diff --git a/src/security/sec-rule-relative.cpp b/src/security/sec-rule-relative.cpp
index 4b9b830..cc33320 100644
--- a/src/security/sec-rule-relative.cpp
+++ b/src/security/sec-rule-relative.cpp
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@
 #include "signature-sha256-with-rsa.hpp"
 #include "security-common.hpp"
 
-#include "../util/logging.hpp"
-
-INIT_LOGGER ("ndn.SecRuleRelative");
-
 using namespace std;
 
 namespace ndn {
diff --git a/src/security/validator-regex.cpp b/src/security/validator-regex.cpp
index 4c74e79..5f92436 100644
--- a/src/security/validator-regex.cpp
+++ b/src/security/validator-regex.cpp
@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@
 #include "signature-sha256-with-rsa.hpp"
 #include "certificate-cache-ttl.hpp"
 
-#include "../util/logging.hpp"
-
-INIT_LOGGER("ndn.ValidatorRegex");
-
 using namespace std;
 
 namespace ndn {
@@ -61,7 +57,6 @@
     }
   else
     {
-      _LOG_DEBUG("Wrong validity:");
       return onValidationFailed(data,
                                 "Signing certificate " +
                                 signCertificate->getName().toUri() +
@@ -126,7 +121,8 @@
                 }
               else
                 {
-                  // _LOG_DEBUG("KeyLocator is not trust anchor");
+                  // KeyLocator is not a trust anchor
+
                   OnDataValidated onKeyValidated =
                     bind(&ValidatorRegex::onCertificateValidated, this, _1,
                          data.shared_from_this(), onValidated, onValidationFailed);
diff --git a/src/util/logging.cpp b/src/util/logging.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index d395ea0..0000000
--- a/src/util/logging.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
-/**
- * Copyright (c) 2013-2014,  Regents of the University of California.
- * All rights reserved.
- *
- * This file is part of ndn-cxx library (NDN C++ library with eXperimental eXtensions).
- * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of ndn-cxx authors and contributors.
- *
- * This file licensed under New BSD License.  See COPYING for detailed information about
- * ndn-cxx library copyright, permissions, and redistribution restrictions.
- *
- * @author Alexander Afanasyev <http://lasr.cs.ucla.edu/afanasyev/index.html>
- * @author Zhenkai Zhu <http://irl.cs.ucla.edu/~zhenkai/>
- */
-
-#include "common.hpp"
-
-#include "logging.hpp"
-
-#ifdef NDN_CXX_HAVE_LOG4CXX
-
-#include <log4cxx/logger.h>
-#include <log4cxx/basicconfigurator.h>
-#include <log4cxx/consoleappender.h>
-#include <log4cxx/patternlayout.h>
-#include <log4cxx/level.h>
-#include <log4cxx/propertyconfigurator.h>
-#include <log4cxx/defaultconfigurator.h>
-#include <log4cxx/helpers/exception.h>
-using namespace log4cxx;
-using namespace log4cxx::helpers;
-
-#include <unistd.h>
-
-void
-INIT_LOGGERS()
-{
-  static bool configured = false;
-
-  if (configured) return;
-
-  if (access("log4cxx.properties", R_OK)==0)
-    PropertyConfigurator::configureAndWatch("log4cxx.properties");
-  else
-    {
-      PatternLayoutPtr   layout  (new PatternLayout("%d{HH:mm:ss} %p %c{1} - %m%n"));
-      ConsoleAppenderPtr appender(new ConsoleAppender(layout));
-
-      BasicConfigurator::configure( appender );
-      Logger::getRootLogger()->setLevel(log4cxx::Level::getInfo());
-    }
-
-  configured = true;
-}
-
-#endif // NDN_CXX_HAVE_LOG4CXX
diff --git a/src/util/logging.hpp b/src/util/logging.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 5ac0463..0000000
--- a/src/util/logging.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,85 +0,0 @@
-/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
-/**
- * Copyright (c) 2013-2014,  Regents of the University of California.
- * All rights reserved.
- *
- * This file is part of ndn-cxx library (NDN C++ library with eXperimental eXtensions).
- * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of ndn-cxx authors and contributors.
- *
- * This file licensed under New BSD License.  See COPYING for detailed information about
- * ndn-cxx library copyright, permissions, and redistribution restrictions.
- *
- * @author Alexander Afanasyev <http://lasr.cs.ucla.edu/afanasyev/index.html>
- * @author Zhenkai Zhu <http://irl.cs.ucla.edu/~zhenkai/>
- */
-
-#ifndef NDN_LOGGING_HPP
-#define NDN_LOGGING_HPP
-
-#include "../common.hpp"
-
-#ifdef NDN_CXX_HAVE_LOG4CXX
-
-#include <log4cxx/logger.h>
-
-#define MEMBER_LOGGER                           \
-  static log4cxx::LoggerPtr staticModuleLogger
-
-#define INIT_MEMBER_LOGGER(className,name)          \
-  log4cxx::LoggerPtr className::staticModuleLogger =  log4cxx::Logger::getLogger(name)
-
-#define INIT_LOGGER(name) \
-  static log4cxx::LoggerPtr staticModuleLogger = log4cxx::Logger::getLogger(name)
-
-#define _LOG_DEBUG(x) \
-  LOG4CXX_DEBUG(staticModuleLogger, x)
-
-#define _LOG_TRACE(x) \
-  LOG4CXX_TRACE(staticModuleLogger, x)
-
-#define _LOG_FUNCTION(x) \
-  LOG4CXX_TRACE(staticModuleLogger, __FUNCTION__ << "(" << x << ")")
-
-#define _LOG_FUNCTION_NOARGS \
-  LOG4CXX_TRACE(staticModuleLogger, __FUNCTION__ << "()")
-
-#define _LOG_ERROR(x) \
-  LOG4CXX_ERROR(staticModuleLogger, x)
-
-#define _LOG_ERROR_COND(cond,x) \
-  if (cond) { _LOG_ERROR(x) }
-
-#define _LOG_DEBUG_COND(cond,x) \
-  if (cond) { _LOG_DEBUG(x) }
-
-void
-INIT_LOGGERS()
-
-#else // else NDN_CXX_HAVE_LOG4CXX
-
-#define INIT_LOGGER(name) struct LOGGING_DISABLED
-#define _LOG_FUNCTION(x)
-#define _LOG_FUNCTION_NOARGS
-#define _LOG_TRACE(x)
-#define INIT_LOGGERS(x)
-#define _LOG_ERROR(x)
-#define _LOG_ERROR_COND(cond,x)
-#define _LOG_DEBUG_COND(cond,x)
-
-#define MEMBER_LOGGER
-#define INIT_MEMBER_LOGGER(className,name)
-
-#ifdef _DEBUG
-
-#include <iostream>
-
-#define _LOG_DEBUG(x) \
-  { std::clog << x << std::endl; }
-
-#else
-#define _LOG_DEBUG(x)
-#endif
-
-#endif // NDN_CXX_HAVE_LOG4CXX
-
-#endif
diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
index a9d75f7..62743e0 100644
--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
 
     opt.add_option('--with-tests', action='store_true', default=False, dest='with_tests',
                    help='''build unit tests''')
-    opt.add_option('--with-log4cxx', action='store_true', default=False, dest='log4cxx',
-                   help='''Compile with log4cxx logging support''')
 
     opt.add_option('--without-tools', action='store_false', default=True, dest='with_tools',
                    help='''Do not build tools''')
@@ -60,11 +58,6 @@
     conf.check_sqlite3(mandatory=True)
     conf.check_cryptopp(mandatory=True, use='PTHREAD')
 
-    if conf.options.log4cxx:
-        conf.check_cfg(package='liblog4cxx', args=['--cflags', '--libs'], uselib_store='LOG4CXX',
-                       mandatory=True)
-        conf.define("HAVE_LOG4CXX", 1)
-
     if conf.options.use_cxx11:
         conf.check(msg='Checking for type std::shared_ptr',
                    type_name="std::shared_ptr<int>", header_name="memory",
@@ -129,7 +122,7 @@
         name="ndn-cxx",
         source=bld.path.ant_glob('src/**/*.cpp',
                                    excl=['src/**/*-osx.cpp', 'src/**/*-sqlite3.cpp']),
-        use='version BOOST OPENSSL LOG4CXX CRYPTOPP SQLITE3 RT PIC PTHREAD',
+        use='version BOOST OPENSSL CRYPTOPP SQLITE3 RT PIC PTHREAD',
         includes=". src",
         export_includes="src",
         install_path='${LIBDIR}',