diff --git a/lib/private/db/adapter.php b/lib/private/db/adapter.php
index 93d69cf4183..86f867d099f 100644
--- a/lib/private/db/adapter.php
+++ b/lib/private/db/adapter.php
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ class Adapter {
 			$entry = 'DB Error: "'.$e->getMessage() . '"<br />';
 			$entry .= 'Offending command was: ' . $query.'<br />';
 			\OC_Log::write('core', $entry, \OC_Log::FATAL);
-			error_log('DB error: ' . $entry);
 			throw new \OC\HintException($entry);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/lib/private/db/adaptersqlite.php b/lib/private/db/adaptersqlite.php
index fa0e7eb6237..39e2491ed08 100644
--- a/lib/private/db/adaptersqlite.php
+++ b/lib/private/db/adaptersqlite.php
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ class AdapterSqlite extends Adapter {
 			$entry = 'DB Error: "'.$e->getMessage() . '"<br />';
 			$entry .= 'Offending command was: ' . $query . '<br />';
 			\OC_Log::write('core', $entry, \OC_Log::FATAL);
-			error_log('DB error: '.$entry);
 			throw new \OC\HintException($entry);
 		}
 
@@ -60,7 +59,6 @@ class AdapterSqlite extends Adapter {
 			$entry = 'DB Error: "'.$e->getMessage() . '"<br />';
 			$entry .= 'Offending command was: ' . $query.'<br />';
 			\OC_Log::write('core', $entry, \OC_Log::FATAL);
-			error_log('DB error: ' . $entry);
 			throw new \OC\HintException($entry);
 		}