diff --git a/examples/cpp/xpress_use.cc b/examples/cpp/xpress_use.cc
index 600918e762..aac79913b3 100644
--- a/examples/cpp/xpress_use.cc
+++ b/examples/cpp/xpress_use.cc
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ void useXpressSolver(bool solveAsMip, bool useFactory) {
 #define ABSL_MIN_LOG_LEVEL INFO;
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   absl::SetFlag(&FLAGS_stderrthreshold, 0);
-  absl::SetFlag(&FLAGS_logtostderr, true);
   InitGoogle(argv[0], &argc, &argv, true);
   std::cout << "start\n";
   LOG(WARNING) << "start";
diff --git a/ortools/base/logging.cc b/ortools/base/logging.cc
index d04eb6e037..c88adac71c 100644
--- a/ortools/base/logging.cc
+++ b/ortools/base/logging.cc
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
 #include "absl/log/globals.h"
 #include "absl/log/initialize.h"
 
-ABSL_FLAG(bool, logtostderr, false, "no op compatibility flag");
-
 namespace operations_research {
 
 namespace {
diff --git a/ortools/base/logging.h b/ortools/base/logging.h
index 4fdc7f8ab8..242cbf669c 100644
--- a/ortools/base/logging.h
+++ b/ortools/base/logging.h
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@
 #include "absl/strings/string_view.h"
 #include "ortools/base/macros.h"
 
-// Compatibility layer for glog/previous logging code.
-ABSL_DECLARE_FLAG(bool, logtostderr);
-
 // Forward the new flag.
 ABSL_DECLARE_FLAG(int, stderrthreshold);
 
diff --git a/ortools/linear_solver/xpress_interface_test.cc b/ortools/linear_solver/xpress_interface_test.cc
index be2370eac7..bc0e93dd29 100644
--- a/ortools/linear_solver/xpress_interface_test.cc
+++ b/ortools/linear_solver/xpress_interface_test.cc
@@ -1354,8 +1354,8 @@ TEST_F(XpressFixtureMIP, CallbackThrowsException) {
 }  // namespace operations_research
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
-  absl::SetFlag(&FLAGS_logtostderr, 1);
   testing::InitGoogleTest(&argc, argv);
+  absl::SetFlag(&FLAGS_stderrthreshold, 0);
   auto solver = operations_research::MPSolver::CreateSolver("XPRESS_LP");
   if (solver == nullptr) {
     LOG(ERROR) << "Xpress solver is not available";
diff --git a/ortools/sat/colab/cp_sat.ipynb b/ortools/sat/colab/cp_sat.ipynb
index fb51fbc0e5..1cd284c38d 100644
--- a/ortools/sat/colab/cp_sat.ipynb
+++ b/ortools/sat/colab/cp_sat.ipynb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         "To build and run this runtime locally execute the following command at the root of a CitC:\n",
         "\n",
         "```\n",
-        "blaze run -c opt ortools/colab:or_notebook -- --alsologtostderr\n",
+        "blaze run -c opt ortools/colab:or_notebook\n",
         "```\n",
         "\n",
         "Then, click Connect button and click CONNECT under **Local runtime**.\n",