diff --git a/conn.go b/conn.go
index 72ea7791..ae450d36 100644
--- a/conn.go
+++ b/conn.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	log "gopkg.in/inconshreveable/log15.v2"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net"
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ type ConnConfig struct {
 	Password   string
 	MsgBufSize int         // Size of work buffer used for transcoding messages. For optimal performance, it should be large enough to store a single row from any result set. Default: 1024
 	TLSConfig  *tls.Config // config for TLS connection -- nil disables TLS
-	Logger     Logger
+	Logger     log.Logger
 }
 
 // Conn is a PostgreSQL connection handle. It is not safe for concurrent usage.
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ type Conn struct {
 	notifications      []*Notification
 	alive              bool
 	causeOfDeath       error
-	logger             Logger
+	logger             log.Logger
 }
 
 type preparedStatement struct {
@@ -130,7 +131,8 @@ func Connect(config ConnConfig) (c *Conn, err error) {
 	if c.config.Logger != nil {
 		c.logger = c.config.Logger
 	} else {
-		c.logger = nullLogger("null")
+		c.logger = log.New()
+		c.logger.SetHandler(log.DiscardHandler())
 	}
 
 	if c.config.User == "" {
@@ -219,7 +221,7 @@ func Connect(config ConnConfig) (c *Conn, err error) {
 				}
 			case readyForQuery:
 				c.rxReadyForQuery(r)
-				c.logger = newPidLogger(c.Pid, c.logger)
+				c.logger = c.logger.New("pid", c.Pid)
 				c.logger.Info("Connection established")
 				return c, nil
 			default:
diff --git a/conn_pool.go b/conn_pool.go
index 24b2b9af..23c5c9db 100644
--- a/conn_pool.go
+++ b/conn_pool.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package pgx
 
 import (
+	log "gopkg.in/inconshreveable/log15.v2"
 	"io"
 	"sync"
 )
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ type ConnPool struct {
 	config               ConnConfig // config used when establishing connection
 	maxConnections       int
 	afterConnect         func(*Conn) error
-	logger               Logger
+	logger               log.Logger
 }
 
 type ConnPoolStat struct {
@@ -37,7 +38,8 @@ func NewConnPool(config ConnPoolConfig) (p *ConnPool, err error) {
 	if config.Logger != nil {
 		p.logger = config.Logger
 	} else {
-		p.logger = nullLogger("null")
+		p.logger = log.New()
+		p.logger.SetHandler(log.DiscardHandler())
 	}
 
 	p.allConnections = make([]*Conn, 0, p.maxConnections)
@@ -80,7 +82,7 @@ func (p *ConnPool) Acquire() (c *Conn, err error) {
 
 	// All connections are in use and we cannot create more
 	if len(p.availableConnections) == 0 {
-		p.logger.Warning("All connections in pool are busy - waiting...")
+		p.logger.Warn("All connections in pool are busy - waiting...")
 		for len(p.availableConnections) == 0 {
 			p.cond.Wait()
 		}
diff --git a/logger.go b/logger.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 662cf96f..00000000
--- a/logger.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-package pgx
-
-import (
-	"strconv"
-)
-
-type Logger interface {
-	Error(msg string)
-	Warning(msg string)
-	Info(msg string)
-	Debug(msg string)
-}
-
-type nullLogger string
-
-func (l nullLogger) Error(msg string)   {}
-func (l nullLogger) Warning(msg string) {}
-func (l nullLogger) Info(msg string)    {}
-func (l nullLogger) Debug(msg string)   {}
-
-type pidLogger struct {
-	prefix     string
-	baseLogger Logger
-}
-
-func newPidLogger(pid int32, baseLogger Logger) *pidLogger {
-	prefix := "(" + strconv.FormatInt(int64(pid), 10) + ") "
-	return &pidLogger{prefix: prefix, baseLogger: baseLogger}
-}
-
-func (l *pidLogger) Error(msg string)   { l.baseLogger.Error(l.prefix + msg) }
-func (l *pidLogger) Warning(msg string) { l.baseLogger.Warning(l.prefix + msg) }
-func (l *pidLogger) Info(msg string)    { l.baseLogger.Info(l.prefix + msg) }
-func (l *pidLogger) Debug(msg string)   { l.baseLogger.Debug(l.prefix + msg) }