diff --git a/tests/config.nims b/tests/config.nims
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..55858427
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/config.nims
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+--path:".."
+--threads:on
+--tlsEmulation:off
+
+when not defined(chronicles_log_level):
+  --define:"chronicles_log_level:NONE" # compile all log statements
+  --define:"chronicles_sinks:textlines[dynamic]" # allow logs to be filtered at runtime
+  --"import":"logging" # ensure that logging is ignored at runtime
diff --git a/tests/logging.nim b/tests/logging.nim
index 0a9bfad5..3b1c3771 100644
--- a/tests/logging.nim
+++ b/tests/logging.nim
@@ -4,3 +4,6 @@ proc ignoreLogging(level: LogLevel, message: LogOutputStr) =
   discard
 
 defaultChroniclesStream.output.writer = ignoreLogging
+
+{.warning[UnusedImport]:off.}
+{.used.}
diff --git a/tests/nim.cfg b/tests/nim.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index fff5b569..00000000
--- a/tests/nim.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
---path:".."
---threads:on
---tlsEmulation:off
-
--d:chronicles_log_level:"NONE" # compile all log statements
--d:chronicles_sinks:"textlines[dynamic]" # allow logs to be filtered by tests
diff --git a/tests/testCodex.nim b/tests/testCodex.nim
index efd7a9dd..faa46a9d 100644
--- a/tests/testCodex.nim
+++ b/tests/testCodex.nim
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import ./logging
 import ./codex/teststores
 import ./codex/testblockexchange
 import ./codex/teststorageproofs
diff --git a/tests/testContracts.nim b/tests/testContracts.nim
index 5d9dbad1..0e8fde1d 100644
--- a/tests/testContracts.nim
+++ b/tests/testContracts.nim
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import ./logging
 import ./contracts/testCollateral
 import ./contracts/testContracts
 import ./contracts/testMarket
diff --git a/tests/testIntegration.nim b/tests/testIntegration.nim
index 3f5148e9..baba8565 100644
--- a/tests/testIntegration.nim
+++ b/tests/testIntegration.nim
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import ./logging
 import ./integration/testIntegration
 import ./integration/testblockexpiration