diff --git a/lib/scribe.ml b/lib/scribe.ml
index aa4ce06..eb87211 100644
--- a/lib/scribe.ml
+++ b/lib/scribe.ml
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ type t =
   ; fields : Field.t list
   }
 
-let noop = { level = Level.Debug; sink = Sink.make (fun _event -> ()); fields = [] }
 let create ~level ~sink = { level; sink; fields = [] }
 let with_field field logger = { logger with fields = logger.fields @ [ field ] }
 let with_fields fields logger = { logger with fields = logger.fields @ fields }
diff --git a/lib/scribe.mli b/lib/scribe.mli
index 80c7482..c6f22ef 100644
--- a/lib/scribe.mli
+++ b/lib/scribe.mli
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 (** Value-based structured logging.
 
-    A [t] logger is an ordinary value that carries its own level, sink, and context fields. Library code can accept an optional logger and default to [noop] without touching process-wide logging state. *)
+    A [t] logger is an ordinary value that carries its own level, sink, and context fields, so logging never touches process-wide state. Library code can accept an optional logger and fall back to one backed by a discarding sink. *)
 
 module Level : sig
   (** Log verbosity.
@@ -74,9 +74,6 @@ end
 (** A logger value. *)
 type t
 
-(** A logger that discards every event. *)
-val noop : t
-
 (** [create ~level ~sink] creates a logger with no context fields. *)
 val create : level:Level.t -> sink:Sink.t -> t
 
diff --git a/test/test_scribe.ml b/test/test_scribe.ml
index fff3f72..e5d72cc 100644
--- a/test/test_scribe.ml
+++ b/test/test_scribe.ml
@@ -96,11 +96,6 @@ let test_json_sink () =
     output
 ;;
 
-let test_noop () =
-  Scribe.warn Scribe.noop "ignored" [ Scribe.Field.string "component" "test" ];
-  Scribe.info Scribe.noop "ignored" []
-;;
-
 let test_noop_sink () =
   let logger =
     Scribe.create ~level:Scribe.Level.Debug ~sink:(Scribe_sinks.Noop.create ())
@@ -117,7 +112,6 @@ let () =
             "context fields and override"
             `Quick
             test_context_and_override
-        ; Alcotest.test_case "noop logger" `Quick test_noop
         ] )
     ; ( "sink"
       , [ Alcotest.test_case "json sink" `Quick test_json_sink