diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/DefaultPluginManager.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/DefaultPluginManager.java
index b1f245fc6c..ebf86abaab 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/DefaultPluginManager.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/DefaultPluginManager.java
@@ -377,8 +377,6 @@ public class DefaultPluginManager
         try
         {
             request = new PluginExecutionRequest( createParameters( mojoDescriptor, session ) );
-
-            request.setLog( session.getLog() );
         }
         catch ( PluginConfigurationException e )
         {
@@ -391,6 +389,8 @@ public class DefaultPluginManager
         {
             plugin = (Plugin) container.lookup( Plugin.ROLE, goalName );
 
+            plugin.setLog( session.getLog() );
+
             // !! This is ripe for refactoring to an aspect.
             // Event monitoring.
             String event = MavenEvents.MOJO_EXECUTION;
diff --git a/maven-core/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/GoalDecorationAndResolutionTestPlugin.java b/maven-core/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/GoalDecorationAndResolutionTestPlugin.java
index 587c77f29a..225106c266 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/GoalDecorationAndResolutionTestPlugin.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/GoalDecorationAndResolutionTestPlugin.java
@@ -1,6 +1,23 @@
-/* Created on Jul 18, 2004 */
 package org.apache.maven.plugin;
 
+/*
+ * Copyright 2001-2005 The Apache Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import org.apache.maven.monitor.logging.Log;
+
 /**
  * @author jdcasey
  */
@@ -9,10 +26,17 @@ public class GoalDecorationAndResolutionTestPlugin implements Plugin
 
     private boolean executed = false;
 
+    private Log log;
+
     public void execute(PluginExecutionRequest request) throws PluginExecutionException {
         this.executed = true;
     }
-    
+
+    public void setLog( Log log )
+    {
+        this.log = log;
+    }
+
     public boolean executed() {
         return executed;
     }
diff --git a/maven-core/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/IntegratedPlugin.java b/maven-core/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/IntegratedPlugin.java
index cabc7377be..c312ca34f9 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/IntegratedPlugin.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/IntegratedPlugin.java
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ package org.apache.maven.plugin;
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+import org.apache.maven.monitor.logging.Log;
+
 /**
  *
  * 
@@ -27,6 +29,8 @@ public class IntegratedPlugin
     extends AbstractTestPlugin
     implements Plugin
 {
+    private Log log;
+
     public void execute( PluginExecutionRequest request )
         throws PluginExecutionException
     {
@@ -38,4 +42,9 @@ public class IntegratedPlugin
 
         executed = true;
     }
+
+    public void setLog( Log log )
+    {
+        this.log = log;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/AbstractPlugin.java b/maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/AbstractPlugin.java
index 66e1cfe95c..509b4b942d 100644
--- a/maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/AbstractPlugin.java
+++ b/maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/AbstractPlugin.java
@@ -16,11 +16,20 @@ package org.apache.maven.plugin;
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+import org.apache.maven.monitor.logging.Log;
+import org.apache.maven.monitor.logging.SystemStreamLog;
+
+/**
+ * @version $Id$
+ */
 public abstract class AbstractPlugin
     implements Plugin
 {
+    private Log log;
+
     /**
      * Default behaviour to mimic old behaviour.
+     * @deprecated
      */
     public void execute( PluginExecutionRequest request )
         throws PluginExecutionException
@@ -48,4 +57,21 @@ public abstract class AbstractPlugin
     public abstract void execute( PluginExecutionRequest request, PluginExecutionResponse response )
         throws Exception;
 
+    public void setLog( Log log )
+    {
+        this.log = log;
+    }
+
+    public Log getLog()
+    {
+        synchronized(this)
+        {
+            if(log == null)
+            {
+                log = new SystemStreamLog();
+            }
+        }
+
+        return log;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/Plugin.java b/maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/Plugin.java
index ac76ebc210..693ab51a36 100644
--- a/maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/Plugin.java
+++ b/maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/Plugin.java
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ package org.apache.maven.plugin;
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+import org.apache.maven.monitor.logging.Log;
+
 /**
  * @author <a href="mailto:jason@maven.org">Jason van Zyl</a>
  * @version $Id$
@@ -24,7 +26,9 @@ public interface Plugin
 {
     String ROLE = Plugin.class.getName();
 
-    // TODO: make this throw PluginExecutionException instead of generic exception
     void execute( PluginExecutionRequest request )
         throws PluginExecutionException;
+
+    // TODO: not sure about this here, and may want a getLog on here as well/instead
+    void setLog( Log log );
 }
diff --git a/maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/PluginExecutionRequest.java b/maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/PluginExecutionRequest.java
index 8db71f44d5..9189af83de 100644
--- a/maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/PluginExecutionRequest.java
+++ b/maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/PluginExecutionRequest.java
@@ -16,13 +16,11 @@ package org.apache.maven.plugin;
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import org.apache.maven.monitor.logging.Log;
-import org.apache.maven.monitor.logging.SystemStreamLog;
-
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 /**
+ * @deprecated
  * @author <a href="mailto:jason@maven.org">Jason van Zyl</a>
  * @version $Id$
  */
@@ -32,8 +30,6 @@ public class PluginExecutionRequest
 
     private Map context;
 
-    private Log log;
-
     public PluginExecutionRequest( Map parameters )
     {
         context = new HashMap();
@@ -65,22 +61,4 @@ public class PluginExecutionRequest
     {
         return context.get( key );
     }
-
-    public void setLog( Log log )
-    {
-        this.log = log;
-    }
-    
-    public Log getLog()
-    {
-        synchronized(this)
-        {
-            if(log == null)
-            {
-                log = new SystemStreamLog();
-            }
-        }
-        
-        return log;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/maven-plugin/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/TestPlugin.java b/maven-plugin/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/TestPlugin.java
index 8d9576afd9..7aafb0128b 100644
--- a/maven-plugin/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/TestPlugin.java
+++ b/maven-plugin/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/TestPlugin.java
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ package org.apache.maven.plugin;
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+import org.apache.maven.monitor.logging.Log;
+
 /**
  *
  * 
@@ -34,6 +36,8 @@ public class TestPlugin
 
     protected String foo;
 
+    private Log log;
+
     public boolean hasExecuted()
     {
         return executed;
@@ -65,4 +69,9 @@ public class TestPlugin
 
         executed = true;
     }
+
+    public void setLog( Log log )
+    {
+        this.log = log;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/maven-plugins/maven-clean-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/clean/CleanPlugin.java b/maven-plugins/maven-clean-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/clean/CleanPlugin.java
index 36469507d6..d1b8e39542 100644
--- a/maven-plugins/maven-clean-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/clean/CleanPlugin.java
+++ b/maven-plugins/maven-clean-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/clean/CleanPlugin.java
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ package org.apache.maven.plugin.clean;
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import org.apache.maven.monitor.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.AbstractPlugin;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.PluginExecutionRequest;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.PluginExecutionResponse;
@@ -48,8 +47,6 @@ public class CleanPlugin
 
     private boolean failOnError;
 
-    private Log log;
-
     public void execute( PluginExecutionRequest request, PluginExecutionResponse response )
         throws Exception
     {
@@ -59,15 +56,13 @@ public class CleanPlugin
 
             failOnError = Boolean.valueOf( (String) request.getParameter( "failedOnError" ) ).booleanValue();
             
-            log = request.getLog();
-
             if ( outputDirectory != null )
             {
                 File dir = new File( outputDirectory );
 
                 if ( dir.exists() && dir.isDirectory() )
                 {
-                    log( "Deleting directory " + dir.getAbsolutePath() );
+                    getLog().info( "Deleting directory " + dir.getAbsolutePath() );
                     removeDir( dir );
                 }
             }
@@ -77,7 +72,6 @@ public class CleanPlugin
             // clean up state.
             failOnError = false;
             outputDirectory = null;
-            log = null;
         }
     }
 
@@ -140,7 +134,7 @@ public class CleanPlugin
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        log( message );
+                        getLog().info( message );
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -156,13 +150,9 @@ public class CleanPlugin
             }
             else
             {
-                log( message );
+                getLog().info( message );
             }
         }
     }
 
-    private void log( String message )
-    {
-        log.info( message );
-    }
 }
diff --git a/maven-plugins/maven-compiler-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/CompilerMojo.java b/maven-plugins/maven-compiler-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/CompilerMojo.java
index f296fa09bd..93799405ce 100644
--- a/maven-plugins/maven-compiler-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/CompilerMojo.java
+++ b/maven-plugins/maven-compiler-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/CompilerMojo.java
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public class CompilerMojo
         compileSourceRoots = removeEmptyCompileSourceRoots( compileSourceRoots );
         if ( compileSourceRoots.isEmpty() )
         {
-            request.getLog().info( "No sources to compile" );
+            getLog().info( "No sources to compile" );
             return;
         }
 
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ public class CompilerMojo
                     message = "Warning! not present in repository!";
                 }
 
-                request.getLog().debug( "classpathElements[ " + i + " ] = " + classpathElement + ": " + message );
+                getLog().debug( "classpathElements[ " + i + " ] = " + classpathElement + ": " + message );
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/maven-plugins/maven-deploy-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/deploy/AbstractDeployMojo.java b/maven-plugins/maven-deploy-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/deploy/AbstractDeployMojo.java
index fb81c97b3c..f40a336c0d 100644
--- a/maven-plugins/maven-deploy-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/deploy/AbstractDeployMojo.java
+++ b/maven-plugins/maven-deploy-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/deploy/AbstractDeployMojo.java
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractDeployMojo
         
         if(deploymentRepository.getAuthenticationInfo() == null)
         {
-            request.getLog().warn("Deployment repository {id: \'" + repository.getId() + "\'} has no associated authentication info!");
+            getLog().warn("Deployment repository {id: \'" + repository.getId() + "\'} has no associated authentication info!");
         }
 
         // Deploy the POM
diff --git a/maven-plugins/maven-ejb-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ejb/EjbMojo.java b/maven-plugins/maven-ejb-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ejb/EjbMojo.java
index fd4d725960..e9001a794c 100644
--- a/maven-plugins/maven-ejb-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ejb/EjbMojo.java
+++ b/maven-plugins/maven-ejb-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ejb/EjbMojo.java
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ public class EjbMojo
         //
         // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-        request.getLog().info( "Building ejb " + jarName );
+        getLog().info( "Building ejb " + jarName );
 
         File jarFile = new File( basedir, jarName + ".jar" );
 
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ public class EjbMojo
 
         if ( generateClient )
         {
-            request.getLog().info( "Building ejb client " + jarName + "-client" );
+            getLog().info( "Building ejb client " + jarName + "-client" );
 
             File clientJarFile = new File( basedir, jarName + "-client.jar" );
 
diff --git a/maven-plugins/maven-pom-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/pom/PomDeployMojo.java b/maven-plugins/maven-pom-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/pom/PomDeployMojo.java
index b21cbeb889..00a86a4822 100644
--- a/maven-plugins/maven-pom-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/pom/PomDeployMojo.java
+++ b/maven-plugins/maven-pom-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/pom/PomDeployMojo.java
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public class PomDeployMojo
 
         if ( deploymentRepository.getAuthenticationInfo() == null )
         {
-            request.getLog().warn(
+            getLog().warn(
                 "Deployment repository {id: \'" + repository.getId() + "\'} has no associated authentication info!" );
         }
 
diff --git a/maven-plugins/maven-war-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/war/WarMojo.java b/maven-plugins/maven-war-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/war/WarMojo.java
index 90773b37d5..975a5fbe5b 100644
--- a/maven-plugins/maven-war-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/war/WarMojo.java
+++ b/maven-plugins/maven-war-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/war/WarMojo.java
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ public class WarMojo
     {
         if ( sourceDirectory != webappDirectory )
         {
-            request.getLog().info( "Copy webapp resources to " + webappDirectory.getAbsolutePath() );
+            getLog().info( "Copy webapp resources to " + webappDirectory.getAbsolutePath() );
 
             if ( warSourceDirectory.exists() )
             {
@@ -195,8 +195,7 @@ public class WarMojo
     public void buildWebapp( MavenProject project )
         throws IOException
     {
-        request.getLog().info(
-            "Assembling webapp " + project.getArtifactId() + " in " + webappDirectory.getAbsolutePath() );
+        getLog().info( "Assembling webapp " + project.getArtifactId() + " in " + webappDirectory.getAbsolutePath() );
 
         File libDirectory = new File( webappDirectory, WEB_INF + "/lib" );
 
@@ -272,7 +271,7 @@ public class WarMojo
             if ( !"exploded".equals( mode ) )
             {
                 //generate war file
-                request.getLog().info( "Generating war " + warFile.getAbsolutePath() );
+                getLog().info( "Generating war " + warFile.getAbsolutePath() );
 
                 MavenArchiver archiver = new MavenArchiver();