diff --git a/crypto/openssh/sshd.c b/crypto/openssh/sshd.c
--- a/crypto/openssh/sshd.c
+++ b/crypto/openssh/sshd.c
@@ -142,8 +142,6 @@
 #ifdef LIBWRAP
 #include <tcpd.h>
 #include <syslog.h>
-extern int allow_severity;
-extern int deny_severity;
 #endif /* LIBWRAP */
 
 /* Re-exec fds */
@@ -1303,7 +1301,7 @@
 				 * exactly.  sshguard, and supposedly lots
 				 * of custom made scripts rely on it.
 				 */
-				syslog(deny_severity,
+				syslog(LOG_WARNING,
 				    "refused connect from %s (%s)",
 				    eval_client(&req),
 				    eval_hostaddr(req.client));
@@ -2112,14 +2110,6 @@
 	/* Reinitialize the log (because of the fork above). */
 	log_init(__progname, options.log_level, options.log_facility, log_stderr);
 
-#ifdef LIBWRAP
-	/*
-	 * We log refusals ourselves.  However, libwrap will report
-	 * syntax errors in hosts.allow via syslog(3).
-	 */
-	allow_severity = options.log_facility|LOG_INFO;
-	deny_severity = options.log_facility|LOG_WARNING;
-#endif
 	/* Avoid killing the process in high-pressure swapping environments. */
 	if (!inetd_flag && madvise(NULL, 0, MADV_PROTECT) != 0)
 		debug("madvise(): %.200s", strerror(errno));