diff --git a/tests/server/mqttd.c b/tests/server/mqttd.c
index 9a7a0baef3..dbc844d823 100644
--- a/tests/server/mqttd.c
+++ b/tests/server/mqttd.c
@@ -66,10 +66,6 @@
 
 #define DEFAULT_PORT 1883 /* MQTT default port */
 
-#ifndef DEFAULT_LOGFILE
-#define DEFAULT_LOGFILE "log/mqttd.log"
-#endif
-
 #ifndef DEFAULT_CONFIG
 #define DEFAULT_CONFIG "mqttd.config"
 #endif
@@ -927,7 +923,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   int error;
   int arg = 1;
 
-  serverlogfile = DEFAULT_LOGFILE;
+  serverlogfile = "log/mqttd.log";
 
   while(argc > arg) {
     if(!strcmp("--version", argv[arg])) {
diff --git a/tests/server/rtspd.c b/tests/server/rtspd.c
index 5d0fbd8a85..5e7fbfca36 100644
--- a/tests/server/rtspd.c
+++ b/tests/server/rtspd.c
@@ -117,10 +117,6 @@ static void storerequest(char *reqbuf, size_t totalsize);
 
 #define DEFAULT_PORT 8999
 
-#ifndef DEFAULT_LOGFILE
-#define DEFAULT_LOGFILE "log/rtspd.log"
-#endif
-
 static const char *logdir = "log";
 static char loglockfile[256];
 
@@ -1045,7 +1041,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
   memset(&req, 0, sizeof(req));
 
-  serverlogfile = DEFAULT_LOGFILE;
+  serverlogfile = "log/rtspd.log";
 
   while(argc > arg) {
     if(!strcmp("--version", argv[arg])) {
diff --git a/tests/server/sockfilt.c b/tests/server/sockfilt.c
index 80b44c0003..04ec469fb7 100644
--- a/tests/server/sockfilt.c
+++ b/tests/server/sockfilt.c
@@ -116,10 +116,6 @@
 
 #define DEFAULT_PORT 8999
 
-#ifndef DEFAULT_LOGFILE
-#define DEFAULT_LOGFILE "log/sockfilt.log"
-#endif
-
 /* buffer is this excessively large only to be able to support things like
   test 1003 which tests exceedingly large server response lines */
 #define BUFFER_SIZE 17010
@@ -1393,7 +1389,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   enum sockmode mode = PASSIVE_LISTEN; /* default */
   const char *addr = NULL;
 
-  serverlogfile = DEFAULT_LOGFILE;
+  serverlogfile = "log/sockfilt.log";
 
   while(argc > arg) {
     if(!strcmp("--version", argv[arg])) {
diff --git a/tests/server/socksd.c b/tests/server/socksd.c
index 8216dbf63d..e98071ea73 100644
--- a/tests/server/socksd.c
+++ b/tests/server/socksd.c
@@ -87,10 +87,6 @@
 
 #define DEFAULT_PORT 8905
 
-#ifndef DEFAULT_LOGFILE
-#define DEFAULT_LOGFILE "log/socksd.log"
-#endif
-
 #ifndef DEFAULT_REQFILE
 #define DEFAULT_REQFILE "log/socksd-request.log"
 #endif
@@ -973,7 +969,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   bool unlink_socket = false;
 #endif
 
-  serverlogfile = DEFAULT_LOGFILE;
+  serverlogfile = "log/socksd.log";
 
   while(argc > arg) {
     if(!strcmp("--version", argv[arg])) {
diff --git a/tests/server/sws.c b/tests/server/sws.c
index b8e6b0fb37..fc40d3eac9 100644
--- a/tests/server/sws.c
+++ b/tests/server/sws.c
@@ -122,10 +122,6 @@ static void storerequest(const char *reqbuf, size_t totalsize);
 
 #define DEFAULT_PORT 8999
 
-#ifndef DEFAULT_LOGFILE
-#define DEFAULT_LOGFILE "log/sws.log"
-#endif
-
 static const char *logdir = "log";
 static char loglockfile[256];
 
@@ -2043,7 +2039,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   /* a default CONNECT port is basically pointless but still ... */
   size_t socket_idx;
 
-  serverlogfile = DEFAULT_LOGFILE;
+  serverlogfile = "log/sws.log";
 
   while(argc > arg) {
     if(!strcmp("--version", argv[arg])) {
diff --git a/tests/server/tftpd.c b/tests/server/tftpd.c
index 0e62855242..5f29fd38d5 100644
--- a/tests/server/tftpd.c
+++ b/tests/server/tftpd.c
@@ -150,10 +150,6 @@ struct bf {
 #undef MIN
 #define MIN(x,y) ((x)<(y)?(x):(y))
 
-#ifndef DEFAULT_LOGFILE
-#define DEFAULT_LOGFILE "log/tftpd.log"
-#endif
-
 #define REQUEST_DUMP  "server.input"
 
 #define DEFAULT_PORT 8999 /* UDP */
@@ -563,7 +559,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
   memset(&test, 0, sizeof(test));
 
-  serverlogfile = DEFAULT_LOGFILE;
+  serverlogfile = "log/tftpd.log"
 
   while(argc > arg) {
     if(!strcmp("--version", argv[arg])) {