diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/media/Log.java b/src/java/com/threerings/media/Log.java
index 9fc27e0f..8e008ccc 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/media/Log.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/media/Log.java
@@ -21,21 +21,22 @@
 
 package com.threerings.media;
 
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+
 /**
  * A placeholder class that contains a reference to the log object used by
  * the media services package.
  */
 public class Log
 {
-    public static final String PACKAGE = "media";
-
-    public static com.samskivert.util.Log log =
-        new com.samskivert.util.Log(PACKAGE);
+    /** We dispatch our log messages through this logger. */
+    public static Logger log = Logger.getLogger("com.threerings.media");
 
     /** Convenience function. */
     public static void debug (String message)
     {
-	log.debug(message);
+	log.fine(message);
     }
 
     /** Convenience function. */
@@ -53,11 +54,6 @@ public class Log
     /** Convenience function. */
     public static void logStackTrace (Throwable t)
     {
-	log.logStackTrace(com.samskivert.util.Log.WARNING, t);
-    }
-
-    public static int getLevel ()
-    {
-        return com.samskivert.util.Log.getLevel(PACKAGE);
+	log.log(Level.WARNING, t.getMessage(), t);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/media/RegionManager.java b/src/java/com/threerings/media/RegionManager.java
index bc79c8b8..fd978990 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/media/RegionManager.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/media/RegionManager.java
@@ -80,9 +80,6 @@ public class RegionManager
         if ((Math.abs(x) > Integer.MAX_VALUE/2) || (Math.abs(y) > Integer.MAX_VALUE/2)) {
             Log.warning("Requested to dirty questionable region " +
                         "[rect=" + StringUtil.toString(rect) + "].");
-            if (Log.getLevel() == Log.log.DEBUG) {
-                Thread.dumpStack();
-            }
             return; // Let's not do it!
         }