diff --git a/ggml/include/ggml-backend.h b/ggml/include/ggml-backend.h
index b096aaed6..864bcbded 100644
--- a/ggml/include/ggml-backend.h
+++ b/ggml/include/ggml-backend.h
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ extern "C" {
     GGML_API size_t             ggml_backend_reg_dev_count(ggml_backend_reg_t reg);
     GGML_API ggml_backend_dev_t ggml_backend_reg_dev_get(ggml_backend_reg_t reg, size_t index);
     GGML_API void *             ggml_backend_reg_get_proc_address(ggml_backend_reg_t reg, const char * name);
-    GGML_API void               ggml_backend_reg_set_log_callback(ggml_backend_reg_t reg, ggml_log_callback log_callback, void * user_data);
+
 
     // Functions that may be obtained using ggml_backend_reg_get_proc_address
     typedef ggml_backend_buffer_type_t (*ggml_backend_split_buffer_type_t)(const float *);
@@ -184,9 +184,6 @@ extern "C" {
     GGML_API ggml_backend_dev_t ggml_backend_dev_by_name(const char * name);
     GGML_API ggml_backend_dev_t ggml_backend_dev_by_type(enum ggml_backend_dev_type type);
 
-    // Set the log callback for all registered backends
-    GGML_API void ggml_backend_set_log_callback(ggml_log_callback log_callback, void * user_data);
-
     // Direct backend (stream) initialization
     // = ggml_backend_dev_init(ggml_backend_dev_by_name(name), params)
     GGML_API ggml_backend_t ggml_backend_init_by_name(const char * name, const char * params);
diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-backend-impl.h b/ggml/src/ggml-backend-impl.h
index 470c922fe..ba2e26999 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-backend-impl.h
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-backend-impl.h
@@ -215,9 +215,6 @@ extern "C" {
         // (optional) get a pointer to a function in the backend
         // backends can add custom functions that are not part of the standard ggml-backend interface
         void * (*get_proc_address)(ggml_backend_reg_t reg, const char * name);
-
-        // (optional) set the log callback for the backend
-        void (*set_log_callback)(ggml_backend_reg_t reg, ggml_log_callback log_callback, void * user_data);
     };
 
     struct ggml_backend_reg {
diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-backend.cpp b/ggml/src/ggml-backend.cpp
index 73a2b24f8..3300ddb52 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-backend.cpp
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-backend.cpp
@@ -505,12 +505,6 @@ void * ggml_backend_reg_get_proc_address(ggml_backend_reg_t reg, const char * na
     return reg->iface.get_proc_address(reg, name);
 }
 
-void ggml_backend_reg_set_log_callback(ggml_backend_reg_t reg, ggml_log_callback log_callback, void * user_data) {
-    if (reg->iface.set_log_callback) {
-        reg->iface.set_log_callback(reg, log_callback, user_data);
-    }
-}
-
 // Backend registry
 
 #ifdef GGML_USE_CUDA
@@ -614,13 +608,6 @@ ggml_backend_dev_t ggml_backend_dev_by_type(enum ggml_backend_dev_type type) {
     return NULL;
 }
 
-void ggml_backend_set_log_callback(ggml_log_callback log_callback, void * user_data) {
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < ggml_backend_reg_count(); i++) {
-        ggml_backend_reg_t reg = ggml_backend_reg_get(i);
-        ggml_backend_reg_set_log_callback(reg, log_callback, user_data);
-    }
-}
-
 // Convenience functions
 ggml_backend_t ggml_backend_init_by_name(const char * name, const char * params) {
     ggml_backend_dev_t dev = ggml_backend_dev_by_name(name);
@@ -1161,7 +1148,6 @@ static const struct ggml_backend_reg_i ggml_backend_cpu_reg_i = {
     /* .get_device_count = */ ggml_backend_cpu_reg_get_device_count,
     /* .get_device       = */ ggml_backend_cpu_reg_get_device,
     /* .get_proc_address = */ NULL,
-    /* .set_log_callback = */ NULL,
 };
 
 ggml_backend_reg_t ggml_backend_cpu_reg(void) {
diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-cuda.cu b/ggml/src/ggml-cuda.cu
index 2fe0d1bd5..f3d34d1ab 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-cuda.cu
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-cuda.cu
@@ -3267,17 +3267,11 @@ static void * ggml_backend_cuda_reg_get_proc_address(ggml_backend_reg_t reg, con
     return nullptr;
 }
 
-static void ggml_backend_cuda_reg_set_log_callback(ggml_backend_reg_t reg, ggml_log_callback log_callback, void * user_data) {
-    GGML_UNUSED(reg);
-    ggml_backend_cuda_log_set_callback(log_callback, user_data);
-}
-
 static const ggml_backend_reg_i ggml_backend_cuda_reg_interface = {
     /* .get_name          = */ ggml_backend_cuda_reg_get_name,
     /* .get_device_count  = */ ggml_backend_cuda_reg_get_device_count,
     /* .get_device_get    = */ ggml_backend_cuda_reg_get_device,
     /* .get_proc_address  = */ ggml_backend_cuda_reg_get_proc_address,
-    /* .set_log_callback  = */ ggml_backend_cuda_reg_set_log_callback,
 };
 
 // backend registry