diff --git a/lib/utils/index.js b/lib/utils/index.js
index d832503c..bbe1031e 100644
--- a/lib/utils/index.js
+++ b/lib/utils/index.js
@@ -170,12 +170,6 @@ export function tryJSONStringify(data: mixed): string | null {
   }
 }
 
-export const windowOrGlobal =
-  // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-globals
-  (typeof self === 'object' && self.self === self && self) ||
-  (typeof global === 'object' && global.global === global && global) ||
-  this;
-
 /**
  * No operation func
  */
diff --git a/lib/utils/log.js b/lib/utils/log.js
index 44e36261..c94da3dc 100644
--- a/lib/utils/log.js
+++ b/lib/utils/log.js
@@ -1,18 +1,10 @@
 /*
  * @flow
  */
-import { windowOrGlobal } from './';
 
+import INTERNALS from './internals';
 import type ModuleBase from './ModuleBase';
 
-(base => {
-  window = base || window;
-  // $FlowFixMe: Why are we using localStorage at all?
-  if (!window.localStorage) window.localStorage = {};
-})(windowOrGlobal);
-
-// clean up time
-
 const NATIVE_LOGGERS: { [string]: Object } = {};
 
 const getModuleKey = (module: ModuleBase): string =>
@@ -23,22 +15,33 @@ export const getLogger = (module: ModuleBase) => {
   return NATIVE_LOGGERS[key];
 };
 
+export const LEVELS = {
+  debug: 0,
+  info: 1,
+  warn: 2,
+  error: 3,
+};
+
 export const initialiseLogger = (module: ModuleBase, logNamespace: string) => {
   const key = getModuleKey(module);
   if (!NATIVE_LOGGERS[key]) {
-    // eslint-disable-next-line global-require
-    NATIVE_LOGGERS[key] = require('bows')(`🔥 ${logNamespace.toUpperCase()}`);
+    const prefix = `🔥 ${logNamespace.toUpperCase()}`;
+    NATIVE_LOGGERS[key] = {
+      debug(...args) {
+        if (__DEV__ && LEVELS.debug >= LEVELS[INTERNALS.OPTIONS.logLevel])
+          console.log(...[prefix, ...args]);
+      },
+      info(...args) {
+        if (__DEV__ && LEVELS.info >= LEVELS[INTERNALS.OPTIONS.logLevel])
+          console.log(...[prefix, ...args]);
+      },
+      warn(...args) {
+        if (__DEV__ && LEVELS.warn >= LEVELS[INTERNALS.OPTIONS.logLevel])
+          console.warn(...args);
+      },
+      error(...args) {
+        console.error(...args);
+      },
+    };
   }
 };
-
-export default class Log {
-  static createLogger(namespace: string) {
-    // eslint-disable-next-line global-require
-    return require('bows')(namespace);
-  }
-
-  static setLevel(booleanOrDebugString: boolean | string) {
-    window.localStorage.debug = booleanOrDebugString;
-    window.localStorage.debugColors = !!booleanOrDebugString;
-  }
-}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1e32cfad..1bddc3d2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@
     "wml": "0.0.82"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "bows": "^1.6.0",
     "opencollective": "^1.0.3",
     "postinstall-build": "^5.0.1",
     "prop-types": "^15.6.1"
diff --git a/tests/src/firebase.js b/tests/src/firebase.js
index cf36cd50..4810a7cf 100644
--- a/tests/src/firebase.js
+++ b/tests/src/firebase.js
@@ -4,8 +4,12 @@ import firebase from 'firebase';
 import RNfirebase from './../firebase';
 import DatabaseContents from './tests/support/DatabaseContents';
 
-RNfirebase.database.enableLogging(true);
-RNfirebase.firestore.enableLogging(true);
+// RNfirebase.database.enableLogging(true);
+// RNfirebase.firestore.enableLogging(true);
+
+// RNfirebase.utils().logLevel = 'debug';
+// RNfirebase.utils().logLevel = 'info';
+RNfirebase.utils().logLevel = 'warn'; // default
 
 const config = {
   apiKey: 'AIzaSyDnVqNhxU0Biit9nCo4RorAh5ulQQwko3E',