diff --git a/cmd/ipfs/main.go b/cmd/ipfs/main.go
index 34d9a24ff..fb0076e12 100644
--- a/cmd/ipfs/main.go
+++ b/cmd/ipfs/main.go
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
-	// TODO rm direct reference to go-logging
-	logging "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-logging"
 	ma "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-multiaddr"
 	manet "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-multiaddr-net"
 
@@ -147,7 +145,7 @@ func (i *cmdInvocation) Run(ctx context.Context) (output io.Reader, err error) {
 	}
 	if debug || u.GetenvBool("DEBUG") || os.Getenv("IPFS_LOGGING") == "debug" {
 		u.Debug = true
-		u.SetAllLoggers(logging.DEBUG)
+		u.SetDebugLogging()
 	}
 
 	// if debugging, let's profile.
diff --git a/util/log.go b/util/log.go
index 4200c15a8..083c2d5eb 100644
--- a/util/log.go
+++ b/util/log.go
@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ func SetupLogging() {
 
 }
 
+// SetDebugLogging calls SetAllLoggers with logging.DEBUG
+func SetDebugLogging() {
+	SetAllLoggers(logging.DEBUG)
+}
+
 // SetAllLoggers changes the logging.Level of all loggers to lvl
 func SetAllLoggers(lvl logging.Level) {
 	logging.SetLevel(lvl, "")