diff --git a/src/vs/vscode.proposed.d.ts b/src/vs/vscode.proposed.d.ts
index 3de4a7af9dd..7c10f6b6b56 100644
--- a/src/vs/vscode.proposed.d.ts
+++ b/src/vs/vscode.proposed.d.ts
@@ -434,23 +434,7 @@ declare module 'vscode' {
 		Off = 7
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * A logger for writing to an extension's log file, and accessing its dedicated log directory.
-	 */
-	export interface Logger {
-		trace(message: string, ...args: any[]): void;
-		debug(message: string, ...args: any[]): void;
-		info(message: string, ...args: any[]): void;
-		warn(message: string, ...args: any[]): void;
-		error(message: string | Error, ...args: any[]): void;
-		critical(message: string | Error, ...args: any[]): void;
-	}
-
 	export interface ExtensionContext {
-		/**
-		 * This extension's logger
-		 */
-		logger: Logger;
 
 		/**
 		 * Path where an extension can write log files.
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHost.api.impl.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHost.api.impl.ts
index ea64898c5b1..a8afbaabb36 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHost.api.impl.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHost.api.impl.ts
@@ -227,7 +227,10 @@ export function createApiFactory(
 			get language() { return platform.language; },
 			get appName() { return product.nameLong; },
 			get appRoot() { return initData.environment.appRoot; },
-			get logLevel() { return extHostLogService.getLevel(); }
+			get logLevel() {
+				checkProposedApiEnabled(extension);
+				return extHostLogService.getLevel();
+			}
 		});
 
 		// namespace: extensions
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostExtensionActivator.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostExtensionActivator.ts
index cbd8a70d649..b392d0182f1 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostExtensionActivator.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostExtensionActivator.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import Severity from 'vs/base/common/severity';
 import { TPromise } from 'vs/base/common/winjs.base';
 import { ExtensionDescriptionRegistry } from 'vs/workbench/services/extensions/node/extensionDescriptionRegistry';
 import { IExtensionDescription } from 'vs/workbench/services/extensions/common/extensions';
-import { ExtHostLogger } from 'vs/workbench/api/node/extHostLogService';
 
 const hasOwnProperty = Object.hasOwnProperty;
 const NO_OP_VOID_PROMISE = TPromise.wrap<void>(void 0);
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ export interface IExtensionContext {
 	extensionPath: string;
 	storagePath: string;
 	asAbsolutePath(relativePath: string): string;
-	logger: ExtHostLogger;
 	readonly logDirectory: string;
 	readonly logPath: string;
 }
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostExtensionService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostExtensionService.ts
index f29e288412b..06c52263022 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostExtensionService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostExtensionService.ts
@@ -361,10 +361,6 @@ export class ExtHostExtensionService implements ExtHostExtensionServiceShape {
 				get extensionPath() { return extensionDescription.extensionLocation.fsPath; },
 				storagePath: this._storagePath.value(extensionDescription),
 				asAbsolutePath: (relativePath: string) => { return join(extensionDescription.extensionLocation.fsPath, relativePath); },
-				get logger() {
-					checkProposedApiEnabled(extensionDescription);
-					return that._extHostLogService.getExtLogger(extensionDescription.id);
-				},
 				get logDirectory() {
 					console.warn(`this PROPOSED API has been RENAMED to 'logPath'`);
 					checkProposedApiEnabled(extensionDescription);
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostLogService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostLogService.ts
index 6708690a2f4..31b0113188f 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostLogService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostLogService.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 'use strict';
 
-import * as vscode from 'vscode';
 import { join } from 'vs/base/common/paths';
 import { LogLevel } from 'vs/workbench/api/node/extHostTypes';
 import { ILogService, DelegatedLogService } from 'vs/platform/log/common/log';
@@ -14,8 +13,6 @@ import { ExtHostLogServiceShape } from 'vs/workbench/api/node/extHost.protocol';
 
 export class ExtHostLogService extends DelegatedLogService implements ILogService, ExtHostLogServiceShape {
 
-	private _loggers: Map<string, ExtHostLogger> = new Map();
-
 	constructor(
 		private _windowId: number,
 		logLevel: LogLevel,
@@ -28,54 +25,7 @@ export class ExtHostLogService extends DelegatedLogService implements ILogServic
 		this.setLevel(level);
 	}
 
-	getExtLogger(extensionID: string): ExtHostLogger {
-		let logger = this._loggers.get(extensionID);
-		if (!logger) {
-			logger = this.createLogger(extensionID);
-			this._loggers.set(extensionID, logger);
-		}
-		return logger;
-	}
-
 	getLogDirectory(extensionID: string): string {
 		return join(this._logsPath, `${extensionID}_${this._windowId}`);
 	}
-
-	private createLogger(extensionID: string): ExtHostLogger {
-		const logsDirPath = this.getLogDirectory(extensionID);
-		const logService = createSpdLogService(extensionID, this.getLevel(), logsDirPath);
-		this._register(this.onDidChangeLogLevel(level => logService.setLevel(level)));
-		return new ExtHostLogger(logService);
-	}
-}
-
-export class ExtHostLogger implements vscode.Logger {
-
-	constructor(
-		private readonly _logService: ILogService
-	) { }
-
-	trace(message: string, ...args: any[]): void {
-		return this._logService.trace(message, ...args);
-	}
-
-	debug(message: string, ...args: any[]): void {
-		return this._logService.debug(message, ...args);
-	}
-
-	info(message: string, ...args: any[]): void {
-		return this._logService.info(message, ...args);
-	}
-
-	warn(message: string, ...args: any[]): void {
-		return this._logService.warn(message, ...args);
-	}
-
-	error(message: string | Error, ...args: any[]): void {
-		return this._logService.error(message, ...args);
-	}
-
-	critical(message: string | Error, ...args: any[]): void {
-		return this._logService.critical(message, ...args);
-	}
 }