diff --git a/queued_mailer/__init__.py b/queued_mailer/__init__.py
index eea436a..e69de29 100644
--- a/queued_mailer/__init__.py
+++ b/queued_mailer/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-import logging
-
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
diff --git a/queued_mailer/backend.py b/queued_mailer/backend.py
index 8842ecc..177c63f 100644
--- a/queued_mailer/backend.py
+++ b/queued_mailer/backend.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+import logging
+
 from django.core.mail.backends.base import BaseEmailBackend
 from django.utils.module_loading import import_string
 
-from . import logger
 from .settings import EMAIL_SEND_TASK
 
 
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ class EmailBackend(BaseEmailBackend):
     def send_messages(self, email_messages):
         num_sent = 0
         for email in email_messages:
-            logger.info(email)
-            logger.info(self.task)
+            logging.info(email)
+            logging.info(self.task)
             num_sent += 1
         return num_sent
diff --git a/queued_mailer/tasks.py b/queued_mailer/tasks.py
index f3392a9..de7d7b9 100644
--- a/queued_mailer/tasks.py
+++ b/queued_mailer/tasks.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-from . import logger
+import logging
+
 from .settings import EMAIL_BACKEND
 
 
 def send_message():
-    logger.info(EMAIL_BACKEND)
-    logger.info('sent')
+    logging.info(EMAIL_BACKEND)
+    logging.info('sent')