diff --git a/log/benchmark_test.go b/log/benchmark_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index cbf0c23c..00000000
--- a/log/benchmark_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-package log
-
-import (
-	"io"
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server"
-	ethlog "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
-	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
-	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types/time"
-)
-
-func BenchmarkHandler_Log(b *testing.B) {
-	logger := &server.ZeroLogWrapper{
-		Logger: zerolog.New(io.Discard).Level(zerolog.DebugLevel).With().Timestamp().Logger(),
-	}
-	h := NewHandler(logger)
-
-	b.ResetTimer()
-	b.ReportAllocs()
-
-	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
-		h.Log(&ethlog.Record{
-			Time: time.Now().UTC(),
-			Lvl:  ethlog.LvlCrit,
-			Msg:  "critical error",
-			KeyNames: ethlog.RecordKeyNames{
-				Time: timeKey,
-				Msg:  msgKey,
-				Lvl:  lvlKey,
-				Ctx:  ctxKey,
-			},
-		})
-	}
-}
diff --git a/log/handler.go b/log/handler.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 5f10b47f..00000000
--- a/log/handler.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,88 +0,0 @@
-package log
-
-import (
-	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
-
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server"
-
-	ethlog "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
-	tmlog "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/log"
-)
-
-var _ ethlog.Handler = &Handler{}
-
-// Logger wraps the zero log Wrapper and extends it to support the ethereum logger interface.
-type Handler struct {
-	*server.ZeroLogWrapper
-}
-
-func NewHandler(logger tmlog.Logger) ethlog.Handler {
-	zerologger, ok := logger.(*server.ZeroLogWrapper)
-	if !ok {
-		// default to Stdout if not an SDK logger wrapper
-		return ethlog.StdoutHandler
-	}
-
-	return &Handler{
-		ZeroLogWrapper: zerologger,
-	}
-}
-
-// Log implements the go-ethereum Logger Handler interface
-func (h *Handler) Log(r *ethlog.Record) error {
-	lvl := EthLogLvlToZerolog(r.Lvl)
-
-	h.WithLevel(lvl).
-		Fields(getLogFields(r.Ctx...)).
-		Time(r.KeyNames.Time, r.Time).
-		Msg(r.Msg)
-	return nil
-}
-
-func EthLogLvlToZerolog(lvl ethlog.Lvl) zerolog.Level {
-	var level zerolog.Level
-
-	switch lvl {
-	case ethlog.LvlCrit:
-		level = zerolog.FatalLevel
-	case ethlog.LvlDebug:
-		level = zerolog.DebugLevel
-	case ethlog.LvlError:
-		level = zerolog.ErrorLevel
-	case ethlog.LvlInfo:
-		level = zerolog.InfoLevel
-	case ethlog.LvlTrace:
-		level = zerolog.TraceLevel
-	case ethlog.LvlWarn:
-		level = zerolog.WarnLevel
-	default:
-		level = zerolog.NoLevel
-	}
-
-	return level
-}
-
-func getLogFields(keyVals ...interface{}) map[string]interface{} {
-	if len(keyVals)%2 != 0 {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	fields := make(map[string]interface{})
-	for i := 0; i < len(keyVals); i += 2 {
-		fields[keyVals[i].(string)] = keyVals[i+1]
-	}
-
-	return fields
-}
-
-// var ethermintLogger *tmlog.Logger = nil
-
-// func NewHandler(logger tmlog.Logger) ethlog.Handler {
-
-// 	ethermintLogger = &logger
-
-// 	return ethlog.FuncHandler(func(r *ethlog.Record) error {
-// 		(*ethermintLogger).Debug(fmt.Sprintf("[EVM] %v", r))
-// 		return nil
-// 	})
-// }
diff --git a/log/handler_test.go b/log/handler_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index d10c7191..00000000
--- a/log/handler_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-package log
-
-import (
-	"bytes"
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types/time"
-
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server"
-
-	ethlog "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
-)
-
-const (
-	timeKey = "t"
-	lvlKey  = "lvl"
-	msgKey  = "msg"
-	ctxKey  = "ctx"
-)
-
-func TestLog(t *testing.T) {
-	out := &bytes.Buffer{}
-
-	logger := &server.ZeroLogWrapper{
-		Logger: zerolog.New(out).Level(zerolog.DebugLevel).With().Timestamp().Logger(),
-	}
-
-	h := NewHandler(logger)
-
-	err := h.Log(&ethlog.Record{
-		Time: time.Now().UTC(),
-		Lvl:  ethlog.LvlCrit,
-		Msg:  "critical error",
-		KeyNames: ethlog.RecordKeyNames{
-			Time: timeKey,
-			Msg:  msgKey,
-			Lvl:  lvlKey,
-			Ctx:  ctxKey,
-		},
-	})
-
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Contains(t, string(out.Bytes()), "\"message\":\"critical error\"")
-	require.Contains(t, string(out.Bytes()), "\"level\":\"fatal\"")
-}
-
-func TestOverrideRootLogger(t *testing.T) {
-	out := &bytes.Buffer{}
-
-	logger := &server.ZeroLogWrapper{
-		Logger: zerolog.New(out).Level(zerolog.DebugLevel).With().Timestamp().Logger(),
-	}
-
-	h := NewHandler(logger)
-	ethlog.Root().SetHandler(h)
-
-	ethlog.Root().Info("some info")
-	require.Contains(t, string(out.Bytes()), "\"message\":\"some info\"")
-	require.Contains(t, string(out.Bytes()), "\"level\":\"info\"")
-}