diff --git a/DEV.md b/DEV.md
index 65b95a373..56895ff58 100644
--- a/DEV.md
+++ b/DEV.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ MetricFu.formatter_dir #=> metric_fu/lib/formatter
 MetricFu.reporting_require { 'result' }
 MetricFu.reporting_dir #=> metric_fu/lib/reporting
 MetricFu.logging_require { 'mf_debugger' }
+MetricFu.lib_require { 'logger' }
 MetricFu.logging_dir   #=> metric_fu/lib/logging
 MetricFu.errors_require { 'analysis_error' }
 MetricFu.errors_dir    #=> metric_fu/lib/errors
diff --git a/lib/metric_fu/configuration.rb b/lib/metric_fu/configuration.rb
index 81235bbf4..a0a345a80 100644
--- a/lib/metric_fu/configuration.rb
+++ b/lib/metric_fu/configuration.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-MetricFu.logging_require { 'mf_debugger' }
+MetricFu.lib_require { 'logger' }
 module MetricFu
 
   # Even though the below class methods are defined on the MetricFu module
@@ -63,10 +63,6 @@ def initialize #:nodoc:#
       reset
     end
 
-    def mf_debug(msg)
-      MfDebugger.mf_debug msg
-    end
-
     # TODO review if these code is functionally duplicated in the
     # base generator initialize
     attr_reader :formatters
diff --git a/lib/metric_fu/environment.rb b/lib/metric_fu/environment.rb
index 3a49f6a7e..0fed51166 100644
--- a/lib/metric_fu/environment.rb
+++ b/lib/metric_fu/environment.rb
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 require 'redcard'
 require 'rbconfig'
-MetricFu.logging_require { 'mf_debugger' }
+MetricFu.lib_require { 'logger' }
 module MetricFu
   module Environment
 
     # TODO: Set log_level here, instead
     def verbose
-      MfDebugger::Logger.debug_on
+      MetricFu.logger.debug_on
     end
 
     def verbose=(toggle)
-      MfDebugger::Logger.debug_on = toggle
+      MetricFu.logger.debug_on = toggle
     end
 
     # Perform a simple check to try and guess if we're running
diff --git a/lib/metric_fu/gem_run.rb b/lib/metric_fu/gem_run.rb
index fa5f8bea2..461db4352 100644
--- a/lib/metric_fu/gem_run.rb
+++ b/lib/metric_fu/gem_run.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 require 'open3'
 require 'shellwords'
 require 'metric_fu'
-MetricFu.lib_require { 'logging/mf_debugger' }
+MetricFu.lib_require { 'logger' }
 MetricFu.lib_require { 'gem_version' }
 module MetricFu
   class GemRun
diff --git a/lib/metric_fu/loader.rb b/lib/metric_fu/loader.rb
index be8ffd8d2..aeff70710 100644
--- a/lib/metric_fu/loader.rb
+++ b/lib/metric_fu/loader.rb
@@ -72,9 +72,8 @@ def load_tasks(tasks_relative_path, options={task_name: ''})
     end
 
     def setup
-      MetricFu.logging_require { 'mf_debugger' }
-      Object.send :include, MfDebugger
-      MfDebugger::Logger.debug_on = !!(ENV['MF_DEBUG'] =~ /true/i)
+      MetricFu.lib_require { 'logger' }
+      MetricFu.logger.debug_on = !!(ENV['MF_DEBUG'] =~ /true/i)
 
       MetricFu.lib_require { 'configuration' }
       MetricFu.lib_require { 'metric' }
diff --git a/lib/metric_fu/logger.rb b/lib/metric_fu/logger.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ca96b46a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/metric_fu/logger.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+require 'logger'
+require 'forwardable'
+module MetricFu
+
+  def self.logger
+    @logger ||= ::MetricFu::Logger.new($stdout)
+  end
+
+  class Logger
+    extend Forwardable
+    MfLogger = ::Logger
+
+    def initialize(stdout)
+      @logger = MfLogger.new(stdout)
+      self.debug_on = false
+      self.formatter = ->(severity, time, progname, msg){ "#{msg}\n" }
+      self.level = 'info'
+    end
+
+    def debug_on=(bool)
+      self.level = bool ? 'debug' : 'info'
+    end
+
+    def debug_on
+      @logger.level == MfLogger::DEBUG
+    end
+
+    def_delegators :@logger, :info, :warn, :error, :fatal, :unknown
+
+    LEVELS = {
+      'debug' => MfLogger::DEBUG,
+      'info'  => MfLogger::INFO,
+      'warn'  => MfLogger::WARN,
+      'error' => MfLogger::ERROR,
+      'fatal' => MfLogger::FATAL,
+      'unknown' => MfLogger::UNKNOWN,
+    }
+
+    def level=(level)
+      @logger.level = LEVELS.fetch(level.to_s.downcase) { level }
+    end
+
+    def formatter=(formatter)
+      @logger.formatter = formatter
+    end
+
+    def log(msg)
+      @logger.info '*'*5 + msg.to_s
+    end
+
+    def debug(msg)
+      @logger.debug '*'*5 + msg.to_s
+    end
+
+  end
+
+end
+# For backward compatibility
+def mf_debug(msg,&block)
+  MetricFu.logger.debug(msg, &block)
+end
+
+def mf_log(msg,&block)
+  MetricFu.logger.log(msg, &block)
+end
diff --git a/lib/metric_fu/logging/mf_debugger.rb b/lib/metric_fu/logging/mf_debugger.rb
index 3699ee1a5..3a4ba2025 100644
--- a/lib/metric_fu/logging/mf_debugger.rb
+++ b/lib/metric_fu/logging/mf_debugger.rb
@@ -1,58 +1,23 @@
+warn "MfDebugger if deprecated.  Please use MetricFu.logger"
+MetricFu.lib_require { 'logger' }
 module MfDebugger
   extend self
-
   class Logger
-    class << self
-      attr_accessor :debug_on
-      @debug_on = false
+    def self.debug_on
+      warn "MfDebugger if deprecated.  Please use MetricFu.logger"
+      MetricFu.logger.debug_on
+    end
+    def self.debug_on=(bool)
+      warn "MfDebugger if deprecated.  Please use MetricFu.logger"
+      MetricFu.logger.level = bool ? 'debug' : 'info'
     end
     def self.log(msg, &block)
-      if block_given?
-        block.call
-      end
-      STDOUT.puts '*'*5 + msg.to_s
+      warn "MfDebugger if deprecated.  Please use MetricFu.logger"
+      MetricFu.logger.info msg
     end
     def self.debug(msg, &block)
-      if MfDebugger::Logger.debug_on
-        if block_given?
-          log(msg,&block)
-        else
-          log(msg)
-        end
-      end
-    end
-    # From episode 029 of Ruby Tapas by Avdi
-    # https://rubytapas.dpdcart.com/subscriber/post?id=88
-    def self.capture_output(stream=STDOUT, &block)
-      old_stdout = stream.clone
-      pipe_r, pipe_w = IO.pipe
-      pipe_r.sync    = true
-      output         = ""
-      reader = Thread.new do
-        begin
-          loop do
-            output << pipe_r.readpartial(1024)
-          end
-        rescue EOFError
-        end
-      end
-      stream.reopen(pipe_w)
-      yield
-    ensure
-      stream.reopen(old_stdout)
-      pipe_w.close
-      reader.join
-      pipe_r.close
-      return output
+      warn "MfDebugger if deprecated.  Please use MetricFu.logger"
+      MetricFu.logger.debug msg
     end
   end
-
-  def mf_debug(msg,&block)
-    MfDebugger::Logger.debug(msg, &block)
-  end
-
-  def mf_log(msg,&block)
-    MfDebugger::Logger.log(msg, &block)
-  end
-
 end
diff --git a/lib/metric_fu/metrics/stats/stats.rb b/lib/metric_fu/metrics/stats/stats.rb
index 1fafb9723..e7f7d6c55 100644
--- a/lib/metric_fu/metrics/stats/stats.rb
+++ b/lib/metric_fu/metrics/stats/stats.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ def self.metric
 
     def emit
       require 'code_metrics/statistics'
-      @output = MfDebugger::Logger.capture_output do
+      @output = MetricFu::Utility.capture_output do
         CodeMetrics::Statistics.new(*dirs).to_s
       end
     end
diff --git a/lib/metric_fu/utility.rb b/lib/metric_fu/utility.rb
index ff7ffbc19..80a16b04f 100644
--- a/lib/metric_fu/utility.rb
+++ b/lib/metric_fu/utility.rb
@@ -43,5 +43,30 @@ def binread(file)
       File.binread(file)
     end
 
+    # From episode 029 of Ruby Tapas by Avdi
+    # https://rubytapas.dpdcart.com/subscriber/post?id=88
+    def capture_output(stream=STDOUT, &block)
+      old_stdout = stream.clone
+      pipe_r, pipe_w = IO.pipe
+      pipe_r.sync    = true
+      output         = ""
+      reader = Thread.new do
+        begin
+          loop do
+            output << pipe_r.readpartial(1024)
+          end
+        rescue EOFError
+        end
+      end
+      stream.reopen(pipe_w)
+      yield
+    ensure
+      stream.reopen(old_stdout)
+      pipe_w.close
+      reader.join
+      pipe_r.close
+      return output
+    end
+
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/metric_fu/formatter/yaml_spec.rb b/spec/metric_fu/formatter/yaml_spec.rb
index bd4447a72..b7f92ae44 100644
--- a/spec/metric_fu/formatter/yaml_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/metric_fu/formatter/yaml_spec.rb
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     end
 
     it "creates a report yaml in the custom stream" do
-      out = MfDebugger::Logger.capture_output {
+      out = MetricFu::Utility.capture_output {
         MetricFu::Formatter::YAML.new(output: @output).finish
       }
       expect(out).to include ":#{@metric1}:"
diff --git a/spec/metric_fu/run_spec.rb b/spec/metric_fu/run_spec.rb
index ff5cf803c..060f111a1 100644
--- a/spec/metric_fu/run_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/metric_fu/run_spec.rb
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ def data_directory
 
   def metric_fu(options = "--no-open")
     message = ''
-    out = MfDebugger::Logger.capture_output {
+    out = MetricFu::Utility.capture_output {
       begin
         argv = Shellwords.shellwords(options)
         MetricFu::Cli::Client.new.run(argv)
diff --git a/spec/support/usage_test.rb b/spec/support/usage_test.rb
index 9f9b2612e..263cf5878 100644
--- a/spec/support/usage_test.rb
+++ b/spec/support/usage_test.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 # puts "SUCCESS!"
 # Process.exit! 0
-require 'metric_fu/logging/mf_debugger'
 require 'open3'
 
 class UsageTest
@@ -53,7 +52,6 @@ def in_test_directory
   end
 end
 SnippetRunner = Struct.new(:code, :language) do
-  include MfDebugger
   SystemCommandError = Class.new(StandardError)
   TestResult = Struct.new(:success, :captured_output)
 
@@ -123,9 +121,9 @@ def capture_output(fail_on_empty)
     exception = nil
     stderr = :not_set
     stdout = :not_set
-    MfDebugger::Logger.capture_output(STDOUT) do
+    MetricFu::Utility.capture_output(STDOUT) do
      stdout =
-     MfDebugger::Logger.capture_output(STDERR) do
+     MetricFu::Utility.capture_output(STDERR) do
        begin
          stderr = yield
        rescue Exception => e