diff --git a/_example/main.go b/_example/main.go
index 3ca9f86..6773dd8 100644
--- a/_example/main.go
+++ b/_example/main.go
@@ -7,13 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 
 	"github.com/InVisionApp/conjungo"
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
-func init() {
-	log.SetLevel(log.InfoLevel)
-}
-
 func main() {
 	fmt.Println("Simple map merge")
 	SimpleMap()
@@ -56,7 +51,7 @@ func SimpleMap() {
 
 	err := conjungo.Merge(&targetMap, sourceMap, nil)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Error(err)
+		fmt.Println(err)
 	}
 
 	marshalIndentPrint(targetMap)
@@ -86,7 +81,7 @@ func SimpleStruct() {
 
 	err := conjungo.Merge(&targetStruct, sourceStruct, nil)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Error(err)
+		fmt.Println(err)
 	}
 
 	marshalIndentPrint(targetStruct)
@@ -131,7 +126,7 @@ func CustomMerge() {
 
 	err := conjungo.Merge(&targetMap, sourceMap, opts)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Error(err)
+		fmt.Println(err)
 	}
 
 	marshalIndentPrint(targetMap)
@@ -172,7 +167,7 @@ func CustomStructMerge() {
 
 	err := conjungo.Merge(&target, source, opts)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Error(err)
+		fmt.Println(err)
 	}
 
 	marshalIndentPrint(target)
@@ -195,7 +190,7 @@ func NoOverwrite() {
 	opts.Overwrite = false
 	err := conjungo.Merge(&targetMap, sourceMap, opts)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Error(err)
+		fmt.Println(err)
 	}
 
 	marshalIndentPrint(targetMap)
@@ -256,7 +251,7 @@ func FromJSON() {
 
 	err := conjungo.Merge(&targetJSON, sourceJSON, opts)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Error(err)
+		fmt.Println(err)
 	}
 
 	fmt.Println(targetJSON)
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index d2003ba..b3047e4 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,5 +3,4 @@ module github.com/birdayz/conjungo
 require (
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.7.0
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.4.3
-	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.2.0
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 889541e..cb35de2 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,32 +1,18 @@
-github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
-github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.4.7 h1:IXs+QLmnXW2CcXuY+8Mzv/fWEsPGWxqefPtCP5CnV9I=
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.4.7/go.mod h1:jwhsz4b93w/PPRr/qN1Yymfu8t87LnFCMoQvtojpjFo=
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.2.0 h1:P3YflyNX/ehuJFLhxviNdFxQPkGK5cDcApsge1SqnvM=
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.2.0/go.mod h1:6lQm79b+lXiMfvg/cZm0SGofjICqVBUtrP5yJMmIC1U=
 github.com/hpcloud/tail v1.0.0 h1:nfCOvKYfkgYP8hkirhJocXT2+zOD8yUNjXaWfTlyFKI=
 github.com/hpcloud/tail v1.0.0/go.mod h1:ab1qPbhIpdTxEkNHXyeSf5vhxWSCs/tWer42PpOxQnU=
-github.com/konsorten/go-windows-terminal-sequences v1.0.1 h1:mweAR1A6xJ3oS2pRaGiHgQ4OO8tzTaLawm8vnODuwDk=
-github.com/konsorten/go-windows-terminal-sequences v1.0.1/go.mod h1:T0+1ngSBFLxvqU3pZ+m/2kptfBszLMUkC4ZK/EgS/cQ=
 github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.6.0/go.mod h1:lLunBs/Ym6LB5Z9jYTR76FiuTmxDTDusOGeTQH+WWjE=
 github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.7.0 h1:WSHQ+IS43OoUrWtD1/bbclrwK8TTH5hzp+umCiuxHgs=
 github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.7.0/go.mod h1:lLunBs/Ym6LB5Z9jYTR76FiuTmxDTDusOGeTQH+WWjE=
 github.com/onsi/gomega v1.4.3 h1:RE1xgDvH7imwFD45h+u2SgIfERHlS2yNG4DObb5BSKU=
 github.com/onsi/gomega v1.4.3/go.mod h1:ex+gbHU/CVuBBDIJjb2X0qEXbFg53c61hWP/1CpauHY=
-github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
-github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
-github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.2.0 h1:juTguoYk5qI21pwyTXY3B3Y5cOTH3ZUyZCg1v/mihuo=
-github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.2.0/go.mod h1:LxeOpSwHxABJmUn/MG1IvRgCAasNZTLOkJPxbbu5VWo=
-github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.1/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
-github.com/stretchr/testify v1.2.2 h1:bSDNvY7ZPG5RlJ8otE/7V6gMiyenm9RtJ7IUVIAoJ1w=
-github.com/stretchr/testify v1.2.2/go.mod h1:a8OnRcib4nhh0OaRAV+Yts87kKdq0PP7pXfy6kDkUVs=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20180904163835-0709b304e793 h1:u+LnwYTOOW7Ukr/fppxEb1Nwz0AtPflrblfvUudpo+I=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20180904163835-0709b304e793/go.mod h1:6SG95UA2DQfeDnfUPMdvaQW0Q7yPrPDi9nlGo2tz2b4=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20180906233101-161cd47e91fd h1:nTDtHvHSdCn1m6ITfMRqtOd/9+7a3s8RBNOZ3eYZzJA=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20180906233101-161cd47e91fd/go.mod h1:mL1N/T3taQHkDXs73rZJwtUhF3w3ftmwwsq0BUmARs4=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20180314180146-1d60e4601c6f h1:wMNYb4v58l5UBM7MYRLPG6ZhfOqbKu7X5eyFl8ZhKvA=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20180314180146-1d60e4601c6f/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20180905080454-ebe1bf3edb33/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20180909124046-d0be0721c37e h1:o3PsSEY8E4eXWkXrIP9YJALUkVZqzHJT5DOasTyn8Vs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20180909124046-d0be0721c37e/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.0 h1:g61tztE5qeGQ89tm6NTjjM9VPIm088od1l6aSorWRWg=
diff --git a/merge_suite_test.go b/merge_suite_test.go
index e9f2630..907dfcb 100644
--- a/merge_suite_test.go
+++ b/merge_suite_test.go
@@ -3,16 +3,11 @@ package conjungo
 import (
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 )
 
 func TestMergeSuite(t *testing.T) {
-	// reduce the noise when testing
-	logrus.SetLevel(logrus.FatalLevel)
-
 	RegisterFailHandler(Fail)
 	RunSpecs(t, "Merge Suite")
 }
diff --git a/mfunc.go b/mfunc.go
index 659f7a1..65cb8ba 100644
--- a/mfunc.go
+++ b/mfunc.go
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ package conjungo
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
-
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
 // A MergeFunc defines how two items are merged together. It should accept a reflect.Value
@@ -99,7 +97,7 @@ func mergeMap(t, s reflect.Value, o *Options) (v reflect.Value, err error) {
 	}()
 
 	for _, k := range keys {
-		logrus.Debugf("MERGE T<>S '%s' :: %v <> %v", k, t.MapIndex(k), s.MapIndex(k))
+		fmt.Printf("MERGE T<>S '%s' :: %v <> %v\n", k, t.MapIndex(k), s.MapIndex(k))
 		val, err := merge(t.MapIndex(k), s.MapIndex(k), o)
 		if err != nil {
 			return reflect.Value{}, fmt.Errorf("key '%s': %v", k, err)
@@ -139,7 +137,7 @@ func mergeStruct(t, s reflect.Value, o *Options) (reflect.Value, error) {
 
 	for i := 0; i < valS.NumField(); i++ {
 		fieldT := newT.Field(i)
-		logrus.Debugf("merging struct field %s", fieldT)
+		fmt.Printf("merging struct field %s\n", fieldT)
 
 		// field is addressable because it's created above. So this means it is unexported.
 		if !fieldT.CanSet() {
@@ -160,7 +158,7 @@ func mergeStruct(t, s reflect.Value, o *Options) (reflect.Value, error) {
 		}
 
 		if !merged.IsValid() {
-			logrus.Warnf("merged value is invalid for field %s. Falling back to default merge: %v <> %v",
+			fmt.Printf("merged value is invalid for field %s. Falling back to default merge: %v <> %v\n",
 				newT.Type().Field(i).Name, valT.Field(i), valS.Field(i))
 
 			// if merge returned an invalid value, fallback to a default merge for the field