diff --git a/openerp/service/http_server.py b/openerp/service/http_server.py
index 8ef33a18ad4..7b4177fa02b 100644
--- a/openerp/service/http_server.py
+++ b/openerp/service/http_server.py
@@ -62,27 +62,8 @@ except ImportError:
 
 _logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-class HttpLogHandler:
-    """ helper class for uniform log handling
-    Please define self._logger at each class that is derived from this
-    """
-    _logger = None
-    
-    def log_message(self, format, *args):
-        self._logger.debug(format % args) # todo: perhaps other level
+class StaticHTTPHandler(FixSendError, HttpOptions, HTTPHandler):
 
-    def log_error(self, format, *args):
-        self._logger.error(format % args)
-        
-    def log_exception(self, format, *args):
-        self._logger.exception(format, *args)
-
-    def log_request(self, code='-', size='-'):
-        self._logger.log(netsvc.logging.DEBUG_RPC, '"%s" %s %s',
-                        self.requestline, str(code), str(size))
-
-class StaticHTTPHandler(HttpLogHandler, FixSendError, HttpOptions, HTTPHandler):
-    _logger = logging.getLogger('httpd')
     _HTTP_OPTIONS = { 'Allow': ['OPTIONS', 'GET', 'HEAD'] }
 
     def __init__(self,request, client_address, server):
diff --git a/openerp/service/websrv_lib.py b/openerp/service/websrv_lib.py
index 1e276ab7fa2..4da6536ed51 100644
--- a/openerp/service/websrv_lib.py
+++ b/openerp/service/websrv_lib.py
@@ -32,10 +32,13 @@
     usable in other projects, too.
 """
 
+import logging
 import SocketServer
 from BaseHTTPServer import *
 from SimpleHTTPServer import SimpleHTTPRequestHandler
 
+_logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 class AuthRequiredExc(Exception):
     def __init__(self,atype,realm):
         Exception.__init__(self)
@@ -176,7 +179,7 @@ class FixSendError:
         if message is None:
             message = short
         explain = long
-        self.log_error("code %d, message %s", code, message)
+        _logger.error("code %d, message %s", code, message)
         # using _quote_html to prevent Cross Site Scripting attacks (see bug #1100201)
         content = (self.error_message_format %
                    {'code': code, 'message': _quote_html(message), 'explain': explain})