diff --git a/cmd/tailscale/backend.go b/cmd/tailscale/backend.go
index 5623174..d83f506 100644
--- a/cmd/tailscale/backend.go
+++ b/cmd/tailscale/backend.go
@@ -286,7 +286,6 @@ func (b *backend) SetupLogs(logDir string, logID logtail.PrivateID) {
 		PrivateID:  logID,
 		Stderr:     log.Writer(),
 	}
-	logcfg.LowMemory = true
 	drainCh := make(chan struct{})
 	logcfg.DrainLogs = drainCh
 	go func() {