diff --git a/renderdoc/common/common.cpp b/renderdoc/common/common.cpp
index 644bdb181..9b46a4087 100644
--- a/renderdoc/common/common.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/common/common.cpp
@@ -256,12 +256,6 @@ void rdclog_filename(const char *filename)
 		logfile() = filename;
 }
 
-void rdclog_delete()
-{
-	if(!logfile().empty())
-		FileIO::Delete(logfile().c_str());
-}
-
 void rdclog_flush()
 {
 }
diff --git a/renderdoc/common/common.h b/renderdoc/common/common.h
index a2a1ab782..b312426e1 100644
--- a/renderdoc/common/common.h
+++ b/renderdoc/common/common.h
@@ -140,11 +140,9 @@ void rdclog_int(LogType type, const char *file, unsigned int line, const char *f
 
 const char *rdclog_getfilename();
 void rdclog_filename(const char *filename);
-void rdclog_delete();
 
 #define RDCLOGFILE(fn) rdclog_filename(fn)
 #define RDCGETLOGFILE() rdclog_getfilename()
-#define RDCLOGDELETE() rdclog_delete()
 
 #if ( !defined(RELEASE) || defined(FORCE_DEBUG_LOGS) ) && !defined(STRIP_DEBUG_LOGS)
 #define RDCDEBUG(...) rdclog(RDCLog_Debug, __VA_ARGS__)
diff --git a/renderdoc/core/core.cpp b/renderdoc/core/core.cpp
index 9ea8aa5f9..d63394e26 100644
--- a/renderdoc/core/core.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/core/core.cpp
@@ -203,20 +203,20 @@ void RenderDoc::Initialise()
 	// set default capture log - useful for when hooks aren't setup
 	// through the UI (and a log file isn't set manually)
 	{
-		string capture_filename, logging_filename;
+		string capture_filename;
 
 		const char *base = "RenderDoc_app";
 		if(IsReplayApp())
 			base = "RenderDoc_replay";
 		
-		FileIO::GetDefaultFiles(base, capture_filename, logging_filename, m_Target);
+		FileIO::GetDefaultFiles(base, capture_filename, m_LoggingFilename, m_Target);
 
 		if(m_LogFile.empty())
 			SetLogFile(capture_filename.c_str());
 
 		string existingLog = RDCGETLOGFILE();
-		FileIO::Copy(existingLog.c_str(), logging_filename.c_str(), true);
-		RDCLOGFILE(logging_filename.c_str());
+		FileIO::Copy(existingLog.c_str(), m_LoggingFilename.c_str(), true);
+		RDCLOGFILE(m_LoggingFilename.c_str());
 	}
 
 	if(IsReplayApp())
@@ -262,6 +262,8 @@ RenderDoc::~RenderDoc()
 			RDCLOG("'Leaking' unretrieved capture %s", m_Captures[i].path.c_str());
 		}
 	}
+	
+	FileIO::Delete(m_LoggingFilename.c_str());
 
 	m_RemoteServerThreadShutdown = true;
 	// don't join, just close the thread, as we can't wait while in the middle of module unloading
@@ -270,7 +272,7 @@ RenderDoc::~RenderDoc()
 
 	Network::Shutdown();
 
-	RDCLOGDELETE();
+	FileIO::Delete(m_LoggingFilename.c_str());
 }
 
 void RenderDoc::StartFrameCapture(void *wnd)
diff --git a/renderdoc/core/core.h b/renderdoc/core/core.h
index 563197be0..5414d56a3 100644
--- a/renderdoc/core/core.h
+++ b/renderdoc/core/core.h
@@ -279,6 +279,8 @@ class RenderDoc
 		vector<KeyButton> m_FocusKeys;
 		vector<KeyButton> m_CaptureKeys;
 
+		string m_LoggingFilename;
+
 		string m_Target;
 		string m_LogFile;
 		string m_CurrentLogFile;