diff --git a/onedns/logger.py b/onedns/logger.py
index 51a49c3..863967c 100644
--- a/onedns/logger.py
+++ b/onedns/logger.py
@@ -6,19 +6,7 @@ import logging.handlers
 LOG_FORMAT = ("%(asctime)s %(filename)s:%(lineno)d - %(levelname)s - "
               "%(message)s")
 
-
-class NullHandler(logging.Handler):
-    def emit(self, record):
-        pass
-
-
-def get_onedns_logger():
-    log = logging.getLogger('onedns')
-    log.addHandler(NullHandler())
-    return log
-
-
-log = get_onedns_logger()
+log = logging.getLogger('onedns')
 console = logging.StreamHandler()
 formatter = logging.Formatter(LOG_FORMAT)
 console.setFormatter(formatter)
@@ -29,11 +17,10 @@ def configure_onedns_logging(use_syslog=False, syslog_device='/dev/log',
     """
     Configure logging for onedns *application* code
 
-    By default onedns's logger has no formatters and a NullHandler so that
-    other developers using onedns as a library can configure logging as
-    they see fit. This method is used in onedns's application code (i.e.
-    the 'onedns' command) to toggle onedns's application specific
-    formatters/handlers
+    By default onedns's logger is completely unconfigured so that other
+    developers using onedns as a library can configure logging as they see fit.
+    This method is used in onedns's application code (i.e.  the 'onedns'
+    command) to toggle onedns's application specific formatters/handlers
 
     use_syslog - enable logging all messages to syslog. currently only works if
     /dev/log exists on the system (standard for most Linux distros)