diff --git a/bin/deepstate/common.py b/bin/deepstate/common.py
index a4af86b..90fbc36 100644
--- a/bin/deepstate/common.py
+++ b/bin/deepstate/common.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import argparse
 import md5
 import os
 import struct
+import functools
 
 
 class TestInfo(object):
@@ -43,13 +44,12 @@ LOG_LEVEL_FATAL = 6
 
 LOGGER = logging.getLogger("deepstate")
 LOGGER.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
-def log_trace(msg, *args, **kwargs):
+def log_trace(msg, *args, **kwargs)
     logging.log(15, msg, args, kwargs)
-LOGGER.trace = log_trace
 
 LOG_LEVEL_TO_LOGGER = {
   LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG: LOGGER.debug,
-  LOG_LEVEL_TRACE: LOGGER.trace,  
+  LOG_LEVEL_TRACE: functools.partial(logging.log, 15),  
   LOG_LEVEL_INFO: LOGGER.info,
   LOG_LEVEL_WARNING: LOGGER.warning,
   LOG_LEVEL_ERROR: LOGGER.error,
diff --git a/bin/deepstate/main_angr.py b/bin/deepstate/main_angr.py
index 8a52e39..cbe101a 100644
--- a/bin/deepstate/main_angr.py
+++ b/bin/deepstate/main_angr.py
@@ -19,12 +19,8 @@ import multiprocessing
 import traceback
 from .common import DeepState, TestInfo
 
-logging.addLevelName(15, "TRACE")
 L = logging.getLogger("deepstate.angr")
-def log_trace(msg, *args, **kwargs):
-    logging.log(15, msg, args, kwargs)
-L.TRACE = 15
-L.setLevel(L.TRACE)
+L.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
 
 
 class DeepAngr(DeepState):
diff --git a/bin/deepstate/main_manticore.py b/bin/deepstate/main_manticore.py
index 1aede3c..b545385 100644
--- a/bin/deepstate/main_manticore.py
+++ b/bin/deepstate/main_manticore.py
@@ -31,12 +31,8 @@ from .common import DeepState, TestInfo
 
 from manticore.core.state import TerminateState
 
-logging.addLevelName(15, "TRACE")
 L = logging.getLogger("deepstate.manticore")
-def log_trace(msg, *args, **kwargs):
-    logging.log(15, msg, args, kwargs)
-L.TRACE = 15
-L.setLevel(L.TRACE)
+L.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
 
 OUR_TERMINATION_REASON = "I DeepState'd it"