diff --git a/embed/config_test.go b/embed/config_test.go
index f9ba75cef22d..e199779af012 100644
--- a/embed/config_test.go
+++ b/embed/config_test.go
@@ -33,10 +33,16 @@ func TestConfigFileOtherFields(t *testing.T) {
 		ClientSecurityCfgFile securityConfig `json:"client-transport-security"`
 		PeerSecurityCfgFile   securityConfig `json:"peer-transport-security"`
 		ForceNewCluster       bool           `json:"force-new-cluster"`
+		Logger                string         `json:"logger"`
+		LogOutput             string         `json:"log-output"`
+		Debug                 bool           `json:"debug"`
 	}{
 		ctls,
 		ptls,
 		true,
+		"zap",
+		"io-discard",
+		false,
 	}
 
 	b, err := yaml.Marshal(&yc)
@@ -150,6 +156,9 @@ func mustCreateCfgFile(t *testing.T, b []byte) *os.File {
 
 func TestAutoCompactionModeInvalid(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg := NewConfig()
+	cfg.Logger = "zap"
+	cfg.LogOutput = "io-discard"
+	cfg.Debug = false
 	cfg.AutoCompactionMode = "period"
 	err := cfg.Validate()
 	if err == nil {
diff --git a/integration/cluster_test.go b/integration/cluster_test.go
index e7475abaa473..a706f0dd407e 100644
--- a/integration/cluster_test.go
+++ b/integration/cluster_test.go
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/coreos/etcd/client"
 	"github.com/coreos/etcd/etcdserver"
 	"github.com/coreos/etcd/pkg/testutil"
-
-	"github.com/coreos/pkg/capnslog"
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -456,9 +454,6 @@ func TestRejectUnhealthyRemove(t *testing.T) {
 func TestRestartRemoved(t *testing.T) {
 	defer testutil.AfterTest(t)
 
-	capnslog.SetGlobalLogLevel(capnslog.INFO)
-	defer capnslog.SetGlobalLogLevel(defaultLogLevel)
-
 	// 1. start single-member cluster
 	c := NewCluster(t, 1)
 	for _, m := range c.Members {
diff --git a/integration/embed_test.go b/integration/embed_test.go
index b5ae39e32b15..f15da7678b14 100644
--- a/integration/embed_test.go
+++ b/integration/embed_test.go
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ func TestEmbedEtcd(t *testing.T) {
 	// setup defaults
 	for i := range tests {
 		tests[i].cfg = *embed.NewConfig()
+		tests[i].cfg.Logger = "zap"
+		tests[i].cfg.LogOutput = "io-discard"
+		tests[i].cfg.Debug = false
+
 	}
 
 	tests[0].cfg.Durl = "abc"
@@ -175,6 +179,10 @@ func newEmbedURLs(secure bool, n int) (urls []url.URL) {
 }
 
 func setupEmbedCfg(cfg *embed.Config, curls []url.URL, purls []url.URL) {
+	cfg.Logger = "zap"
+	cfg.LogOutput = "io-discard"
+	cfg.Debug = false
+
 	cfg.ClusterState = "new"
 	cfg.LCUrls, cfg.ACUrls = curls, curls
 	cfg.LPUrls, cfg.APUrls = purls, purls
diff --git a/integration/member_test.go b/integration/member_test.go
index 539adfec9b08..a56dd4be8d13 100644
--- a/integration/member_test.go
+++ b/integration/member_test.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 
 func TestPauseMember(t *testing.T) {
 	defer testutil.AfterTest(t)
+
 	c := NewCluster(t, 5)
 	c.Launch(t)
 	defer c.Terminate(t)