diff --git a/app/server/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/app/server/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index 1a33877bb2..89fff5c907 100644
--- a/app/server/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/app/server/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,16 +1,4 @@
-<configuration>  
-    <!-- see how long statements took to execute by setting to DEBUG -->
-    <logger name="slick.jdbc.JdbcBackend.benchmark" level="INFO"/>
-
-    <!-- see what statements are executed by setting to DEBUG -->
-    <logger name="slick.jdbc.JdbcBackend.statement" level="INFO"/>
-
-    <!-- see what slick is compiling to in sql -->
-    <logger name="slick.compiler" level="INFO"/>
-
-    <!-- see what's returned by Slick -->
-    <logger name="slick.jdbc.StatementInvoker.result" level="INFO"/>
-
+<configuration scan="true" scanPeriod="15 seconds" >
     <appender name="STDOUT" target="System.out" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
         <encoder>
             <pattern>%date{yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss,SSXXX} %level [%logger{0}] %msg%n</pattern>
@@ -43,4 +31,79 @@
         <appender-ref ref="ASYNC"/>
         <appender-ref ref="FILE"/>
     </root>
+
+    <!-- ╔═══════════════════════╗ -->
+    <!-- ║   Bitcoin-S logging   ║-->
+    <!-- ╚═══════════════════════╝ -->
+
+    <!-- ╔═══════════════════╗ -->
+    <!-- ║   Configuration   ║ -->
+    <!-- ╚═══════════════════╝ -->
+
+    <!-- inspect resolved DB connection -->
+    <logger name="org.bitcoins.db.SafeDatabase" level="WARN"/>
+
+    <!-- inspect resolved config -->
+    <logger name="org.bitcoins.chain.config" level="WARN"/>
+    <logger name="org.bitcoins.node.config" level="WARN"/>
+    <logger name="org.bitcoins.wallet.config" level="WARN"/>
+
+    <!-- inspect table creation, etc -->
+    <logger name="org.bitcoins.chain.db" level="WARN" />
+    <logger name="org.bitcoins.node.db" level="WARN" />
+    <logger name="org.bitcoins.wallet.db" level="WARN" />
+
+    <!-- ╔═════════════════╗ -->
+    <!-- ║   Node module   ║ -->
+    <!-- ╚═════════════════╝ -->
+
+    <!-- See incoming message names and the peer it's sent from -->
+    <logger name="org.bitcoins.node.networking.peer.PeerMessageReceiver" level="INFO"/>
+
+    <!-- See outgoing message names and the peer it's sent to -->
+    <logger name="org.bitcoins.node.networking.peer.PeerMessageSender" level="INFO"/>
+
+    <!-- Inspect handling of headers and inventory messages  -->
+    <logger name="org.bitcoins.node.networking.peer.DataMessageHandler" level="INFO"/>
+
+    <!-- inspect TCP details -->
+    <logger name="org.bitcoins.node.networking.P2PClientActor" level="INFO"/>
+
+    <!-- ╔════════════════════╗ -->
+    <!-- ║   Chain module     ║ -->
+    <!-- ╚════════════════════╝ -->
+
+    <!-- See queries received by chain handler, as well as result of  -->
+    <!-- connecting new block headers to chain -->
+    <logger name="org.bitcoins.chain.blockchain.ChainHandler" level="WARN"/>
+
+    <logger name="org.bitcoins.chain.validation" level="WARN"/>
+
+    <!-- ╔═════════════════════╗ -->
+    <!-- ║   Wallet module     ║ -->
+    <!-- ╚═════════════════════╝ -->
+
+    <!-- ╔═══════════════════════════╗ -->
+    <!-- ║   Bitcoin-S logging end   ║-->
+    <!-- ╚═══════════════════════════╝ -->
+
+    <!-- ╔═════════════════════════╗ -->
+    <!-- ║   External libraries    ║ -->
+    <!-- ╚═════════════════════════╝ -->
+
+    <!-- Disable slick logging in server -->
+    <logger name="slick" level="OFF"/>
+    <logger name="com.zaxxer" level="OFF"/>
+
+    <!-- Get rid of messages like this:
+    Connection attempt failed. Backing off new connection
+    attempts for at least 800 milliseconds. -->
+    <logger name="akka.http.impl.engine.client.PoolGateway" level="OFF"/>
+
+    <!-- get rid of "Slf4jLogger started" messages -->
+    <logger name="akka.event.slf4j.Slf4jLogger" level="OFF"/>
+
+    <!-- get rid of "Running CoordinatedShutdown Phase" messages -->
+    <logger name="akka.actor.slf4j.CoordinatedShutdown" level="OFF"/>
+
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/server/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/server/HttpLogger.scala b/app/server/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/server/HttpLogger.scala
index 4d40fe691a..796542e1cb 100644
--- a/app/server/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/server/HttpLogger.scala
+++ b/app/server/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/server/HttpLogger.scala
@@ -1,22 +1,6 @@
 package org.bitcoins.server
 
-import org.bitcoins.db.{AppLoggers, LoggerConfig}
-import org.slf4j.Logger
+import grizzled.slf4j.Logging
 
 /** Exposes access to the HTTP RPC server logger */
-private[bitcoins] trait HttpLogger {
-
-  protected[bitcoins] def logger(implicit config: LoggerConfig): Logger = {
-    HttpLoggerImpl(config).getLogger
-  }
-}
-
-private[server] case class HttpLoggerImpl(override val conf: LoggerConfig)
-    extends AppLoggers {
-
-  /**
-    * @return the HTTP RPC server submobule logger
-    */
-  def getLogger: Logger =
-    getLoggerImpl(LoggerKind.Http)
-}
+private[bitcoins] trait HttpLogger extends Logging
diff --git a/app/server/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/server/Main.scala b/app/server/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/server/Main.scala
index 4f9279c06a..962eb33f4e 100644
--- a/app/server/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/server/Main.scala
+++ b/app/server/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/server/Main.scala
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import org.bitcoins.chain.models.{
 import org.bitcoins.core.Core
 import org.bitcoins.core.api.chain.ChainApi
 import org.bitcoins.core.config.{BitcoinNetworks, MainNet, RegTest, TestNet3}
-import org.bitcoins.core.util.{BitcoinSLogger, FutureUtil, NetworkUtil}
+import org.bitcoins.core.util.{FutureUtil, NetworkUtil}
 import org.bitcoins.db._
 import org.bitcoins.feeprovider.BitcoinerLiveFeeRateProvider
 import org.bitcoins.node._
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import org.bitcoins.wallet.config.WalletAppConfig
 import scala.concurrent.{ExecutionContext, Future, Promise}
 import scala.util.Properties
 
-object Main extends App with BitcoinSLogger {
+object Main extends App with HttpLogger {
 
   def runMain(args: Vector[String]): Future[Unit] = {
     val argsWithIndex = args.zipWithIndex
@@ -105,8 +105,6 @@ object Main extends App with BitcoinSLogger {
     val forceChainWorkRecalc: Boolean =
       args.exists(_.toLowerCase == "--force-recalc-chainwork")
 
-    val logger = HttpLoggerImpl(conf.nodeConf).getLogger
-
     implicit val walletConf: WalletAppConfig = conf.walletConf
     implicit val nodeConf: NodeAppConfig = conf.nodeConf
     implicit val chainConf: ChainAppConfig = conf.chainConf
diff --git a/app/server/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/server/Server.scala b/app/server/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/server/Server.scala
index 0767466212..84ff46b824 100644
--- a/app/server/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/server/Server.scala
+++ b/app/server/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/server/Server.scala
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ case class Server(
     handlers: Seq[ServerRoute],
     rpcport: Int = 9999)(implicit system: ActorSystem)
     extends HttpLogger {
-  implicit private val config: AppConfig = conf
 
   import system.dispatcher
 
diff --git a/chain-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/chain/config/ChainAppConfigTest.scala b/chain-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/chain/config/ChainAppConfigTest.scala
index af5f4e68b0..ef32048061 100644
--- a/chain-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/chain/config/ChainAppConfigTest.scala
+++ b/chain-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/chain/config/ChainAppConfigTest.scala
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package org.bitcoins.chain.config
 
 import java.nio.file.Files
 
-import ch.qos.logback.classic.Level
 import com.typesafe.config.ConfigFactory
 import org.bitcoins.core.config.{MainNet, RegTest, TestNet3}
 import org.bitcoins.testkit.chain.ChainUnitTest
@@ -77,8 +76,6 @@ class ChainAppConfigTest extends ChainUnitTest {
 
     assert(appConfig.datadir == tempDir.resolve("testnet3"))
     assert(appConfig.network == TestNet3)
-    assert(appConfig.logLevel == Level.OFF)
-    assert(appConfig.p2pLogLevel == Level.WARN)
   }
 
   override def afterAll: Unit = {
diff --git a/chain/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/chain/ChainCallbacks.scala b/chain/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/chain/ChainCallbacks.scala
index 96b8272bbc..19981526fd 100644
--- a/chain/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/chain/ChainCallbacks.scala
+++ b/chain/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/chain/ChainCallbacks.scala
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package org.bitcoins.chain
 
+import grizzled.slf4j.Logger
 import org.bitcoins.core.api.{Callback2, CallbackHandler}
 import org.bitcoins.core.protocol.blockchain.BlockHeader
-import org.slf4j.Logger
 
 import scala.concurrent.{ExecutionContext, Future}
 
diff --git a/chain/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/chain/ChainVerificationLogger.scala b/chain/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/chain/ChainVerificationLogger.scala
index 4fd10db51a..591852040f 100644
--- a/chain/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/chain/ChainVerificationLogger.scala
+++ b/chain/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/chain/ChainVerificationLogger.scala
@@ -1,23 +1,6 @@
 package org.bitcoins.chain
 
-import org.bitcoins.db.{AppLoggers, LoggerConfig}
-import org.slf4j.Logger
+import grizzled.slf4j.Logging
 
 /** Exposes access to the chain verification logger */
-private[bitcoins] trait ChainVerificationLogger {
-
-  protected[bitcoins] def logger(implicit config: LoggerConfig): Logger = {
-    ChainVerificationLoggerImpl(config).getLogger
-  }
-}
-
-private[chain] case class ChainVerificationLoggerImpl(
-    override val conf: LoggerConfig)
-    extends AppLoggers {
-
-  /**
-    * @return the chain verification submobule logger
-    */
-  def getLogger: Logger =
-    getLoggerImpl(LoggerKind.ChainVerification)
-}
+private[bitcoins] trait ChainVerificationLogger extends Logging
diff --git a/chain/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/chain/blockchain/sync/ChainSync.scala b/chain/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/chain/blockchain/sync/ChainSync.scala
index a5face1844..c3c82cd43a 100644
--- a/chain/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/chain/blockchain/sync/ChainSync.scala
+++ b/chain/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/chain/blockchain/sync/ChainSync.scala
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package org.bitcoins.chain.blockchain.sync
 
 import org.bitcoins.chain.ChainVerificationLogger
 import org.bitcoins.chain.blockchain.ChainHandler
-import org.bitcoins.chain.config.ChainAppConfig
 import org.bitcoins.core.api.chain.ChainApi
 import org.bitcoins.core.api.chain.db.BlockHeaderDb
 import org.bitcoins.core.protocol.blockchain.BlockHeader
@@ -25,8 +24,7 @@ abstract class ChainSync extends ChainVerificationLogger {
       chainHandler: ChainHandler,
       getBlockHeaderFunc: DoubleSha256DigestBE => Future[BlockHeader],
       getBestBlockHashFunc: () => Future[DoubleSha256DigestBE])(implicit
-      ec: ExecutionContext,
-      conf: ChainAppConfig): Future[ChainApi] = {
+      ec: ExecutionContext): Future[ChainApi] = {
     val currentTipsF: Future[Vector[BlockHeaderDb]] = {
       chainHandler.blockHeaderDAO.chainTips
     }
@@ -69,8 +67,7 @@ abstract class ChainSync extends ChainVerificationLogger {
       tips: Vector[BlockHeaderDb],
       bestBlockHash: DoubleSha256DigestBE,
       getBlockHeaderFunc: DoubleSha256DigestBE => Future[BlockHeader])(implicit
-      ec: ExecutionContext,
-      conf: ChainAppConfig): Future[ChainApi] = {
+      ec: ExecutionContext): Future[ChainApi] = {
     require(tips.nonEmpty, s"Cannot sync without the genesis block")
 
     //we need to walk backwards on the chain until we get to one of our tips
diff --git a/chain/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/chain/blockchain/sync/FilterSync.scala b/chain/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/chain/blockchain/sync/FilterSync.scala
index acf97f54a2..2cea320b3d 100644
--- a/chain/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/chain/blockchain/sync/FilterSync.scala
+++ b/chain/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/chain/blockchain/sync/FilterSync.scala
@@ -133,8 +133,7 @@ abstract class FilterSync extends ChainVerificationLogger {
       missingHeaders: Vector[BlockHeaderDb],
       ourBestFilterHeaderOpt: Option[CompactFilterHeaderDb],
       getFilterFunc: BlockHeader => Future[FilterWithHeaderHash])(implicit
-      ec: ExecutionContext,
-      chainAppConfig: ChainAppConfig): Future[ChainApi] = {
+      ec: ExecutionContext): Future[ChainApi] = {
     //now that we have headers that are missing filters, let's fetch the filters
 
     val fetchNested = missingHeaders.map { b =>
diff --git a/chain/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/chain/models/BlockHeaderDAO.scala b/chain/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/chain/models/BlockHeaderDAO.scala
index c3f4db3c5c..c99d7e194f 100644
--- a/chain/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/chain/models/BlockHeaderDAO.scala
+++ b/chain/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/chain/models/BlockHeaderDAO.scala
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ case class BlockHeaderDAO()(implicit
     * This should only be used if the chain work has not been calculated
     */
   def chainTipsByHeight: Future[Vector[BlockHeaderDb]] = {
-    logger.debug(s"Getting chain tips from: ${dbConfig.config}")
+    logger.debug(s"Getting chain tips from database")
     val aggregate = {
       maxHeightQuery.flatMap { height =>
         logger.debug(s"Max block height: $height")
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ case class BlockHeaderDAO()(implicit
   }
 
   def chainTips: Future[Vector[BlockHeaderDb]] = {
-    logger.debug(s"Getting chain tips from: ${dbConfig.config}")
+    logger.debug(s"Getting chain tips from database")
     val aggregate = {
       maxWorkQuery.flatMap { work =>
         logger.debug(s"Max block work: $work")
diff --git a/chain/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/chain/validation/TipValidation.scala b/chain/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/chain/validation/TipValidation.scala
index a7c6f88ea4..0787d8ca40 100644
--- a/chain/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/chain/validation/TipValidation.scala
+++ b/chain/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/chain/validation/TipValidation.scala
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ sealed abstract class TipValidation extends ChainVerificationLogger {
   /** Logs the result of [[org.bitcoins.chain.validation.TipValidation.checkNewTip() checkNewTip]] */
   private def logTipResult(
       connectTipResult: TipUpdateResult,
-      currentTip: BlockHeaderDb)(implicit conf: ChainAppConfig): Unit = {
+      currentTip: BlockHeaderDb): Unit = {
     connectTipResult match {
       case TipUpdateResult.Success(tipDb) =>
         logger.trace(
diff --git a/core-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/core/crypto/TransactionSignatureCreatorSpec.scala b/core-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/core/crypto/TransactionSignatureCreatorSpec.scala
index 4ba501d94a..a672b198a9 100644
--- a/core-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/core/crypto/TransactionSignatureCreatorSpec.scala
+++ b/core-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/core/crypto/TransactionSignatureCreatorSpec.scala
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ import org.scalacheck.{Prop, Properties}
   * Created by chris on 7/25/16.
   */
 class TransactionSignatureCreatorSpec
-    extends Properties("TransactionSignatureCreatorSpec") {
-  private val logger = BitcoinSLogger.logger
+    extends Properties("TransactionSignatureCreatorSpec")
+    with BitcoinSLogger {
 
   property("Must generate a valid signature for a p2pk transaction") =
     Prop.forAll(TransactionGenerators.signedP2PKTransaction) {
diff --git a/core-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/core/number/UInt32Spec.scala b/core-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/core/number/UInt32Spec.scala
index a31bd172e1..951f6b1f35 100644
--- a/core-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/core/number/UInt32Spec.scala
+++ b/core-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/core/number/UInt32Spec.scala
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ import scala.util.Try
 /**
   * Created by chris on 6/16/16.
   */
-class UInt32Spec extends Properties("UInt32") {
-  private val logger = BitcoinSLogger.logger
+class UInt32Spec extends Properties("UInt32") with BitcoinSLogger {
 
   property("serialization symmetry") = {
     Prop.forAll(NumberGenerator.uInt32s) { uInt32: UInt32 =>
diff --git a/core-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/core/number/UInt8Spec.scala b/core-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/core/number/UInt8Spec.scala
index 6b419b7683..ee508a77c5 100644
--- a/core-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/core/number/UInt8Spec.scala
+++ b/core-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/core/number/UInt8Spec.scala
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import org.scalacheck.{Gen, Prop, Properties}
 
 import scala.util.Try
 
-class UInt8Spec extends Properties("UInt8Spec") {
-  private val logger = BitcoinSLogger.logger
+class UInt8Spec extends Properties("UInt8Spec") with BitcoinSLogger {
+
   property("convert uint8 -> byte -> uint8") = {
     Prop.forAll(NumberGenerator.uInt8) {
       case u8: UInt8 =>
diff --git a/core-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/core/protocol/script/P2PKScriptSignatureSpec.scala b/core-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/core/protocol/script/P2PKScriptSignatureSpec.scala
index d497304845..ecf885978f 100644
--- a/core-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/core/protocol/script/P2PKScriptSignatureSpec.scala
+++ b/core-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/core/protocol/script/P2PKScriptSignatureSpec.scala
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ import org.scalacheck.{Prop, Properties}
 /**
   * Created by chris on 6/22/16.
   */
-class P2PKScriptSignatureSpec extends Properties("P2PKSpec") {
-  private def logger = BitcoinSLogger.logger
+class P2PKScriptSignatureSpec
+    extends Properties("P2PKSpec")
+    with BitcoinSLogger {
 
   property("Serialization symmetry") =
     Prop.forAll(ScriptGenerators.p2pkScriptSignature) { p2pkScriptSig =>
diff --git a/core-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/core/protocol/script/ScriptWitnessSpec.scala b/core-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/core/protocol/script/ScriptWitnessSpec.scala
index 414d3c4b75..db6e781982 100644
--- a/core-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/core/protocol/script/ScriptWitnessSpec.scala
+++ b/core-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/core/protocol/script/ScriptWitnessSpec.scala
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ import org.bitcoins.testkit.core.gen.{ScriptGenerators, WitnessGenerators}
 import org.bitcoins.core.util.BitcoinSLogger
 import org.scalacheck.{Prop, Properties}
 
-class ScriptWitnessSpec extends Properties("ScriptWitnessSpec") {
-  private val logger = BitcoinSLogger.logger
+class ScriptWitnessSpec
+    extends Properties("ScriptWitnessSpec")
+    with BitcoinSLogger {
+
   property("serialization symmetry") = {
     Prop.forAll(WitnessGenerators.scriptWitness) { scriptWit =>
       val x = ScriptWitness(scriptWit.stack)
diff --git a/core-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/core/protocol/transaction/TransactionInputSpec.scala b/core-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/core/protocol/transaction/TransactionInputSpec.scala
index 955183aee6..9ccdc49e82 100644
--- a/core-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/core/protocol/transaction/TransactionInputSpec.scala
+++ b/core-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/core/protocol/transaction/TransactionInputSpec.scala
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ import org.scalacheck.{Prop, Properties}
 /**
   * Created by chris on 6/24/16.
   */
-class TransactionInputSpec extends Properties("TranactionInputSpec") {
-  private val logger = BitcoinSLogger.logger
+class TransactionInputSpec
+    extends Properties("TranactionInputSpec")
+    with BitcoinSLogger {
+
   property("Serialization symmetry") = {
     Prop.forAllNoShrink(TransactionGenerators.input) { input =>
       val result = TransactionInput(input.hex) == input
diff --git a/core-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/core/script/crypto/HashTypeSpec.scala b/core-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/core/script/crypto/HashTypeSpec.scala
index 32526a29cb..06cc761844 100644
--- a/core-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/core/script/crypto/HashTypeSpec.scala
+++ b/core-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/core/script/crypto/HashTypeSpec.scala
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import org.bitcoins.testkit.core.gen.NumberGenerator
 import org.bitcoins.core.util.BitcoinSLogger
 import org.scalacheck.{Prop, Properties}
 
-class HashTypeSpec extends Properties("HashTypeSpec") {
-  private val logger = BitcoinSLogger.logger
+class HashTypeSpec extends Properties("HashTypeSpec") with BitcoinSLogger {
+
   property("serialization symmetry") = {
     Prop.forAll(NumberGenerator.int32s) { i32 =>
       val hashType = HashType.fromBytes(i32.bytes)
diff --git a/core-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/core/util/NumberUtilSpec.scala b/core-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/core/util/NumberUtilSpec.scala
index 5965d01c96..b047d3fe62 100644
--- a/core-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/core/util/NumberUtilSpec.scala
+++ b/core-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/core/util/NumberUtilSpec.scala
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ import org.scalacheck.{Prop, Properties}
 /**
   * Created by chris on 6/20/16.
   */
-class NumberUtilSpec extends Properties("NumberUtilSpec") {
-  private val logger = BitcoinSLogger.logger
+class NumberUtilSpec extends Properties("NumberUtilSpec") with BitcoinSLogger {
 
   property("Serialization symmetry for BigInt") =
     Prop.forAll(NumberGenerator.bigInts) { bigInt: BigInt =>
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/api/Callback.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/api/Callback.scala
index 028dedfe3b..c15287ea02 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/api/Callback.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/api/Callback.scala
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package org.bitcoins.core.api
 
+import grizzled.slf4j.Logger
 import org.bitcoins.core.util.{FutureUtil, SeqWrapper}
-import org.slf4j.Logger
 
 import scala.concurrent.{ExecutionContext, Future}
 import scala.util.control.NonFatal
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/crypto/TransactionSignatureSerializer.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/crypto/TransactionSignatureSerializer.scala
index ae013a629d..3a19c62133 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/crypto/TransactionSignatureSerializer.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/crypto/TransactionSignatureSerializer.scala
@@ -21,9 +21,7 @@ import scodec.bits.ByteVector
   * bitcoinj version of this
   * [[https://github.com/bitcoinj/bitcoinj/blob/master/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/Transaction.java#L924-L1008]]
   */
-sealed abstract class TransactionSignatureSerializer {
-
-  private val logger = BitcoinSLogger.logger
+sealed abstract class TransactionSignatureSerializer extends BitcoinSLogger {
 
   /**
     * Bitcoin Core's bug is that SignatureHash was supposed to return a hash and on this codepath it
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/protocol/transaction/TxUtil.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/protocol/transaction/TxUtil.scala
index 55a869c79a..12f2e787d8 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/protocol/transaction/TxUtil.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/protocol/transaction/TxUtil.scala
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import org.bitcoins.core.policy.Policy
 import org.bitcoins.core.protocol.script._
 import org.bitcoins.core.script.control.OP_RETURN
 import org.bitcoins.core.script.crypto.HashType
-import org.bitcoins.core.wallet.builder.RawTxSigner.logger
+import org.bitcoins.core.util.BitcoinSLogger
 import org.bitcoins.core.wallet.builder.TxBuilderError
 import org.bitcoins.core.wallet.fee.FeeUnit
 import org.bitcoins.core.wallet.signer.BitcoinSigner
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import scala.annotation.tailrec
 import scala.concurrent.{Await, ExecutionContext, Future}
 import scala.util.{Failure, Success, Try}
 
-object TxUtil {
+object TxUtil extends BitcoinSLogger {
 
   private def computeNextLockTime(
       currentLockTimeOpt: Option[UInt32],
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/script/arithmetic/ArithmeticInterpreter.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/script/arithmetic/ArithmeticInterpreter.scala
index 15f4f2c563..81f40a51a3 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/script/arithmetic/ArithmeticInterpreter.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/script/arithmetic/ArithmeticInterpreter.scala
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ import scala.annotation.tailrec
 /**
   * Created by chris on 1/25/16.
   */
-sealed abstract class ArithmeticInterpreter {
-  private def logger = BitcoinSLogger.logger
+sealed abstract class ArithmeticInterpreter extends BitcoinSLogger {
 
   /** a is added to b. */
   def opAdd(program: ExecutionInProgressScriptProgram): StartedScriptProgram = {
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/script/bitwise/BitwiseInterpreter.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/script/bitwise/BitwiseInterpreter.scala
index 33e10ce21e..cb398256d5 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/script/bitwise/BitwiseInterpreter.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/script/bitwise/BitwiseInterpreter.scala
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ import org.bitcoins.core.util.BitcoinSLogger
 /**
   * Created by chris on 1/6/16.
   */
-sealed abstract class BitwiseInterpreter {
-  private def logger = BitcoinSLogger.logger
+sealed abstract class BitwiseInterpreter extends BitcoinSLogger {
 
   /** Returns 1 if the inputs are exactly equal, 0 otherwise. */
   def opEqual(
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/script/constant/ConstantInterpreter.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/script/constant/ConstantInterpreter.scala
index f41230872d..bcd24f843c 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/script/constant/ConstantInterpreter.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/script/constant/ConstantInterpreter.scala
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ import scala.annotation.tailrec
 /**
   * Created by chris on 1/24/16.
   */
-sealed abstract class ConstantInterpreter {
-  private def logger = BitcoinSLogger.logger
+sealed abstract class ConstantInterpreter extends BitcoinSLogger {
 
   /** The next byte contains the number of bytes to be pushed onto the stack. */
   def opPushData1(
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/script/control/ControlOperationsInterpreter.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/script/control/ControlOperationsInterpreter.scala
index f62fa2a158..04855d9349 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/script/control/ControlOperationsInterpreter.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/script/control/ControlOperationsInterpreter.scala
@@ -1,20 +1,19 @@
 package org.bitcoins.core.script.control
 
 import org.bitcoins.core.protocol.script.{SigVersionWitnessV0, SignatureVersion}
+import org.bitcoins.core.script.constant._
+import org.bitcoins.core.script.flag.ScriptFlagUtil
+import org.bitcoins.core.script.result._
 import org.bitcoins.core.script.{
   ExecutionInProgressScriptProgram,
   StartedScriptProgram
 }
-import org.bitcoins.core.script.constant._
-import org.bitcoins.core.script.flag.ScriptFlagUtil
-import org.bitcoins.core.script.result._
 import org.bitcoins.core.util._
 
 /**
   * Created by chris on 1/6/16.
   */
-sealed abstract class ControlOperationsInterpreter {
-  private def logger = BitcoinSLogger.logger
+sealed abstract class ControlOperationsInterpreter extends BitcoinSLogger {
 
   /** Factors out the similarities between OP_IF and OP_NOTIF */
   private def opConditional(conditional: ConditionalOperation)(
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/script/crypto/CryptoInterpreter.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/script/crypto/CryptoInterpreter.scala
index 262e3d1e6a..c78ea4f4c1 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/script/crypto/CryptoInterpreter.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/script/crypto/CryptoInterpreter.scala
@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@ import scodec.bits.ByteVector
 /**
   * Created by chris on 1/6/16.
   */
-sealed abstract class CryptoInterpreter {
-
-  private def logger = BitcoinSLogger.logger
+sealed abstract class CryptoInterpreter extends BitcoinSLogger {
 
   /** The input is hashed twice: first with SHA-256 and then with RIPEMD-160. */
   def opHash160(
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/script/locktime/LockTimeInterpreter.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/script/locktime/LockTimeInterpreter.scala
index 9f316e6fb6..1607d7956b 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/script/locktime/LockTimeInterpreter.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/script/locktime/LockTimeInterpreter.scala
@@ -20,9 +20,7 @@ import scala.annotation.tailrec
 /**
   * Created by chris on 2/8/16.
   */
-sealed abstract class LockTimeInterpreter {
-
-  private def logger = BitcoinSLogger.logger
+sealed abstract class LockTimeInterpreter extends BitcoinSLogger {
 
   /**
     * Marks transaction as invalid if the top stack item is greater than the transaction's `nLockTime` field,
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/script/splice/SpliceInterpreter.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/script/splice/SpliceInterpreter.scala
index dbdaff58bc..b8532a0138 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/script/splice/SpliceInterpreter.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/script/splice/SpliceInterpreter.scala
@@ -11,9 +11,7 @@ import org.bitcoins.core.util.BitcoinSLogger
 /**
   * Created by chris on 2/4/16.
   */
-sealed abstract class SpliceInterpreter {
-
-  private def logger = BitcoinSLogger.logger
+sealed abstract class SpliceInterpreter extends BitcoinSLogger {
 
   /** Pushes the string length of the top element of the stack (without popping it). */
   def opSize(
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/script/stack/StackInterpreter.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/script/stack/StackInterpreter.scala
index 6c86e198ac..c057e862d2 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/script/stack/StackInterpreter.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/script/stack/StackInterpreter.scala
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ import scala.util.{Failure, Success, Try}
   * Stack operations implemented in the script programming language
   * https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Script#Stack
   */
-sealed abstract class StackInterpreter {
-  private def logger = BitcoinSLogger.logger
+sealed abstract class StackInterpreter extends BitcoinSLogger {
 
   /**
     * Duplicates the element on top of the stack
diff --git a/db-commons/src/main/resources/reference.conf b/db-commons/src/main/resources/reference.conf
index ffc4ce6101..4ab1412048 100644
--- a/db-commons/src/main/resources/reference.conf
+++ b/db-commons/src/main/resources/reference.conf
@@ -1,45 +1,5 @@
 bitcoin-s {
-    datadir = ${HOME}/.bitcoin-s
     network = regtest # regtest, testnet3, mainnet
-
-    logging {
-        # Ignore bitcoin-s logging config and use a logback config
-        logback = false
-
-        level = WARN # trace, debug, info, warn, error, off
-
-        # You can also tune specific module loggers.
-        # They each take the same levels as above.
-        # If they are commented out (as they are
-        # by default), `logging.level` gets used
-        # instead.
-        # The available loggers are:
-
-        # incoming and outgoing P2P messages
-        # p2p = info
-
-        # verification of block headers, merkle trees
-        # chain-verification = info
-
-        # generation of addresses, signing of TXs
-        # key-handling = info
-
-        # wallet operations not related to key management
-        # wallet = info
-
-        # HTTP RPC server
-        # http = info
-
-        # Database interactions
-        # database = info
-
-        # whether or not to write to the log file
-        disable-file = false
-
-        # whether or not to log to stdout
-        disable-console = false
-    }
-
     node {
         peers = ["localhost"] # a list of peer addresses in form "hostname:portnumber"
                               # (e.g. "neutrino.testnet3.suredbits.com:18333")
diff --git a/db-commons/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/db/AppConfig.scala b/db-commons/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/db/AppConfig.scala
index 75918cbcad..166a8fba67 100644
--- a/db-commons/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/db/AppConfig.scala
+++ b/db-commons/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/db/AppConfig.scala
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package org.bitcoins.db
 
 import java.nio.file.{Files, Path, Paths}
 
-import ch.qos.logback.classic.Level
 import com.typesafe.config._
 import org.bitcoins.core.config._
 import org.bitcoins.core.protocol.blockchain.ChainParams
@@ -10,7 +9,7 @@ import org.bitcoins.core.util.{BitcoinSLogger, StartStopAsync}
 import slick.basic.DatabaseConfig
 import slick.jdbc.JdbcProfile
 
-import scala.concurrent.{Future}
+import scala.concurrent.Future
 import scala.util.matching.Regex
 import scala.util.{Failure, Properties, Success, Try}
 
@@ -21,9 +20,7 @@ import scala.util.{Failure, Properties, Success, Try}
   * @see [[https://github.com/bitcoin-s/bitcoin-s-core/blob/master/doc/configuration.md `configuration.md`]]
   *      for more information.
   */
-abstract class AppConfig extends LoggerConfig with StartStopAsync[Unit] {
-
-  private val logger = BitcoinSLogger.logger
+abstract class AppConfig extends StartStopAsync[Unit] with BitcoinSLogger {
 
   /**
     * Starts this project.
@@ -73,7 +70,7 @@ abstract class AppConfig extends LoggerConfig with StartStopAsync[Unit] {
 
     val numOverrides = configs.length + 1
 
-    if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+    if (logger.logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
       // force lazy evaluation before we print
       // our lines
       val oldConfStr = this.config.asReadableJson
@@ -84,7 +81,7 @@ abstract class AppConfig extends LoggerConfig with StartStopAsync[Unit] {
     }
 
     val configOverrides = firstOverride +: configs
-    if (logger.isTraceEnabled()) {
+    if (logger.logger.isTraceEnabled()) {
       configOverrides.zipWithIndex.foreach {
         case (c, idx) => logger.trace(s"Override no. $idx: ${c.asReadableJson}")
       }
@@ -102,7 +99,7 @@ abstract class AppConfig extends LoggerConfig with StartStopAsync[Unit] {
     }
 
     // to avoid non-necessary lazy load
-    if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+    if (logger.logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
       // force lazy load before we print
       val newConfStr = newConf.config.asReadableJson
 
@@ -158,76 +155,6 @@ abstract class AppConfig extends LoggerConfig with StartStopAsync[Unit] {
     baseDatadir.resolve(lastDirname)
   }
 
-  override val logLocation: Path = {
-    val path = datadir
-    // Set property for loggers
-    System.setProperty("bitcoins.log.location", path.toAbsolutePath.toString)
-    path
-  }
-
-  private def stringToLogLevel(str: String): Option[Level] =
-    str.toLowerCase() match {
-      case "trace"   => Some(Level.TRACE)
-      case "debug"   => Some(Level.DEBUG)
-      case "info"    => Some(Level.INFO)
-      case "warn"    => Some(Level.WARN)
-      case "error"   => Some(Level.ERROR)
-      case "off"     => Some(Level.OFF)
-      case _: String => None
-    }
-
-  /** The default logging level */
-  lazy val logLevel: Level = {
-    val levelString = config.getString("logging.level")
-    stringToLogLevel(levelString).getOrElse(
-      throw new ConfigException.WrongType(
-        config.origin(),
-        s"logging.level ($levelString) is not a valid logging level"))
-  }
-
-  /** Whether or not we should log to file */
-  lazy val disableFileLogging = config.getBoolean("logging.disable-file")
-
-  /** Whether or not we should log to stdout */
-  lazy val disableConsoleLogging = config.getBoolean("logging.disable-console")
-
-  private def levelOrDefault(key: String): Level =
-    config
-      .getStringOrNone(key) match {
-      case None => logLevel
-      case Some(levelStr) =>
-        stringToLogLevel(levelStr).getOrElse {
-          throw new ConfigException.WrongType(
-            config.origin(),
-            s"$key ($levelStr) is not a valid logging level")
-        }
-    }
-
-  /** The logging level for our P2P logger */
-  override lazy val p2pLogLevel: Level = levelOrDefault("logging.p2p")
-
-  /** The logging level for our chain verification logger */
-  override lazy val verificationLogLevel: Level =
-    levelOrDefault("logging.chain-verification")
-
-  /** The logging level for our key handling logger */
-  override lazy val keyHandlingLogLevel: Level =
-    levelOrDefault("logging.key-handling")
-
-  /** Logging level for wallet */
-  override lazy val walletLogLevel: Level =
-    levelOrDefault("logging.wallet")
-
-  /** Logging level for HTTP RPC server */
-  override lazy val httpLogLevel: Level = levelOrDefault("logging.http")
-
-  /** Logging level for database interactions */
-  override lazy val databaseLogLevel: Level = levelOrDefault("logging.database")
-
-  /** Use logback config instead */
-  override val useLogbackConf: Boolean =
-    config.getBooleanOrElse("logging.logback", default = false)
-
   lazy val slickDbConfig: DatabaseConfig[JdbcProfile] = {
     Try {
       DatabaseConfig.forConfig[JdbcProfile](path = moduleName, config = config)
diff --git a/docs/config/configuration.md b/docs/config/configuration.md
index 133152c4a9..ccda0ada2f 100644
--- a/docs/config/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/config/configuration.md
@@ -91,44 +91,6 @@ bitcoin-s {
     datadir = ${HOME}/.bitcoin-s
     network = regtest # regtest, testnet3, mainnet
 
-    logging {
-        # Ignore bitcoin-s logging config and use a logback config
-        logback = false
-
-        level = WARN # trace, debug, info, warn, error, off
-
-        # You can also tune specific module loggers.
-        # They each take the same levels as above.
-        # If they are commented out (as they are
-        # by default), `logging.level` gets used
-        # instead. 
-        # The available loggers are: 
-
-        # incoming and outgoing P2P messages
-        # p2p = info
-
-        # verification of block headers, merkle trees
-        # chain-verification = info
-
-        # generation of addresses, signing of TXs
-        # key-handling = info
-
-        # wallet operations not related to key management
-        # wallet = info
-
-        # HTTP RPC server
-        # http = info
-
-        # Database interactions
-        # database = info
-
-        # whether or not to write to the log file
-        disable-file = false
-
-        # whether or not to log to stdout 
-        disable-console = false
-    }
-
     node {
         mode = neutrino # neutrino, spv
 
diff --git a/key-manager/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/keymanager/KeyManagerLogger.scala b/key-manager/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/keymanager/KeyManagerLogger.scala
index 70a8710904..73626317c8 100644
--- a/key-manager/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/keymanager/KeyManagerLogger.scala
+++ b/key-manager/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/keymanager/KeyManagerLogger.scala
@@ -1,23 +1,6 @@
 package org.bitcoins.keymanager
 
-import org.bitcoins.db.{AppLoggers, LoggerConfig}
-import org.slf4j.Logger
+import grizzled.slf4j.Logging
 
 /** Exposes access to the key manager logger */
-private[bitcoins] trait KeyManagerLogger {
-
-  protected[bitcoins] def logger(implicit config: LoggerConfig): Logger = {
-    KeyManagerLoggerImpl(config).getLogger
-  }
-}
-
-private[keymanager] case class KeyManagerLoggerImpl(
-    override val conf: LoggerConfig)
-    extends AppLoggers {
-
-  /**
-    * @return the generic Key Manager logger (i.e. everything related to secret keys)
-    */
-  def getLogger: Logger =
-    getLoggerImpl(LoggerKind.KeyHandling)
-}
+private[bitcoins] trait KeyManagerLogger extends Logging
diff --git a/node-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/node/NodeAppConfigTest.scala b/node-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/node/NodeAppConfigTest.scala
index 9d6cb7287d..21643325b7 100644
--- a/node-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/node/NodeAppConfigTest.scala
+++ b/node-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/node/NodeAppConfigTest.scala
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import org.bitcoins.core.config.TestNet3
 import com.typesafe.config.ConfigFactory
 import org.bitcoins.core.config.RegTest
 import org.bitcoins.core.config.MainNet
-import ch.qos.logback.classic.Level
 import java.nio.file.Files
 
 import scala.concurrent.Await
@@ -64,8 +63,6 @@ class NodeAppConfigTest extends BitcoinSAsyncTest {
 
     assert(appConfig.datadir == tempDir.resolve("testnet3"))
     assert(appConfig.network == TestNet3)
-    assert(appConfig.logLevel == Level.OFF)
-    assert(appConfig.p2pLogLevel == Level.WARN)
   }
 
   override def afterAll(): Unit = {
diff --git a/node/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/node/NodeCallbacks.scala b/node/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/node/NodeCallbacks.scala
index 3572787b9b..e03eb3ad24 100644
--- a/node/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/node/NodeCallbacks.scala
+++ b/node/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/node/NodeCallbacks.scala
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 package org.bitcoins.node
 
+import grizzled.slf4j.Logger
 import org.bitcoins.core.api.{Callback, Callback2, CallbackHandler}
 import org.bitcoins.core.gcs.GolombFilter
 import org.bitcoins.core.protocol.blockchain.{Block, BlockHeader, MerkleBlock}
 import org.bitcoins.core.protocol.transaction.Transaction
 import org.bitcoins.crypto.DoubleSha256Digest
-import org.slf4j.Logger
 
 import scala.concurrent.{ExecutionContext, Future}
 
diff --git a/node/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/node/P2PLogger.scala b/node/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/node/P2PLogger.scala
index 1aa745f26f..f4dbcd06b0 100644
--- a/node/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/node/P2PLogger.scala
+++ b/node/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/node/P2PLogger.scala
@@ -1,23 +1,6 @@
 package org.bitcoins.node
 
-import org.bitcoins.db.{AppLoggers, LoggerConfig}
-import org.bitcoins.node.config.NodeAppConfig
-import org.slf4j.Logger
+import grizzled.slf4j.Logging
 
 /** Exposes access to the P2P submodule logger */
-private[bitcoins] trait P2PLogger {
-
-  protected def logger(implicit config: NodeAppConfig): Logger = {
-    P2PLoggerImpl(config).getLogger
-  }
-}
-
-private[node] case class P2PLoggerImpl(override val conf: LoggerConfig)
-    extends AppLoggers {
-
-  /**
-    * @return the peer-to-peer submobule logger
-    */
-  def getLogger: Logger =
-    getLoggerImpl(LoggerKind.P2P)
-}
+private[bitcoins] trait P2PLogger extends Logging
diff --git a/node/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/node/SpvNode.scala b/node/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/node/SpvNode.scala
index 95e04e2d93..020147b6d7 100644
--- a/node/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/node/SpvNode.scala
+++ b/node/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/node/SpvNode.scala
@@ -79,8 +79,7 @@ case class SpvNode(
       peerMsgSender <- peerMsgSenderF
       _ <- peerMsgSender.sendFilterLoadMessage(bloomFilter)
     } yield {
-      logger(nodeAppConfig).info(
-        s"Sending bloomfilter=${bloomFilter.hex} to $peer")
+      logger.info(s"Sending bloomfilter=${bloomFilter.hex} to $peer")
       logger.info(s"Sending bloomfilter=${bloomFilter.hex} to $peer")
       node
     }
diff --git a/node/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/node/networking/P2PClient.scala b/node/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/node/networking/P2PClient.scala
index d9eb088276..535e51c1a0 100644
--- a/node/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/node/networking/P2PClient.scala
+++ b/node/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/node/networking/P2PClient.scala
@@ -354,8 +354,8 @@ object P2PClient extends P2PLogger {
     * @param bytes the bytes that need to be parsed into individual messages
     * @return the parsed [[NetworkMessage]]'s and the unaligned bytes that did not parse to a message
     */
-  private[bitcoins] def parseIndividualMessages(bytes: ByteVector)(implicit
-      conf: NodeAppConfig): (List[NetworkMessage], ByteVector) = {
+  private[bitcoins] def parseIndividualMessages(
+      bytes: ByteVector): (List[NetworkMessage], ByteVector) = {
     @tailrec
     def loop(
         remainingBytes: ByteVector,
diff --git a/node/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/node/networking/peer/MerkleBuffers.scala b/node/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/node/networking/peer/MerkleBuffers.scala
index cf2f019256..0a068635c5 100644
--- a/node/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/node/networking/peer/MerkleBuffers.scala
+++ b/node/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/node/networking/peer/MerkleBuffers.scala
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 package org.bitcoins.node.networking.peer
 
+import org.bitcoins.core.protocol.blockchain.MerkleBlock
+import org.bitcoins.core.protocol.transaction.Transaction
 import org.bitcoins.node.{NodeCallbacks, P2PLogger}
 
 import scala.collection.mutable
-import org.bitcoins.core.protocol.blockchain.MerkleBlock
-import org.bitcoins.core.protocol.transaction.Transaction
-import org.bitcoins.node.config.NodeAppConfig
-
 import scala.concurrent.{ExecutionContext, Future}
 
 /**
@@ -28,7 +26,7 @@ private[peer] object MerkleBuffers extends P2PLogger {
   private val underlyingMap: MerkleBlocksWithTransactions = mutable.Map.empty
 
   /** Adds the given merkleblock to the buffer */
-  def putMerkle(merkle: MerkleBlock)(implicit config: NodeAppConfig): Unit = {
+  def putMerkle(merkle: MerkleBlock): Unit = {
     val tree = merkle.partialMerkleTree
     val matches = tree.extractMatches
 
@@ -60,8 +58,7 @@ private[peer] object MerkleBuffers extends P2PLogger {
     *         Otherwise, false.
     */
   def putTx(tx: Transaction, callbacks: NodeCallbacks)(implicit
-      ec: ExecutionContext,
-      config: NodeAppConfig): Future[Boolean] = {
+      ec: ExecutionContext): Future[Boolean] = {
     val blocksInBuffer = underlyingMap.keys.toList
     logger.trace(s"Looking for transaction=${tx.txIdBE} in merkleblock buffer")
     logger.trace(s"Merkleblocks in buffer: ${blocksInBuffer.length}")
@@ -87,8 +84,7 @@ private[peer] object MerkleBuffers extends P2PLogger {
       transaction: Transaction,
       merkleBlock: MerkleBlock,
       callbacks: NodeCallbacks)(implicit
-      ec: ExecutionContext,
-      config: NodeAppConfig): Future[Boolean] = {
+      ec: ExecutionContext): Future[Boolean] = {
     val merkleBlockMatches = merkleBlock.partialMerkleTree.extractMatches
     val merkleHash = merkleBlock.blockHeader.hashBE
 
diff --git a/project/Deps.scala b/project/Deps.scala
index 82521da77c..669bb46968 100644
--- a/project/Deps.scala
+++ b/project/Deps.scala
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ object Deps {
   object V {
     val bouncyCastle = "1.66"
     val logback = "1.2.3"
+    val grizzledSlf4j = "1.3.4"
     val scalacheck = "1.14.3"
     val scalaTest = "3.2.2"
 
@@ -129,6 +130,10 @@ object Deps {
 
     val logback =
       "ch.qos.logback" % "logback-classic" % V.logback withSources () withJavadoc ()
+
+    val grizzledSlf4j =
+      "org.clapper" %% "grizzled-slf4j" % V.grizzledSlf4j withSources () withJavadoc ()
+
     val codehaus = "org.codehaus.janino" % "janino" % V.codehausV
 
     //for loading secp256k1 natively
@@ -177,6 +182,7 @@ object Deps {
     val junitInterface =
       "com.novocode" % "junit-interface" % V.junitV % "test" withSources () withJavadoc ()
     val logback = Compile.logback % "test"
+    val grizzledSlf4j = Compile.grizzledSlf4j % "test"
     val scalacheck = Compile.scalacheck % "test"
     val scalaTest = Compile.scalaTest % "test"
     val scalaMock = "org.scalamock" %% "scalamock" % V.scalamockV
@@ -219,7 +225,8 @@ object Deps {
   val core = List(
     Compile.bouncycastle,
     Compile.scodec,
-    Compile.slf4j
+    Compile.slf4j,
+    Compile.grizzledSlf4j
   )
 
   val crypto = List(
diff --git a/testkit/src/main/resources/logback-test.xml b/testkit/src/main/resources/logback-test.xml
index 3a1357288e..3a9f45ed88 100644
--- a/testkit/src/main/resources/logback-test.xml
+++ b/testkit/src/main/resources/logback-test.xml
@@ -103,5 +103,9 @@
 
     <!-- get rid of "Slf4jLogger started" messages -->
     <logger name="akka.event.slf4j.Slf4jLogger" level="OFF"/>
+    <logger name="akka.event.event.EventStream" level="OFF"/>
+
+    <!-- get rid of "Setting level of logger" messages -->
+    <logger name="ch.qos.logback" level="OFF"/>
 
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testkit/src/main/resources/reference.conf b/testkit/src/main/resources/reference.conf
index 6dc887a2b3..bfd7e29ffa 100644
--- a/testkit/src/main/resources/reference.conf
+++ b/testkit/src/main/resources/reference.conf
@@ -2,44 +2,6 @@ bitcoin-s {
     datadir = ${HOME}/.bitcoin-s
     network = regtest # regtest, testnet3, mainnet
 
-    logging {
-        # Ignore bitcoin-s logging config and use a logback config
-        logback = true
-
-        level = OFF # trace, debug, info, warn, error, off
-
-        # You can also tune specific module loggers.
-        # They each take the same levels as above.
-        # If they are commented out (as they are
-        # by default), `logging.level` gets used
-        # instead. 
-        # The available loggers are: 
-
-        # incoming and outgoing P2P messages
-        # p2p = info
-
-        # verification of block headers, merkle trees
-        # chain-verification = info
-
-        # generation of addresses, signing of TXs
-        # key-handling = info
-
-        # wallet operations not related to key management
-        # wallet = info
-
-        # HTTP RPC server
-        # http = info
-
-        # Database interactions
-        # database = info
-
-        # whether or not to write to the log file
-        disable-file = false
-
-        # whether or not to log to stdout 
-        disable-console = false
-    }
-
     node {
         mode = neutrino # neutrino, spv
 
diff --git a/testkit/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/testkit/chain/ChainUnitTest.scala b/testkit/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/testkit/chain/ChainUnitTest.scala
index 95618e726b..389f0f61ec 100644
--- a/testkit/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/testkit/chain/ChainUnitTest.scala
+++ b/testkit/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/testkit/chain/ChainUnitTest.scala
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ import scala.concurrent.{ExecutionContext, Future}
 trait ChainUnitTest
     extends BitcoinSFixture
     with ChainFixtureHelper
-    with ChainVerificationLogger
     with CachedChainAppConfig {
 
   implicit lazy val appConfig: ChainAppConfig =
@@ -639,9 +638,7 @@ object ChainUnitTest extends ChainVerificationLogger {
 
   /** Syncs the given chain handler to the given bitcoind */
   def syncFromBitcoind(bitcoind: BitcoindRpcClient, chainHandler: ChainHandler)(
-      implicit
-      ec: ExecutionContext,
-      chainAppConfig: ChainAppConfig): Future[ChainApi] = {
+      implicit ec: ExecutionContext): Future[ChainApi] = {
     //sync headers
     //first we need to implement the 'getBestBlockHashFunc' and 'getBlockHeaderFunc' functions
     val getBestBlockHashFunc = { () =>
diff --git a/testkit/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/testkit/db/DbTestUtil.scala b/testkit/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/testkit/db/DbTestUtil.scala
index 461df1d3d2..35f178c658 100644
--- a/testkit/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/testkit/db/DbTestUtil.scala
+++ b/testkit/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/testkit/db/DbTestUtil.scala
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ trait TestDbManagement extends DbManagement {
 
 case class TestAppConfig(
     private val directory: Path,
-    override val useLogbackConf: Boolean,
     private val conf: Config*)(implicit override val ec: ExecutionContext)
     extends AppConfig
     with TestDbManagement
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ case class TestAppConfig(
 
   override protected[bitcoins] def newConfigOfType(
       configs: Seq[Config]): TestAppConfig =
-    TestAppConfig(directory, useLogbackConf, configs: _*)
+    TestAppConfig(directory, configs: _*)
 
   protected[bitcoins] def baseDatadir: Path = directory
 
diff --git a/testkit/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/testkit/db/TestDAOFixture.scala b/testkit/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/testkit/db/TestDAOFixture.scala
index d6228c2ae8..56efe8a27b 100644
--- a/testkit/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/testkit/db/TestDAOFixture.scala
+++ b/testkit/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/testkit/db/TestDAOFixture.scala
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ sealed trait TestDAOFixture
 
   implicit private val testConfig: TestAppConfig = TestAppConfig(
     BitcoinSTestAppConfig.tmpDir(),
-    useLogbackConf = true,
     BitcoinSTestAppConfig.configWithEmbeddedDb(Some(ProjectType.Test), pgUrl))
 
   override def beforeAll(): Unit = {
diff --git a/testkit/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/testkit/node/NodeUnitTest.scala b/testkit/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/testkit/node/NodeUnitTest.scala
index 8a980c8831..9cfaeab41c 100644
--- a/testkit/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/testkit/node/NodeUnitTest.scala
+++ b/testkit/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/testkit/node/NodeUnitTest.scala
@@ -363,8 +363,7 @@ object NodeUnitTest extends P2PLogger {
       nodeConnectedWithBitcoind: NodeConnectedWithBitcoind)(implicit
       system: ActorSystem,
       appConfig: BitcoinSAppConfig): Future[Unit] = {
-    logger(appConfig.nodeConf)
-      .debug(s"Beggining tear down of node connected with bitcoind")
+    logger.debug(s"Beginning tear down of node connected with bitcoind")
     import system.dispatcher
     val node = nodeConnectedWithBitcoind.node
     val bitcoind = nodeConnectedWithBitcoind.bitcoind
@@ -372,8 +371,7 @@ object NodeUnitTest extends P2PLogger {
       _ <- destroyNode(node)
       _ <- ChainUnitTest.destroyBitcoind(bitcoind)
     } yield {
-      logger(appConfig.nodeConf)
-        .debug(s"Done with teardown of node connected with bitcoind!")
+      logger.debug(s"Done with teardown of node connected with bitcoind!")
       ()
     }
 
diff --git a/testkit/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/testkit/wallet/BitcoinSWalletTest.scala b/testkit/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/testkit/wallet/BitcoinSWalletTest.scala
index eefd5d8734..56a1a0d095 100644
--- a/testkit/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/testkit/wallet/BitcoinSWalletTest.scala
+++ b/testkit/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/testkit/wallet/BitcoinSWalletTest.scala
@@ -34,10 +34,7 @@ import org.scalatest._
 import scala.concurrent._
 import scala.concurrent.duration._
 
-trait BitcoinSWalletTest
-    extends BitcoinSFixture
-    with WalletLogger
-    with EmbeddedPg {
+trait BitcoinSWalletTest extends BitcoinSFixture with EmbeddedPg {
   import BitcoinSWalletTest._
 
   /** Wallet config with data directory set to user temp directory */
diff --git a/wallet-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/wallet/WalletAppConfigTest.scala b/wallet-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/wallet/WalletAppConfigTest.scala
index 096460ea11..09501c1b69 100644
--- a/wallet-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/wallet/WalletAppConfigTest.scala
+++ b/wallet-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/wallet/WalletAppConfigTest.scala
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package org.bitcoins.wallet
 
 import java.nio.file.Files
 
-import ch.qos.logback.classic.Level
 import com.typesafe.config.ConfigFactory
 import org.bitcoins.core.config.{MainNet, RegTest, TestNet3}
 import org.bitcoins.core.hd.HDPurposes
@@ -96,7 +95,5 @@ class WalletAppConfigTest extends BitcoinSAsyncTest {
 
     assert(appConfig.datadir == tempDir.resolve("testnet3"))
     assert(appConfig.network == TestNet3)
-    assert(appConfig.logLevel == Level.OFF)
-    assert(appConfig.p2pLogLevel == Level.WARN)
   }
 }
diff --git a/wallet/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/wallet/Wallet.scala b/wallet/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/wallet/Wallet.scala
index 487c3c0fb8..4a293dd06f 100644
--- a/wallet/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/wallet/Wallet.scala
+++ b/wallet/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/wallet/Wallet.scala
@@ -630,9 +630,7 @@ object Wallet extends WalletLogger {
 
   /** Creates the level 0 account for the given HD purpose, if the root account exists do nothing */
   private def createRootAccount(wallet: Wallet, keyManager: BIP39KeyManager)(
-      implicit
-      walletAppConfig: WalletAppConfig,
-      ec: ExecutionContext): Future[AccountDb] = {
+      implicit ec: ExecutionContext): Future[AccountDb] = {
     val coinType = HDUtil.getCoinType(keyManager.kmParams.network)
     val coin =
       HDCoin(purpose = keyManager.kmParams.purpose, coinType = coinType)
diff --git a/wallet/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/wallet/WalletCallbacks.scala b/wallet/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/wallet/WalletCallbacks.scala
index f3b1b1207c..e6067a91a3 100644
--- a/wallet/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/wallet/WalletCallbacks.scala
+++ b/wallet/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/wallet/WalletCallbacks.scala
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 package org.bitcoins.wallet
 
+import grizzled.slf4j.Logger
 import org.bitcoins.core.api.wallet.db.SpendingInfoDb
 import org.bitcoins.core.api.{Callback, CallbackHandler}
 import org.bitcoins.core.protocol.BitcoinAddress
 import org.bitcoins.core.protocol.transaction.Transaction
-import org.slf4j.Logger
 
 import scala.concurrent.{ExecutionContext, Future}
 
diff --git a/wallet/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/wallet/WalletLogger.scala b/wallet/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/wallet/WalletLogger.scala
index 8c5b96cef0..6e80caa4e7 100644
--- a/wallet/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/wallet/WalletLogger.scala
+++ b/wallet/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/wallet/WalletLogger.scala
@@ -1,22 +1,6 @@
 package org.bitcoins.wallet
 
-import org.bitcoins.db.{AppLoggers, LoggerConfig}
-import org.slf4j.Logger
+import grizzled.slf4j.Logging
 
 /** Exposes acccess to the wallet logger */
-private[bitcoins] trait WalletLogger {
-
-  protected[bitcoins] def logger(implicit config: LoggerConfig): Logger = {
-    WalletLoggerImpl(config).getLogger
-  }
-}
-
-private[wallet] case class WalletLoggerImpl(override val conf: LoggerConfig)
-    extends AppLoggers {
-
-  /**
-    * @return the generic wallet logger (i.e. everything not related to key handling)
-    */
-  def getLogger: Logger =
-    getLoggerImpl(LoggerKind.Wallet)
-}
+private[bitcoins] trait WalletLogger extends Logging