diff --git a/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.c b/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.c
index 1495bfbbb63c..a1dbb3ae4c2c 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.c
@@ -1035,7 +1035,7 @@ static void
 logmsg(int pri, const char *msg, const char *from, int flags)
 {
 	struct filed *f;
-	int i, j, fac, msglen, prilev;
+	int i, fac, msglen, prilev;
 	const char *timestamp;
  	char prog[NAME_MAX+1];
 	char buf[MAXLINE+1];
@@ -1078,19 +1078,6 @@ logmsg(int pri, const char *msg, const char *from, int flags)
 
 	prilev = LOG_PRI(pri);
 
-	/* skip hostname, see RFC 3164 */
-	for (i = 0, j = 0; i < NAME_MAX; i++) {
-		if (isspace(msg[i])) {
-			j = i + 1;
-		}
-		if (msg[i] == ':')
-			break;
-	}
-	if (j <= msglen) {
-		msg += j;
-		msglen -= j;
-	}
-
 	/* extract program name */
 	for (i = 0; i < NAME_MAX; i++) {
 		if (!isprint(msg[i]) || msg[i] == ':' || msg[i] == '[' ||