diff --git a/internal/lg/lg_test.go b/internal/lg/lg_test.go
index 5458c2860..537dcace5 100644
--- a/internal/lg/lg_test.go
+++ b/internal/lg/lg_test.go
@@ -99,3 +99,11 @@ func TestLogging(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	test.Equal(t, 5, logger.Count)
 }
+
+func TestNoLogger(t *testing.T) {
+	opts := newOptions()
+	opts.Logger = NilLogger{}
+	app := newApp(opts)
+
+	app.logf(ERROR, "should never be logged")
+}
diff --git a/nsqadmin/nsqadmin_test.go b/nsqadmin/nsqadmin_test.go
index 2f0830565..c9651ca83 100644
--- a/nsqadmin/nsqadmin_test.go
+++ b/nsqadmin/nsqadmin_test.go
@@ -15,16 +15,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/nsqio/nsq/nsqd"
 )
 
-func TestNoLogger(t *testing.T) {
-	opts := NewOptions()
-	opts.Logger = lg.NilLogger{}
-	opts.HTTPAddress = "127.0.0.1:0"
-	opts.NSQLookupdHTTPAddresses = []string{"127.0.0.1:4161"}
-	nsqadmin := New(opts)
-
-	nsqadmin.logf(LOG_ERROR, "should never be logged")
-}
-
 func TestNeitherNSQDAndNSQLookup(t *testing.T) {
 	if os.Getenv("BE_CRASHER") == "1" {
 		opts := NewOptions()
diff --git a/nsqlookupd/nsqlookupd_test.go b/nsqlookupd/nsqlookupd_test.go
index cccb4790b..54770574b 100644
--- a/nsqlookupd/nsqlookupd_test.go
+++ b/nsqlookupd/nsqlookupd_test.go
@@ -68,16 +68,6 @@ func identify(t *testing.T, conn net.Conn) {
 	test.Nil(t, err)
 }
 
-func TestNoLogger(t *testing.T) {
-	opts := NewOptions()
-	opts.Logger = lg.NilLogger{}
-	opts.TCPAddress = "127.0.0.1:0"
-	opts.HTTPAddress = "127.0.0.1:0"
-	nsqlookupd := New(opts)
-
-	nsqlookupd.logf(LOG_FATAL, "should never be logged")
-}
-
 func TestBasicLookupd(t *testing.T) {
 	opts := NewOptions()
 	opts.Logger = test.NewTestLogger(t)