diff --git a/src/mesa/main/errors.c b/src/mesa/main/errors.c
index c42696074b3..36e70405965 100644
--- a/src/mesa/main/errors.c
+++ b/src/mesa/main/errors.c
@@ -66,18 +66,6 @@ output_if_debug(enum mesa_log_level level, const char *outputString)
       mesa_log(level, "Mesa", "%s", outputString);
 }
 
-
-/**
- * Return the file handle to use for debug/logging.  Defaults to stderr
- * unless MESA_LOG_FILE is defined.
- */
-FILE *
-_mesa_get_log_file(void)
-{
-   return mesa_log_get_file();
-}
-
-
 /**
  * When a new type of error is recorded, print a message describing
  * previous errors which were accumulated.
diff --git a/src/mesa/main/errors.h b/src/mesa/main/errors.h
index 3effdf39af4..b859625c447 100644
--- a/src/mesa/main/errors.h
+++ b/src/mesa/main/errors.h
@@ -70,9 +70,6 @@ extern void
 _mesa_log_direct(const char *string);
 
 
-extern FILE *
-_mesa_get_log_file(void);
-
 void
 _mesa_shader_debug(struct gl_context *ctx, GLenum type, GLuint *id,
                    const char *msg);
diff --git a/src/mesa/main/shaderapi.c b/src/mesa/main/shaderapi.c
index 337acf0e8c8..0f6e39c18ca 100644
--- a/src/mesa/main/shaderapi.c
+++ b/src/mesa/main/shaderapi.c
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 #include "util/crc32.h"
 #include "util/os_file.h"
 #include "util/list.h"
+#include "util/log.h"
 #include "util/perf/cpu_trace.h"
 #include "util/u_process.h"
 #include "util/u_string.h"
@@ -1241,7 +1242,7 @@ _mesa_compile_shader(struct gl_context *ctx, struct gl_shader *sh)
          if (sh->CompileStatus) {
             if (sh->ir) {
                _mesa_log("GLSL IR for shader %d:\n", sh->Name);
-               _mesa_print_ir(_mesa_get_log_file(), sh->ir, NULL);
+               _mesa_print_ir(mesa_log_get_file(), sh->ir, NULL);
             } else {
                _mesa_log("No GLSL IR for shader %d (shader may be from "
                          "cache)\n", sh->Name);
diff --git a/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_glsl_to_nir.cpp b/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_glsl_to_nir.cpp
index 2ea9b1787e1..19944a2be48 100644
--- a/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_glsl_to_nir.cpp
+++ b/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_glsl_to_nir.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
 #include "compiler/glsl/shader_cache.h"
 #include "compiler/glsl/string_to_uint_map.h"
 
+#include "util/log.h"
+
 static int
 type_size(const struct glsl_type *type)
 {
@@ -395,7 +397,7 @@ st_glsl_to_nir_post_opts(struct st_context *st, struct gl_program *prog,
       _mesa_log("NIR IR for linked %s program %d:\n",
              _mesa_shader_stage_to_string(prog->info.stage),
              shader_program->Name);
-      nir_print_shader(nir, _mesa_get_log_file());
+      nir_print_shader(nir, mesa_log_get_file());
       _mesa_log("\n\n");
    }
 
@@ -537,7 +539,7 @@ st_link_glsl_to_nir(struct gl_context *ctx,
             _mesa_log("GLSL IR for linked %s program %d:\n",
                       _mesa_shader_stage_to_string(shader->Stage),
                       shader_program->Name);
-            _mesa_print_ir(_mesa_get_log_file(), shader->ir, NULL);
+            _mesa_print_ir(mesa_log_get_file(), shader->ir, NULL);
             _mesa_log("\n\n");
          }