diff --git a/plugins/sudoers/iolog.c b/plugins/sudoers/iolog.c
index 212f7e6cc..b44e1134a 100644
--- a/plugins/sudoers/iolog.c
+++ b/plugins/sudoers/iolog.c
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ sudoers_io_open(unsigned int version, sudo_conv_t conversation,
     memset(&details, 0, sizeof(details));
 
     if (fatal_setjmp() != 0) {
-	/* called via fatal(), fatalx() or log_fatal() */
+	/* called via fatal() or fatalx() */
 	rval = -1;
 	goto done;
     }
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ sudoers_io_close(int exit_status, int error)
     debug_decl(sudoers_io_close, SUDO_DEBUG_PLUGIN)
 
     if (fatal_setjmp() != 0) {
-	/* called via fatal(), fatalx() or log_fatal() */
+	/* called via fatal() or fatalx() */
 	fatal_disable_setjmp();
 	debug_return;
     }
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ sudoers_io_version(int verbose)
     debug_decl(sudoers_io_version, SUDO_DEBUG_PLUGIN)
 
     if (fatal_setjmp() != 0) {
-	/* called via fatal(), fatalx() or log_fatal() */
+	/* called via fatal() or fatalx() */
 	fatal_disable_setjmp();
 	debug_return_bool(-1);
     }
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ sudoers_io_log(const char *buf, unsigned int len, int idx)
     gettimeofday(&now, NULL);
 
     if (fatal_setjmp() != 0) {
-	/* called via fatal(), fatalx() or log_fatal() */
+	/* called via fatal() or fatalx() */
 	fatal_disable_setjmp();
 	debug_return_bool(-1);
     }
diff --git a/plugins/sudoers/logging.c b/plugins/sudoers/logging.c
index bc5acae25..c8df6d25c 100644
--- a/plugins/sudoers/logging.c
+++ b/plugins/sudoers/logging.c
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ log_allowed(int status)
 }
 
 /*
- * Perform logging for log_warning()/log_fatal()
+ * Perform logging for log_warning().
  */
 static void
 vlog_warning(int flags, const char *fmt, va_list ap)
@@ -529,23 +529,6 @@ log_warning(int flags, const char *fmt, ...)
     debug_return;
 }
 
-void
-log_fatal(int flags, const char *fmt, ...)
-{
-    va_list ap;
-    debug_decl(log_error, SUDO_DEBUG_LOGGING)
-
-    /* Log the error. */
-    va_start(ap, fmt);
-    vlog_warning(flags, fmt, ap);
-    va_end(ap);
-
-    /* Exit the plugin. */
-    sudoers_cleanup();
-    sudo_debug_exit(__func__, __FILE__, __LINE__, sudo_debug_subsys);
-    fatal_longjmp(1);
-}
-
 #define MAX_MAILFLAGS	63
 
 /*
diff --git a/plugins/sudoers/logging.h b/plugins/sudoers/logging.h
index aedb245e9..2f77436d8 100644
--- a/plugins/sudoers/logging.h
+++ b/plugins/sudoers/logging.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 #define SUDOERS_LOCALE_USER     0
 #define SUDOERS_LOCALE_SUDOERS  1
 
-/* Flags for log_warning()/log_fatal() */
+/* Flags for log_warning() */
 #define MSG_ONLY		0x01
 #define USE_ERRNO		0x02
 #define NO_MAIL			0x04
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ void log_auth_failure(int status, unsigned int tries);
 void log_denial(int status, bool inform_user);
 void log_failure(int status, int flags);
 void log_warning(int flags, const char *fmt, ...) __printflike(2, 3);
-void log_fatal(int flags, const char *fmt, ...) __printflike(2, 3) __attribute__((__noreturn__));
 void sudoers_initlocale(const char *ulocale, const char *slocale);
 void writeln_wrap(FILE *fp, char *line, size_t len, size_t maxlen);
 
diff --git a/plugins/sudoers/policy.c b/plugins/sudoers/policy.c
index 257c5eea6..e9a801d0e 100644
--- a/plugins/sudoers/policy.c
+++ b/plugins/sudoers/policy.c
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ sudoers_policy_open(unsigned int version, sudo_conv_t conversation,
 	args = NULL;
 
     if (fatal_setjmp() != 0) {
-	/* called via fatal(), fatalx() or log_fatal() */
+	/* called via fatal() or fatalx() */
 	(void) rewind_perms();
 	fatal_disable_setjmp();
 	debug_return_bool(-1);
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ sudoers_policy_close(int exit_status, int error_code)
     debug_decl(sudoers_policy_close, SUDO_DEBUG_PLUGIN)
 
     if (fatal_setjmp() != 0) {
-	/* called via fatal(), fatalx() or log_fatal() */
+	/* called via fatal() or fatalx() */
 	fatal_disable_setjmp();
 	debug_return;
     }
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ sudoers_policy_init_session(struct passwd *pwd, char **user_env[])
 	user_env = NULL;
 
     if (fatal_setjmp() != 0) {
-	/* called via fatal(), fatalx() or log_fatal() */
+	/* called via fatal() or fatalx() */
 	fatal_disable_setjmp();
 	debug_return_bool(-1);
     }
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ sudoers_policy_version(int verbose)
     debug_decl(sudoers_policy_version, SUDO_DEBUG_PLUGIN)
 
     if (fatal_setjmp() != 0) {
-	/* error recovery via fatal(), fatalx() or log_fatal() */
+	/* error recovery via fatal() or fatalx() */
 	fatal_disable_setjmp();
 	debug_return_bool(-1);
     }
diff --git a/plugins/sudoers/sudoers.c b/plugins/sudoers/sudoers.c
index 2796d58df..3dd9901c6 100644
--- a/plugins/sudoers/sudoers.c
+++ b/plugins/sudoers/sudoers.c
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ sudoers_policy_main(int argc, char * const argv[], int pwflag, char *env_add[],
 
     /* XXX - would like to move this to policy.c but need the cleanup. */
     if (fatal_setjmp() != 0) {
-	/* error recovery via fatal(), fatalx() or log_fatal() */
+	/* error recovery via fatal() or fatalx() */
 	rval = -1;
 	goto done;
     }