diff --git a/services/log-server/README.md b/services/log-server/README.md
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-# Log output
-
-This contains the core kernel for Xous.  It is implemented as
-a library that you include with your `pid 0` program.
diff --git a/services/log-server/build.rs b/services/log-server/build.rs
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-// NOTE: Adapted from cortex-m/build.rs
-use std::env;
-
-fn main() {
-    let target = env::var("TARGET").unwrap();
-
-    let target_os = target.split('-').nth(2).unwrap_or("none");
-
-    // If we're not running on a desktop-class operating system, emit the "baremetal"
-    // config setting. This will enable software to do tasks such as
-    // managing memory.
-    if target_os == "none" {
-        println!("cargo:rustc-cfg=baremetal");
-    }
-
-    // BUILD_TIMESTAMP doesn't work -- it doesn't update because of the below line
-    // removing the below line causes a lengthy full-rebuild just to capture a timestamp.
-    // so, we're removing the timestamp.
-    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=build.rs");
-}