diff --git a/src/FilterLists.Api/FilterLists.Api.csproj b/src/FilterLists.Api/FilterLists.Api.csproj
index 16b17da44..e23203b42 100644
--- a/src/FilterLists.Api/FilterLists.Api.csproj
+++ b/src/FilterLists.Api/FilterLists.Api.csproj
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="JetBrains.Annotations" Version="11.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.All" Version="2.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Debug" Version="2.0.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/FilterLists.Api/Startup.cs b/src/FilterLists.Api/Startup.cs
index e220c77e5..b5e61d25f 100644
--- a/src/FilterLists.Api/Startup.cs
+++ b/src/FilterLists.Api/Startup.cs
@@ -4,25 +4,19 @@
 using FilterLists.Services.DependencyInjection.Extensions;
 using JetBrains.Annotations;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder;
-using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
-using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
 namespace FilterLists.Api
 {
     public class Startup
     {
-        public Startup(ILoggerFactory loggerFactory)
+        public Startup()
         {
             var builder = new ConfigurationBuilder()
                 .SetBasePath(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory())
                 .AddJsonFile("appsettings.json", false, true);
             Configuration = builder.Build();
-
-            //TODO: replace with serilog
-            loggerFactory.AddConsole(Configuration.GetSection("Logging"));
-            loggerFactory.AddDebug();
         }
 
         private IConfigurationRoot Configuration { get; }