diff --git a/pkg/log/log.go b/pkg/log/log.go
index f74511e4f45..58f3cb89cab 100644
--- a/pkg/log/log.go
+++ b/pkg/log/log.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ var loggersToClose []DisposableHandler
 func init() {
 	loggersToClose = make([]DisposableHandler, 0)
 	Root = log15.Root()
+	Root.SetHandler(log15.DiscardHandler())
 }
 
 func New(logger string, ctx ...interface{}) Logger {
diff --git a/pkg/middleware/quota.go b/pkg/middleware/quota.go
index d9e68f7560a..23f98e78a7e 100644
--- a/pkg/middleware/quota.go
+++ b/pkg/middleware/quota.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/bus"
-	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/log"
 	m "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/models"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/setting"
 	"gopkg.in/macaron.v1"
@@ -35,10 +34,8 @@ func QuotaReached(c *Context, target string) (bool, error) {
 		return false, err
 	}
 
-	log.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("checking quota for %s in scopes %v", target, scopes))
-
 	for _, scope := range scopes {
-		log.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("checking scope %s", scope.Name))
+		c.Logger.Debug("Checking quota", "target", target, "scope", scope)
 
 		switch scope.Name {
 		case "global":
@@ -51,7 +48,7 @@ func QuotaReached(c *Context, target string) (bool, error) {
 			if target == "session" {
 				usedSessions := getSessionCount()
 				if int64(usedSessions) > scope.DefaultLimit {
-					log.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("%d sessions active, limit is %d", usedSessions, scope.DefaultLimit))
+					c.Logger.Debug("Sessions limit reached", "active", usedSessions, "limit", scope.DefaultLimit)
 					return true, nil
 				}
 				continue
diff --git a/pkg/services/sqlstore/datasource_test.go b/pkg/services/sqlstore/datasource_test.go
index 4142602c472..b14c7ed9a24 100644
--- a/pkg/services/sqlstore/datasource_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/sqlstore/datasource_test.go
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 func InitTestDB(t *testing.T) {
-
-	t.Log("InitTestDB")
 	x, err := xorm.NewEngine(sqlutil.TestDB_Sqlite3.DriverName, sqlutil.TestDB_Sqlite3.ConnStr)
 	//x, err := xorm.NewEngine(sqlutil.TestDB_Mysql.DriverName, sqlutil.TestDB_Mysql.ConnStr)
 	//x, err := xorm.NewEngine(sqlutil.TestDB_Postgres.DriverName, sqlutil.TestDB_Postgres.ConnStr)
@@ -24,7 +22,7 @@ func InitTestDB(t *testing.T) {
 
 	sqlutil.CleanDB(x)
 
-	if err := SetEngine(x, false); err != nil {
+	if err := SetEngine(x); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/services/sqlstore/migrations/migrations_test.go b/pkg/services/sqlstore/migrations/migrations_test.go
index c301c41b2e3..97b68877ae8 100644
--- a/pkg/services/sqlstore/migrations/migrations_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/sqlstore/migrations/migrations_test.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-xorm/xorm"
 	. "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/sqlstore/migrator"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/sqlstore/sqlutil"
-	"github.com/inconshreveable/log15"
 
 	. "github.com/smartystreets/goconvey/convey"
 )
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@ func TestMigrations(t *testing.T) {
 			sqlutil.CleanDB(x)
 
 			mg := NewMigrator(x)
-			mg.Logger.SetHandler(log15.DiscardHandler())
 			AddMigrations(mg)
 
 			err = mg.Start()
diff --git a/pkg/services/sqlstore/migrator/migrator.go b/pkg/services/sqlstore/migrator/migrator.go
index 399a87273d5..e704826bed3 100644
--- a/pkg/services/sqlstore/migrator/migrator.go
+++ b/pkg/services/sqlstore/migrator/migrator.go
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func (mg *Migrator) Start() error {
 }
 
 func (mg *Migrator) exec(m Migration) error {
-	log.Info("Executing migration", "id", m.Id())
+	mg.Logger.Info("Executing migration", "id", m.Id())
 
 	err := mg.inTransaction(func(sess *xorm.Session) error {
 
diff --git a/pkg/services/sqlstore/sqlstore.go b/pkg/services/sqlstore/sqlstore.go
index 81b19717ddf..823a0b18421 100644
--- a/pkg/services/sqlstore/sqlstore.go
+++ b/pkg/services/sqlstore/sqlstore.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func NewEngine() {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
-	err = SetEngine(x, setting.Env == setting.DEV)
+	err = SetEngine(x)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		sqlog.Error("Fail to initialize orm engine", "error", err)
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func NewEngine() {
 	}
 }
 
-func SetEngine(engine *xorm.Engine, enableLog bool) (err error) {
+func SetEngine(engine *xorm.Engine) (err error) {
 	x = engine
 	dialect = migrator.NewDialect(x.DriverName())