diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 622973c48f..5948360dab 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -34,6 +34,16 @@ res_pjsip
    preferred codec rather than advertising all joint codec capabilities.
    This limits the other side's codec choice to exactly what we prefer.
 
+cdr_radius
+------------------
+ * To fix a memory leak the syslog channel is now empty if it has not been set
+   and used by a syslog channel in the logger.
+
+cel_radius
+------------------
+ * To fix a memory leak the syslog channel is now empty if it has not been set
+   and used by a syslog channel in the logger.
+
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 --- Functionality changes from Asterisk 14.1.0 to Asterisk 14.2.0 ----------
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/cdr/cdr_radius.c b/cdr/cdr_radius.c
index e1a639cda7..ddde5b890f 100644
--- a/cdr/cdr_radius.c
+++ b/cdr/cdr_radius.c
@@ -265,18 +265,6 @@ static int load_module(void)
 	} else
 		return AST_MODULE_LOAD_DECLINE;
 
-	/*
-	 * start logging
-	 *
-	 * NOTE: Yes this causes a slight memory leak if the module is
-	 * unloaded.  However, it is better than a crash if cdr_radius
-	 * and cel_radius are both loaded.
-	 */
-	tmp = ast_strdup("asterisk");
-	if (tmp) {
-		rc_openlog((char *) tmp);
-	}
-
 	/* read radiusclient-ng config file */
 	if (!(rh = rc_read_config(radiuscfg))) {
 		ast_log(LOG_NOTICE, "Cannot load radiusclient-ng configuration file %s.\n", radiuscfg);
diff --git a/cel/cel_radius.c b/cel/cel_radius.c
index 3c20e9780c..f6ab892677 100644
--- a/cel/cel_radius.c
+++ b/cel/cel_radius.c
@@ -237,18 +237,6 @@ static int load_module(void)
 		return AST_MODULE_LOAD_DECLINE;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * start logging
-	 *
-	 * NOTE: Yes this causes a slight memory leak if the module is
-	 * unloaded.  However, it is better than a crash if cdr_radius
-	 * and cel_radius are both loaded.
-	 */
-	tmp = ast_strdup("asterisk");
-	if (tmp) {
-		rc_openlog((char *) tmp);
-	}
-
 	/* read radiusclient-ng config file */
 	if (!(rh = rc_read_config(radiuscfg))) {
 		ast_log(LOG_NOTICE, "Cannot load radiusclient-ng configuration file %s.\n", radiuscfg);