diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Log/Writer.php b/src/Illuminate/Log/Writer.php
index 94b3e2d62f91..83874e6f2179 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Log/Writer.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Log/Writer.php
@@ -257,10 +257,8 @@ public function useSyslog($name = 'laravel', $level = 'debug', $facility = LOG_U
     public function useErrorLog($level = 'debug', $messageType = ErrorLogHandler::OPERATING_SYSTEM)
     {
         $this->monolog->pushHandler(
-            $handler = new ErrorLogHandler($messageType, $this->parseLevel($level))
+            new ErrorLogHandler($messageType, $this->parseLevel($level))
         );
-
-        $handler->setFormatter($this->getDefaultFormatter());
     }
 
     /**