diff --git a/cmd/containerd-shim-runhcs-v1/delete.go b/cmd/containerd-shim-runhcs-v1/delete.go
index ec673c4bec..dd65660430 100644
--- a/cmd/containerd-shim-runhcs-v1/delete.go
+++ b/cmd/containerd-shim-runhcs-v1/delete.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/Microsoft/hcsshim/internal/hcs"
@@ -30,6 +29,7 @@ The delete command will be executed in the container's bundle as its cwd.
 		// We cant write anything to stdout for this cmd other than the
 		// task.DeleteResponse by protcol. We can write to stderr which will be
 		// warning logged in containerd.
+		logrus.SetOutput(ioutil.Discard)
 
 		ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(gcontext.Background(), "delete")
 		defer span.End()
@@ -40,15 +40,6 @@ The delete command will be executed in the container's bundle as its cwd.
 			return errors.New("bundle is required")
 		}
 
-		// hcsshim shim writes panic logs in the bundle directory in a file named "panic.log"
-		// log those messages (if any) on stderr so that it shows up in containerd's log.
-		// This should be done as the first thing so that we don't miss any panic logs even if
-		// something goes wrong during delete op.
-		logs, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filepath.Join(bundleFlag, "panic.log"))
-		if err == nil && len(logs) > 0 {
-			logrus.WithField("log", string(logs)).Error("found shim panic logs during delete")
-		}
-
 		// Attempt to find the hcssystem for this bundle and terminate it.
 		if sys, _ := hcs.OpenComputeSystem(ctx, idFlag); sys != nil {
 			defer sys.Close()