diff --git a/webrtc/base/java/src/org/webrtc/Logging.java b/webrtc/base/java/src/org/webrtc/Logging.java
index b96520778d..736dcf0d43 100644
--- a/webrtc/base/java/src/org/webrtc/Logging.java
+++ b/webrtc/base/java/src/org/webrtc/Logging.java
@@ -16,40 +16,23 @@ import java.util.EnumSet;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
-/**
- * Java wrapper for WebRTC logging. Logging defaults to java.util.logging.Logger, but will switch to
- * native logging (rtc::LogMessage) if one of the following static functions are called from the
- * app:
- * - Logging.enableLogThreads
- * - Logging.enableLogTimeStamps
- * - Logging.enableTracing
- * - Logging.enableLogToDebugOutput
- * Using native logging requires the presence of the jingle_peerconnection_so library.
- */
+/** Java wrapper for WebRTC logging. */
 public class Logging {
-  private static final Logger fallbackLogger = createFallbackLogger();
+  private static final Logger fallbackLogger = Logger.getLogger("org.webrtc.Logging");
   private static volatile boolean tracingEnabled;
   private static volatile boolean loggingEnabled;
-  private static enum NativeLibStatus { UNINITIALIZED, LOADED, FAILED }
-  private static volatile NativeLibStatus nativeLibStatus = UNINITIALIZED;
+  private static volatile boolean nativeLibLoaded;
 
-  private static Logger createFallbackLogger() {
-    final Logger fallbackLogger = Logger.getLogger("org.webrtc.Logging");
-    fallbackLogger.setLevel(Level.ALL);
-    return fallbackLogger;
-  }
+  static {
+    try {
+      System.loadLibrary("jingle_peerconnection_so");
+      nativeLibLoaded = true;
+    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError t) {
+      // If native logging is unavailable, log to system log.
+      fallbackLogger.setLevel(Level.ALL);
 
-  private static boolean loadNativeLibrary() {
-    if (nativeLibStatus == NativeLibStatus.UNINITIALIZED) {
-      try {
-        System.loadLibrary("jingle_peerconnection_so");
-        nativeLibStatus = NativeLibStatus.LOADED;
-      } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError t) {
-        nativeLibStatus = NativeLibStatus.FAILED;
-        fallbackLogger.log(Level.WARNING, "Failed to load jingle_peerconnection_so: ", t);
-      }
+      fallbackLogger.log(Level.WARNING, "Failed to load jingle_peerconnection_so: ", t);
     }
-    return nativeLibStatus == NativeLibStatus.LOADED;
   }
 
   // Keep in sync with webrtc/common_types.h:TraceLevel.
@@ -80,7 +63,7 @@ public class Logging {
   public enum Severity { LS_SENSITIVE, LS_VERBOSE, LS_INFO, LS_WARNING, LS_ERROR, LS_NONE }
 
   public static void enableLogThreads() {
-    if (!loadNativeLibrary()) {
+    if (!nativeLibLoaded) {
       fallbackLogger.log(Level.WARNING, "Cannot enable log thread because native lib not loaded.");
       return;
     }
@@ -88,7 +71,7 @@ public class Logging {
   }
 
   public static void enableLogTimeStamps() {
-    if (!loadNativeLibrary()) {
+    if (!nativeLibLoaded) {
       fallbackLogger.log(
           Level.WARNING, "Cannot enable log timestamps because native lib not loaded.");
       return;
@@ -100,7 +83,7 @@ public class Logging {
   // On Android, use "logcat:" for |path| to send output there.
   // Note: this function controls the output of the WEBRTC_TRACE() macros.
   public static synchronized void enableTracing(String path, EnumSet<TraceLevel> levels) {
-    if (!loadNativeLibrary()) {
+    if (!nativeLibLoaded) {
       fallbackLogger.log(Level.WARNING, "Cannot enable tracing because native lib not loaded.");
       return;
     }
@@ -120,7 +103,7 @@ public class Logging {
   // output. On Android, the output will be directed to Logcat.
   // Note: this function starts collecting the output of the LOG() macros.
   public static synchronized void enableLogToDebugOutput(Severity severity) {
-    if (!loadNativeLibrary()) {
+    if (!nativeLibLoaded) {
       fallbackLogger.log(Level.WARNING, "Cannot enable logging because native lib not loaded.");
       return;
     }
diff --git a/webrtc/sdk/android/api/org/webrtc/FileVideoCapturer.java b/webrtc/sdk/android/api/org/webrtc/FileVideoCapturer.java
index a71e9327ae..a0552247c9 100644
--- a/webrtc/sdk/android/api/org/webrtc/FileVideoCapturer.java
+++ b/webrtc/sdk/android/api/org/webrtc/FileVideoCapturer.java
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ import java.io.RandomAccessFile;
 import java.io.IOException;
 
 public class FileVideoCapturer implements VideoCapturer {
-  static {
-    System.loadLibrary("jingle_peerconnection_so");
-  }
-
   private interface VideoReader {
     int getFrameWidth();
     int getFrameHeight();
diff --git a/webrtc/sdk/android/api/org/webrtc/VideoFileRenderer.java b/webrtc/sdk/android/api/org/webrtc/VideoFileRenderer.java
index 17676c0d82..02a4a3fd0f 100644
--- a/webrtc/sdk/android/api/org/webrtc/VideoFileRenderer.java
+++ b/webrtc/sdk/android/api/org/webrtc/VideoFileRenderer.java
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
  * Can be used to save the video frames to file.
  */
 public class VideoFileRenderer implements VideoRenderer.Callbacks {
-  static {
-    System.loadLibrary("jingle_peerconnection_so");
-  }
-
   private static final String TAG = "VideoFileRenderer";
 
   private final HandlerThread renderThread;