diff --git a/lldb/test/API/api/log/TestAPILog.py b/lldb/test/API/api/log/TestAPILog.py
index 72df276b06c3..d5a2e4857e53 100644
--- a/lldb/test/API/api/log/TestAPILog.py
+++ b/lldb/test/API/api/log/TestAPILog.py
@@ -19,20 +19,15 @@ class APILogTestCase(TestBase):
         """Test API logging"""
         logfile = self.getBuildArtifact("api-log.txt")
 
-        def cleanup():
-            if os.path.exists(logfile):
-                os.unlink(logfile)
-
-        if configuration.is_reproducer_replay():
-            logfile = self.getReproducerRemappedPath(logfile)
-
-        self.addTearDownHook(cleanup)
         self.expect("log enable lldb api -f {}".format(logfile))
 
         self.dbg.SetDefaultArchitecture(None)
         self.dbg.GetScriptingLanguage(None)
         target = self.dbg.CreateTarget(None)
 
+        if configuration.is_reproducer_replay():
+            logfile = self.getReproducerRemappedPath(logfile)
+
         self.assertTrue(os.path.isfile(logfile))
         with open(logfile, 'r') as f:
             log = f.read()