diff --git a/lib/vmdb/loggers.rb b/lib/vmdb/loggers.rb
index 4adb7757410..b19cc4574ce 100644
--- a/lib/vmdb/loggers.rb
+++ b/lib/vmdb/loggers.rb
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ def self.create_logger(log_file_name, logger_class = ManageIQ::Loggers::Base)
     end
 
     private_class_method def self.create_container_logger(log_file_name, logger_class)
-      return nil unless (logger = create_raw_container_logger)
+      require "manageiq/loggers/container"
+      logger = ManageIQ::Loggers::Container.new
 
       progname = progname_from_file(log_file_name)
       logger.progname = progname
@@ -64,13 +65,9 @@ def self.create_logger(log_file_name, logger_class = ManageIQ::Loggers::Base)
       create_wrapper_logger(progname, logger_class, logger)
     end
 
-    private_class_method def self.create_raw_container_logger
-      require "manageiq/loggers/container"
-      ManageIQ::Loggers::Container.new
-    end
-
     private_class_method def self.create_journald_logger(log_file_name, logger_class)
-      return nil unless (logger = create_raw_journald_logger)
+      require "manageiq/loggers/journald"
+      logger = ManageIQ::Loggers::Journald.new
 
       progname = progname_from_file(log_file_name)
       logger.progname = progname
@@ -78,13 +75,6 @@ def self.create_logger(log_file_name, logger_class = ManageIQ::Loggers::Base)
       create_wrapper_logger(progname, logger_class, logger)
     end
 
-    private_class_method def self.create_raw_journald_logger
-      require "manageiq/loggers/journald"
-      ManageIQ::Loggers::Journald.new
-    rescue LoadError
-      nil
-    end
-
     private_class_method def self.log_path_from_file(log_file)
       log_file = Pathname.new(log_file) if log_file.kind_of?(String)
       log_file = ManageIQ.root.join("log", log_file) if log_file.try(:dirname).to_s == "."