diff --git a/logger/loggers.go b/logger/loggers.go
index 1bf7bfa0e..de9dfc095 100644
--- a/logger/loggers.go
+++ b/logger/loggers.go
@@ -14,11 +14,7 @@ package logger
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
-	"log"
 	"os"
-	"sync"
-	"sync/atomic"
 )
 
 // LogSystem is implemented by log output devices.
@@ -46,100 +42,6 @@ const (
 	DebugDetailLevel
 )
 
-var (
-	logMessageC = make(chan message)
-	addSystemC  = make(chan LogSystem)
-	flushC      = make(chan chan struct{})
-	resetC      = make(chan chan struct{})
-)
-
-func init() {
-	go dispatchLoop()
-}
-
-// each system can buffer this many messages before
-// blocking incoming log messages.
-const sysBufferSize = 500
-
-func dispatchLoop() {
-	var (
-		systems  []LogSystem
-		systemIn []chan message
-		systemWG sync.WaitGroup
-	)
-	bootSystem := func(sys LogSystem) {
-		in := make(chan message, sysBufferSize)
-		systemIn = append(systemIn, in)
-		systemWG.Add(1)
-		go sysLoop(sys, in, &systemWG)
-	}
-
-	for {
-		select {
-		case msg := <-logMessageC:
-			for _, c := range systemIn {
-				c <- msg
-			}
-
-		case sys := <-addSystemC:
-			systems = append(systems, sys)
-			bootSystem(sys)
-
-		case waiter := <-resetC:
-			// reset means terminate all systems
-			for _, c := range systemIn {
-				close(c)
-			}
-			systems = nil
-			systemIn = nil
-			systemWG.Wait()
-			close(waiter)
-
-		case waiter := <-flushC:
-			// flush means reboot all systems
-			for _, c := range systemIn {
-				close(c)
-			}
-			systemIn = nil
-			systemWG.Wait()
-			for _, sys := range systems {
-				bootSystem(sys)
-			}
-			close(waiter)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func sysLoop(sys LogSystem, in <-chan message, wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
-	for msg := range in {
-		if sys.GetLogLevel() >= msg.level {
-			sys.LogPrint(msg.level, msg.msg)
-		}
-	}
-	wg.Done()
-}
-
-// Reset removes all active log systems.
-// It blocks until all current messages have been delivered.
-func Reset() {
-	waiter := make(chan struct{})
-	resetC <- waiter
-	<-waiter
-}
-
-// Flush waits until all current log messages have been dispatched to
-// the active log systems.
-func Flush() {
-	waiter := make(chan struct{})
-	flushC <- waiter
-	<-waiter
-}
-
-// AddLogSystem starts printing messages to the given LogSystem.
-func AddLogSystem(sys LogSystem) {
-	addSystemC <- sys
-}
-
 // A Logger prints messages prefixed by a given tag. It provides named
 // Printf and Println style methods for all loglevels. Each ethereum
 // component should have its own logger with a unique prefix.
@@ -222,27 +124,3 @@ func (logger *Logger) Fatalf(format string, v ...interface{}) {
 	Flush()
 	os.Exit(0)
 }
-
-// NewStdLogSystem creates a LogSystem that prints to the given writer.
-// The flag values are defined package log.
-func NewStdLogSystem(writer io.Writer, flags int, level LogLevel) LogSystem {
-	logger := log.New(writer, "", flags)
-	return &stdLogSystem{logger, uint32(level)}
-}
-
-type stdLogSystem struct {
-	logger *log.Logger
-	level  uint32
-}
-
-func (t *stdLogSystem) LogPrint(level LogLevel, msg string) {
-	t.logger.Print(msg)
-}
-
-func (t *stdLogSystem) SetLogLevel(i LogLevel) {
-	atomic.StoreUint32(&t.level, uint32(i))
-}
-
-func (t *stdLogSystem) GetLogLevel() LogLevel {
-	return LogLevel(atomic.LoadUint32(&t.level))
-}
diff --git a/logger/logsystem.go b/logger/logsystem.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f154773ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logger/logsystem.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package logger
+
+import (
+	"io"
+	"log"
+	"sync/atomic"
+)
+
+// NewStdLogSystem creates a LogSystem that prints to the given writer.
+// The flag values are defined package log.
+func NewStdLogSystem(writer io.Writer, flags int, level LogLevel) LogSystem {
+	logger := log.New(writer, "", flags)
+	return &stdLogSystem{logger, uint32(level)}
+}
+
+type stdLogSystem struct {
+	logger *log.Logger
+	level  uint32
+}
+
+func (t *stdLogSystem) LogPrint(level LogLevel, msg string) {
+	t.logger.Print(msg)
+}
+
+func (t *stdLogSystem) SetLogLevel(i LogLevel) {
+	atomic.StoreUint32(&t.level, uint32(i))
+}
+
+func (t *stdLogSystem) GetLogLevel() LogLevel {
+	return LogLevel(atomic.LoadUint32(&t.level))
+}
diff --git a/logger/sys.go b/logger/sys.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5b48241c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logger/sys.go
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+package logger
+
+import (
+	"sync"
+)
+
+var (
+	logMessageC = make(chan message)
+	addSystemC  = make(chan LogSystem)
+	flushC      = make(chan chan struct{})
+	resetC      = make(chan chan struct{})
+)
+
+func init() {
+	go dispatchLoop()
+}
+
+// each system can buffer this many messages before
+// blocking incoming log messages.
+const sysBufferSize = 500
+
+func dispatchLoop() {
+	var (
+		systems  []LogSystem
+		systemIn []chan message
+		systemWG sync.WaitGroup
+	)
+	bootSystem := func(sys LogSystem) {
+		in := make(chan message, sysBufferSize)
+		systemIn = append(systemIn, in)
+		systemWG.Add(1)
+		go sysLoop(sys, in, &systemWG)
+	}
+
+	for {
+		select {
+		case msg := <-logMessageC:
+			for _, c := range systemIn {
+				c <- msg
+			}
+
+		case sys := <-addSystemC:
+			systems = append(systems, sys)
+			bootSystem(sys)
+
+		case waiter := <-resetC:
+			// reset means terminate all systems
+			for _, c := range systemIn {
+				close(c)
+			}
+			systems = nil
+			systemIn = nil
+			systemWG.Wait()
+			close(waiter)
+
+		case waiter := <-flushC:
+			// flush means reboot all systems
+			for _, c := range systemIn {
+				close(c)
+			}
+			systemIn = nil
+			systemWG.Wait()
+			for _, sys := range systems {
+				bootSystem(sys)
+			}
+			close(waiter)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func sysLoop(sys LogSystem, in <-chan message, wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
+	for msg := range in {
+		if sys.GetLogLevel() >= msg.level {
+			sys.LogPrint(msg.level, msg.msg)
+		}
+	}
+	wg.Done()
+}
+
+// Reset removes all active log systems.
+// It blocks until all current messages have been delivered.
+func Reset() {
+	waiter := make(chan struct{})
+	resetC <- waiter
+	<-waiter
+}
+
+// Flush waits until all current log messages have been dispatched to
+// the active log systems.
+func Flush() {
+	waiter := make(chan struct{})
+	flushC <- waiter
+	<-waiter
+}
+
+// AddLogSystem starts printing messages to the given LogSystem.
+func AddLogSystem(sys LogSystem) {
+	addSystemC <- sys
+}