
-        - SOURCE : %(name)s.%(funcName)s \n\
-        - TIME   : %(asctime)s\
-        \n' + '-' * column_width
-
-    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.WARNING, format=log_format)
-    del log_format
-
-
 def _setup_logger_rich():
     import logging
     from rich.logging import RichHandler
@@ -57,3 +32,6 @@ def _setup_logger_rich():
     logging.basicConfig(
         format=FORMAT, datefmt="[%X]", handlers=[RichHandler(rich_tracebacks=True)]
     )
+
+
+_setup_logger_rich()