diff --git a/cmd/devp2p/runtest.go b/cmd/devp2p/runtest.go
index c40a4b8a0164..90ab2f2530d4 100644
--- a/cmd/devp2p/runtest.go
+++ b/cmd/devp2p/runtest.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"log/slog"
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/cmd/devp2p/internal/v4test"
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ func runTests(ctx *cli.Context, tests []utesting.Test) error {
 	}
 	// Disable logging unless explicitly enabled.
 	if !ctx.IsSet("verbosity") && !ctx.IsSet("vmodule") {
-		log.SetDefault(log.NewLogger(log.DiscardHandler()))
+		log.SetDefault(log.NewLogger(slog.DiscardHandler))
 	}
 	// Run the tests.
 	var run = utesting.RunTests
diff --git a/cmd/workload/testsuite.go b/cmd/workload/testsuite.go
index 25dc17a49e7f..3a1796107d3f 100644
--- a/cmd/workload/testsuite.go
+++ b/cmd/workload/testsuite.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"embed"
 	"errors"
 	"io/fs"
+	"log/slog"
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/history"
@@ -240,7 +241,7 @@ func runTestCmd(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 
 	// Disable logging unless explicitly enabled.
 	if !ctx.IsSet("verbosity") && !ctx.IsSet("vmodule") {
-		log.SetDefault(log.NewLogger(log.DiscardHandler()))
+		log.SetDefault(log.NewLogger(slog.DiscardHandler))
 	}
 
 	// Run the tests.
diff --git a/log/handler.go b/log/handler.go
index 56eff6671f1b..898d3968b06a 100644
--- a/log/handler.go
+++ b/log/handler.go
@@ -13,29 +13,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/holiman/uint256"
 )
 
-type discardHandler struct{}
-
-// DiscardHandler returns a no-op handler
-func DiscardHandler() slog.Handler {
-	return &discardHandler{}
-}
-
-func (h *discardHandler) Handle(_ context.Context, r slog.Record) error {
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (h *discardHandler) Enabled(_ context.Context, level slog.Level) bool {
-	return false
-}
-
-func (h *discardHandler) WithGroup(name string) slog.Handler {
-	panic("not implemented")
-}
-
-func (h *discardHandler) WithAttrs(attrs []slog.Attr) slog.Handler {
-	return &discardHandler{}
-}
-
 type TerminalHandler struct {
 	mu       sync.Mutex
 	wr       io.Writer
diff --git a/log/root.go b/log/root.go
index c09a36b1143c..03007a07e198 100644
--- a/log/root.go
+++ b/log/root.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 func init() {
-	root = &logger{slog.New(DiscardHandler())}
+	root = &logger{slog.New(slog.DiscardHandler)}
 }
 
 // SetDefault sets the default global logger