diff --git a/common/logging/src/lib.rs b/common/logging/src/lib.rs
index 3a5a5209b02..4d3ac83c8e5 100644
--- a/common/logging/src/lib.rs
+++ b/common/logging/src/lib.rs
@@ -256,14 +256,12 @@ pub fn create_tracing_layer(base_tracing_log_path: PathBuf) {
         return;
     };
 
-    let (libp2p_non_blocking_writer, libp2p_guard) = NonBlocking::new(libp2p_writer);
-    let (discv5_non_blocking_writer, discv5_guard) = NonBlocking::new(discv5_writer);
+    let (libp2p_non_blocking_writer, _) = NonBlocking::new(libp2p_writer);
+    let (discv5_non_blocking_writer, _) = NonBlocking::new(discv5_writer);
 
     let custom_layer = LoggingLayer {
         libp2p_non_blocking_writer,
-        libp2p_guard,
         discv5_non_blocking_writer,
-        discv5_guard,
     };
 
     if let Err(e) = tracing_subscriber::fmt()
diff --git a/common/logging/src/tracing_logging_layer.rs b/common/logging/src/tracing_logging_layer.rs
index aabb6ddd0c9..ece6c4d80c6 100644
--- a/common/logging/src/tracing_logging_layer.rs
+++ b/common/logging/src/tracing_logging_layer.rs
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@ use tracing_subscriber::Layer;
 
 pub struct LoggingLayer {
     pub libp2p_non_blocking_writer: NonBlocking,
-    pub libp2p_guard: WorkerGuard,
     pub discv5_non_blocking_writer: NonBlocking,
-    pub discv5_guard: WorkerGuard,
 }
 
 impl<S> Layer<S> for LoggingLayer