diff --git a/aiida/common/log.py b/aiida/common/log.py
index ec688ff713..2d810eabf6 100644
--- a/aiida/common/log.py
+++ b/aiida/common/log.py
@@ -160,11 +160,6 @@ def emit(self, record):
             'propagate': False,
             'qualname': 'sqlalchemy.engine',
         },
-        'pika': {
-            'handlers': ['console'],
-            'level': 'ERROR',
-            'propagate': False,
-        },
         'py.warnings': {
             'handlers': ['console'],
         },