diff --git a/lib/client/index.js b/lib/client/index.js
index a81d7a9..0deed74 100644
--- a/lib/client/index.js
+++ b/lib/client/index.js
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright 2012 Mark Cavage, Inc.  All rights reserved.
 
-var assert = require('assert');
-
-var logger = require('abstract-logging');
+var logger = Object.create(require('abstract-logging'));
 
 var Client = require('./client');
 
diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index b29f5e4..940664c 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright 2011 Mark Cavage, Inc.  All rights reserved.
 
-var logger = require('abstract-logging');
+var logger = Object.create(require('abstract-logging'));
 
 var client = require('./client');
 var Attribute = require('./attribute');
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ var Change = require('./change');
 var Protocol = require('./protocol');
 var Server = require('./server');
 
-var assert = require('assert');
 var controls = require('./controls');
 var persistentSearch = require('./persistent_search');
 var dn = require('./dn');
diff --git a/test/client.test.js b/test/client.test.js
index d65c469..a4b39d8 100644
--- a/test/client.test.js
+++ b/test/client.test.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright 2011 Mark Cavage, Inc.  All rights reserved.
 
-var logger = require('abstract-logging');
+var logger = Object.create(require('abstract-logging'));
 
 var test = require('tape').test;
 var uuid = require('node-uuid');
diff --git a/test/messages/del_request.test.js b/test/messages/del_request.test.js
index a53e831..8600ac4 100644
--- a/test/messages/del_request.test.js
+++ b/test/messages/del_request.test.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 
 var asn1 = require('asn1');
-var logger = require('abstract-logging');
+var logger = Object.create(require('abstract-logging'));
 var test = require('tape').test;
 
 
diff --git a/test/messages/parser.test.js b/test/messages/parser.test.js
index 5bd9818..8a2d0cb 100644
--- a/test/messages/parser.test.js
+++ b/test/messages/parser.test.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright 2014 Joyent, Inc.  All rights reserved.
 
 var test = require('tape').test;
-var logger = require('abstract-logging');
+var logger = Object.create(require('abstract-logging'));
 
 ///--- Globals
 
diff --git a/test/server.test.js b/test/server.test.js
index 0299c6e..1ac9227 100644
--- a/test/server.test.js
+++ b/test/server.test.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright 2011 Mark Cavage, Inc.  All rights reserved.
 
-var logger = require('abstract-logging');
+var logger = Object.create(require('abstract-logging'));
 
 var test = require('tape').test;
 var uuid = require('node-uuid');