diff --git a/cmd/circologd/main.go b/cmd/circologd/main.go
index a2d76cb..f0a2de2 100644
--- a/cmd/circologd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/circologd/main.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"git.lattuga.net/boyska/circolog"
-	"git.lattuga.net/boyska/circolog/formatter"
 	"github.com/coreos/go-systemd/daemon"
 	syslog "gopkg.in/mcuadros/go-syslog.v2"
 )
@@ -25,8 +24,6 @@ func cleanSocket(socket string) {
 
 func main() {
 	var err error
-	var logFmt formatter.SyslogRFC
-	logFmt = formatter.Auto
 	syslogSocketPath := flag.String("syslogd-socket", "", "The socket to listen to syslog addresses")
 	// dumpSocketPath := flag.String("dump-socket", "/run/buffer.sock", "The socket that user will connect to in order to receive logs")
 	bufsize := flag.Int("buffer-size", 1000, "Number of messages to keep")
@@ -34,7 +31,6 @@ func main() {
 	queryAddr := flag.String("query-addr", "127.0.0.1:9080", "Address:port where to bind the query service")
 	querySocket := flag.String("query-socket", "", "Path to a unix domain socket for the HTTP server; recommended for security reasons!")
 	ctlSocket := flag.String("ctl-socket", "/tmp/circologd-ctl.sock", "Path to a unix domain socket for the control server; leave empty to disable")
-	flag.Var(&logFmt, "log-fmt", "Log messages format. If not set, defaults to automatic choice. Allowed values: rfc3164, rfc5424, auto.")
 	verbose := flag.Bool("verbose", false, "Print more output executing the daemon")
 	debug := flag.Bool("debug", false, "Print debugging info executing the daemon")
 	flag.Parse()
@@ -47,7 +43,7 @@ func main() {
 	go hub.Run()
 
 	server := syslog.NewServer()
-	formatter.SetSyslogFormat(server, logFmt)
+	server.SetFormat(syslog.Automatic)
 	server.SetHandler(handler)
 	if *syslogSocketPath != "" {
 		if err = server.ListenUnixgram(*syslogSocketPath); err != nil {
diff --git a/formatter/rfc.go b/formatter/rfc.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 40efebe..0000000
--- a/formatter/rfc.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-package formatter
-
-import (
-	"errors"
-	"log"
-
-	syslog "gopkg.in/mcuadros/go-syslog.v2"
-)
-
-type SyslogRFC string
-
-// SetSyslogFormat does the job of setting the server parser to the provided RFC log format.
-func SetSyslogFormat(server *syslog.Server, format SyslogRFC) {
-	switch {
-	case format == Auto:
-		server.SetFormat(syslog.Automatic)
-	case format == RFC3164:
-		server.SetFormat(syslog.RFC3164)
-	case format == RFC5424:
-		server.SetFormat(syslog.RFC5424)
-	}
-	log.Printf("Syslog format set to: %s\n", format)
-}
-
-func (rfc *SyslogRFC) Set(v string) error {
-	newval, err := parseRFCValue(v)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	*rfc = newval
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (rfc *SyslogRFC) String() string {
-	switch {
-	case *rfc == Auto:
-		return "auto"
-	case *rfc == RFC3164:
-		return "rfc3164"
-	case *rfc == RFC5424:
-		return "rfc5424"
-	}
-	return ""
-}
-
-func parseRFCValue(v string) (SyslogRFC, error) {
-	switch {
-	case v == "rfc3164":
-		return RFC3164, nil
-	case v == "rfc5424":
-		return RFC5424, nil
-	case v == "auto":
-		return Auto, nil
-	default:
-		return "", ErrRFCNotSupported
-	}
-}
-
-const (
-	RFC3164 = "rfc3164"
-	RFC5424 = "rfc5424"
-	Auto    = "auto"
-)
-
-// ErrRFCNotSupported is raised if the supplied rfc string is
-// not recognized.
-var ErrRFCNotSupported = errors.New("RFC not known")