diff --git a/src/main/java/com/samskivert/util/JDK14Logger.java b/src/main/java/com/samskivert/util/JDK14Logger.java
index b4dc2fbd..5ec75ffb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/samskivert/util/JDK14Logger.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/samskivert/util/JDK14Logger.java
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ public class JDK14Logger implements Logger.Factory
         return new String[] { null, null };
     }
 
-    protected static class Impl extends Logger<Level>
+    protected static class Impl extends Logger
     {
         public Impl (java.util.logging.Logger impl)
         {
@@ -113,21 +113,21 @@ public class JDK14Logger implements Logger.Factory
         }
 
         @Override // from Logger
-        protected List<Level> getLevels ()
+        protected List<?> getLevels ()
         {
             return LEVELS;
         }
 
         @Override // from Logger
-        protected boolean shouldLog (Level level)
+        protected boolean shouldLog (Object level)
         {
-            return _impl.isLoggable(level);
+            return _impl.isLoggable((Level)level);
         }
 
         @Override // from Logger
-        protected void doLog (Level level, String formatted, Throwable throwable)
+        protected void doLog (Object level, String formatted, Throwable throwable)
         {
-            _impl.log(level, formatted, throwable);
+            _impl.log((Level)level, formatted, throwable);
         }
 
         protected java.util.logging.Logger _impl;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/samskivert/util/Log4JLogger.java b/src/main/java/com/samskivert/util/Log4JLogger.java
index c21c4d8a..9b25d983 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/samskivert/util/Log4JLogger.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/samskivert/util/Log4JLogger.java
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public class Log4JLogger implements Logger.Factory
         return getLogger(clazz.getName());
     }
 
-    protected static class Impl extends Logger<Level>
+    protected static class Impl extends Logger
     {
         public Impl (org.apache.log4j.Logger impl)
         {
@@ -56,21 +56,21 @@ public class Log4JLogger implements Logger.Factory
         }
 
         @Override // from Logger
-        protected List<Level> getLevels ()
+        protected List<?> getLevels ()
         {
             return LEVELS;
         }
 
         @Override // from Logger
-        protected boolean shouldLog (Level level)
+        protected boolean shouldLog (Object level)
         {
-            return _impl.isEnabledFor(level);
+            return _impl.isEnabledFor((Level)level);
         }
 
         @Override // from Logger
-        protected void doLog (Level level, String formatted, Throwable throwable)
+        protected void doLog (Object level, String formatted, Throwable throwable)
         {
-            _impl.log(_self, level, formatted, throwable);
+            _impl.log(_self, (Level)level, formatted, throwable);
         }
 
         protected final org.apache.log4j.Logger _impl;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/samskivert/util/Logger.java b/src/main/java/com/samskivert/util/Logger.java
index 6f69f7fc..afa3ea93 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/samskivert/util/Logger.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/samskivert/util/Logger.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ import java.util.List;
  * <p> The final parameter can optionally be a Throwable, which will be supplied to the underlying
  * log system as an exception to accompany the log message.
  */
-public abstract class Logger<L>
+public abstract class Logger
 {
     /**
      * Used to create logger instances. This is only public so that the log factory can be
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ public abstract class Logger<L>
 
     protected void doLog (int levIdx, Object message, Object[] args)
     {
-        L level = getLevels().get(levIdx);
+        Object level = getLevels().get(levIdx);
         if (!shouldLog(level)) {
             return;
         }
@@ -175,14 +175,14 @@ public abstract class Logger<L>
 
     /** Returns the logger implementation specific level constants in a specific order: debug,
      * info, warn, error. */
-    protected abstract List<L> getLevels ();
+    protected abstract List<?> getLevels ();
 
     /** Returns true if a log message at the specified level should be logged. */
-    protected abstract boolean shouldLog (L level);
+    protected abstract boolean shouldLog (Object level);
 
     /** Performs the actual logging of a message at the specified level.
      * @param throwable an exception that accompanies this message or null. */
-    protected abstract void doLog (L level, String formatted, Throwable throwable);
+    protected abstract void doLog (Object level, String formatted, Throwable throwable);
 
     /**
      * Called at static initialization time. Selects and initializes our logging backend.