diff --git a/ldb/leveldb.go b/ldb/leveldb.go
index 063f115b..0f88ed5a 100644
--- a/ldb/leveldb.go
+++ b/ldb/leveldb.go
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ import (
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/conformal/btcdb"
+	"github.com/conformal/btclog"
 	"github.com/conformal/btcutil"
 	"github.com/conformal/btcwire"
 	"github.com/conformal/goleveldb/leveldb"
 	"github.com/conformal/goleveldb/leveldb/cache"
 	"github.com/conformal/goleveldb/leveldb/opt"
-	"github.com/conformal/seelog"
 	"os"
 	"sync"
 )
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const (
 	dbMaxTransMem     = 64 * 1024 * 1024 // 64 MB
 )
 
-var log seelog.LoggerInterface = seelog.Disabled
+var log = btclog.Disabled
 
 type tTxInsertData struct {
 	txsha   *btcwire.ShaHash
diff --git a/log.go b/log.go
index 667e0bcb..b6baf052 100644
--- a/log.go
+++ b/log.go
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@ package btcdb
 
 import (
 	"errors"
-	"github.com/conformal/seelog"
+	"github.com/conformal/btclog"
 	"io"
 )
 
 // log is a logger that is initialized with no output filters.  This
 // means the package will not perform any logging by default until the caller
 // requests it.
-var log seelog.LoggerInterface
+var log btclog.Logger
 
 // The default amount of logging is none.
 func init() {
@@ -21,28 +21,33 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 // DisableLog disables all library log output.  Logging output is disabled
-// by default until either UserLogger or SetLogWriter are called.
+// by default until either UseLogger or SetLogWriter are called.
 func DisableLog() {
-	log = seelog.Disabled
+	log = btclog.Disabled
 }
 
 // UseLogger uses a specified Logger to output package logging info.
 // This should be used in preference to SetLogWriter if the caller is also
-// using seelog.
-func UseLogger(logger seelog.LoggerInterface) {
+// using btclog.
+func UseLogger(logger btclog.Logger) {
 	log = logger
 }
 
 // SetLogWriter uses a specified io.Writer to output package logging info.
 // This allows a caller to direct package logging output without needing a
-// dependency on seelog.  If the caller is also using seelog, UseLogger should
+// dependency on seelog.  If the caller is also using btclog, UseLogger should
 // be used instead.
-func SetLogWriter(w io.Writer) error {
+func SetLogWriter(w io.Writer, level string) error {
 	if w == nil {
 		return errors.New("nil writer")
 	}
 
-	l, err := seelog.LoggerFromWriterWithMinLevel(w, seelog.TraceLvl)
+	lvl, ok := btclog.LogLevelFromString(level)
+	if !ok {
+		return errors.New("invalid log level")
+	}
+
+	l, err := btclog.NewLoggerFromWriter(w, lvl)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -52,6 +57,6 @@ func SetLogWriter(w io.Writer) error {
 }
 
 // GetLog returns the currently active logger.
-func GetLog() seelog.LoggerInterface {
+func GetLog() btclog.Logger {
 	return log
 }
diff --git a/memdb/driver.go b/memdb/driver.go
index 1304dc77..e225e687 100644
--- a/memdb/driver.go
+++ b/memdb/driver.go
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ package memdb
 
 import (
 	"github.com/conformal/btcdb"
-	"github.com/conformal/seelog"
+	"github.com/conformal/btclog"
 )
 
-var log = seelog.Disabled
+var log = btclog.Disabled
 
 func init() {
 	driver := btcdb.DriverDB{DbType: "memdb", Create: CreateDB, Open: OpenDB}
diff --git a/sqlite3/sqlite.go b/sqlite3/sqlite.go
index 364c98d4..0cb3fc61 100644
--- a/sqlite3/sqlite.go
+++ b/sqlite3/sqlite.go
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ import (
 	"database/sql"
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/conformal/btcdb"
+	"github.com/conformal/btclog"
 	"github.com/conformal/btcutil"
 	"github.com/conformal/btcwire"
-	"github.com/conformal/seelog"
 	_ "github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3"
 	"os"
 	"sync"
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ var txqueries []string = []string{
 	txtmpExistsShaStmt: "SELECT blockid FROM txtmp WHERE key = ?;",
 }
 
-var log seelog.LoggerInterface = seelog.Disabled
+var log = btclog.Disabled
 
 type tBlockInsertData struct {
 	sha  btcwire.ShaHash