diff --git a/compute/pom.xml b/compute/pom.xml
index 2b00a0061e..63facba357 100644
--- a/compute/pom.xml
+++ b/compute/pom.xml
@@ -51,18 +51,6 @@
             <type>test-jar</type>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jclouds-log4j</artifactId>
-            <version>${project.version}</version>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-           <groupId>log4j</groupId>
-           <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-           <version>1.2.16</version>
-           <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/compute/src/test/java/org/jclouds/compute/BaseComputeServiceLiveTest.java b/compute/src/test/java/org/jclouds/compute/BaseComputeServiceLiveTest.java
index 6824f909ee..0e892c6603 100644
--- a/compute/src/test/java/org/jclouds/compute/BaseComputeServiceLiveTest.java
+++ b/compute/src/test/java/org/jclouds/compute/BaseComputeServiceLiveTest.java
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ import org.jclouds.domain.Credentials;
 import org.jclouds.domain.Location;
 import org.jclouds.domain.LocationScope;
 import org.jclouds.domain.LoginCredentials;
-import org.jclouds.logging.log4j.config.Log4JLoggingModule;
+import org.jclouds.logging.LoggingModules;
+import org.jclouds.logging.config.LoggingModule;
 import org.jclouds.net.IPSocket;
 import org.jclouds.predicates.RetryablePredicate;
 import org.jclouds.predicates.SocketOpen;
@@ -158,10 +159,14 @@ public abstract class BaseComputeServiceLiveTest extends BaseVersionedServiceLiv
          context.close();
       Properties props = setupProperties();
       context = new ComputeServiceContextFactory(setupRestProperties()).createContext(provider,
-            ImmutableSet.of(new Log4JLoggingModule(), getSshModule()), props);
+            ImmutableSet.of(getLoggingModule(), getSshModule()), props);
       client = context.getComputeService();
    }
 
+   protected LoggingModule getLoggingModule() {
+      return LoggingModules.firstOrJDKLoggingModule();
+   }
+
    protected void buildSocketTester() {
       SocketOpen socketOpen = Guice.createInjector(getSshModule()).getInstance(SocketOpen.class);
       socketTester = new RetryablePredicate<IPSocket>(socketOpen, 60, 1, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
@@ -184,7 +189,7 @@ public abstract class BaseComputeServiceLiveTest extends BaseVersionedServiceLiv
          overrides.setProperty(provider + ".identity", "MOMMA");
          overrides.setProperty(provider + ".credential", "MIA");
          context = new ComputeServiceContextFactory(setupRestProperties()).createContext(provider,
-               ImmutableSet.<Module> of(new Log4JLoggingModule()), overrides);
+               ImmutableSet.<Module> of(getLoggingModule()), overrides);
          context.getComputeService().listNodes();
       } catch (AuthorizationException e) {
          throw e;
diff --git a/compute/src/test/java/org/jclouds/compute/BaseTemplateBuilderLiveTest.java b/compute/src/test/java/org/jclouds/compute/BaseTemplateBuilderLiveTest.java
index cfd5d3f852..6b79b46654 100644
--- a/compute/src/test/java/org/jclouds/compute/BaseTemplateBuilderLiveTest.java
+++ b/compute/src/test/java/org/jclouds/compute/BaseTemplateBuilderLiveTest.java
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ import org.jclouds.domain.LocationScope;
 import org.jclouds.domain.LoginCredentials;
 import org.jclouds.json.Json;
 import org.jclouds.json.config.GsonModule;
-import org.jclouds.logging.log4j.config.Log4JLoggingModule;
+import org.jclouds.logging.LoggingModules;
+import org.jclouds.logging.config.LoggingModule;
 import org.testng.annotations.AfterTest;
 import org.testng.annotations.BeforeClass;
 import org.testng.annotations.DataProvider;
@@ -99,7 +100,11 @@ public abstract class BaseTemplateBuilderLiveTest extends BaseVersionedServiceLi
    public void setupClient() throws InterruptedException, ExecutionException, TimeoutException, IOException {
       setupCredentials();
       context = new ComputeServiceContextFactory(setupRestProperties()).createContext(provider,
-            ImmutableSet.<Module> of(new Log4JLoggingModule()), setupProperties());
+            ImmutableSet.<Module> of(getLoggingModule()), setupProperties());
+   }
+
+   protected LoggingModule getLoggingModule() {
+      return LoggingModules.firstOrJDKLoggingModule();
    }
 
    @DataProvider(name = "osSupported")
@@ -234,7 +239,7 @@ public abstract class BaseTemplateBuilderLiveTest extends BaseVersionedServiceLi
          overrides.setProperty("jclouds.image-id", defaultTemplate.getImage().getId());
 
          context = new ComputeServiceContextFactory().createContext(provider,
-               ImmutableSet.<Module> of(new Log4JLoggingModule()), overrides);
+               ImmutableSet.<Module> of(getLoggingModule()), overrides);
 
          assertEquals(context.getComputeService().templateBuilder().build().toString(), defaultTemplate.toString());
       } finally {
@@ -248,7 +253,7 @@ public abstract class BaseTemplateBuilderLiveTest extends BaseVersionedServiceLi
          overrides.setProperty(provider + ".image-id", defaultTemplate.getImage().getId());
 
          context = new ComputeServiceContextFactory().createContext(provider,
-               ImmutableSet.<Module> of(new Log4JLoggingModule()), overrides);
+               ImmutableSet.<Module> of(getLoggingModule()), overrides);
 
          assertEquals(context.getComputeService().templateBuilder().build().toString(), defaultTemplate.toString());
       } finally {
@@ -273,7 +278,7 @@ public abstract class BaseTemplateBuilderLiveTest extends BaseVersionedServiceLi
          overrides.setProperty(propertyKey + ".image.authenticate-sudo", auth + "");
 
          context = new ComputeServiceContextFactory().createContext(provider,
-               ImmutableSet.<Module> of(new Log4JLoggingModule()), overrides);
+               ImmutableSet.<Module> of(getLoggingModule()), overrides);
 
          Iterable<String> userPass = Splitter.on(':').split(login);
          String user = Iterables.get(userPass, 0);
diff --git a/compute/src/test/java/org/jclouds/compute/BaseVersionedServiceLiveTest.java b/compute/src/test/java/org/jclouds/compute/BaseVersionedServiceLiveTest.java
index ea6e592dd8..eca69b2d08 100644
--- a/compute/src/test/java/org/jclouds/compute/BaseVersionedServiceLiveTest.java
+++ b/compute/src/test/java/org/jclouds/compute/BaseVersionedServiceLiveTest.java
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import java.util.Properties;
 
 import org.jclouds.domain.LoginCredentials;
 import org.jclouds.domain.LoginCredentials.Builder;
+import org.jclouds.logging.LoggingModules;
+import org.jclouds.logging.config.LoggingModule;
 import org.jclouds.rest.BaseRestClientLiveTest;
 import org.testng.annotations.BeforeClass;
 
@@ -71,4 +73,8 @@ public abstract class BaseVersionedServiceLiveTest extends BaseRestClientLiveTes
       }
    }
 
+   protected LoggingModule getLoggingModule() {
+      return LoggingModules.firstOrJDKLoggingModule();
+   }
+
 }