diff --git a/vlib/log/common.v b/vlib/log/common.v
index 8a90870437eabc..c1b0fa1640f784 100644
--- a/vlib/log/common.v
+++ b/vlib/log/common.v
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ pub enum LogTarget {
 	both
 }
 
-// tag_to_console returns the tag for log level `l` as a colored string.
-fn tag_to_console(l Level, short_tag bool) string {
+// tag_to_cli returns the tag for log level `l` as a colored string.
+fn tag_to_cli(l Level, short_tag bool) string {
 	if short_tag {
 		return match l {
 			.disabled { ' ' }
diff --git a/vlib/log/log.v b/vlib/log/log.v
index 1b3fd72e29f7bc..8901da6f909039 100644
--- a/vlib/log/log.v
+++ b/vlib/log/log.v
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ module log
 
 import os
 import time
-import io
 
 // TimeFormat define the log time string format, come from time/format.v
 pub enum TimeFormat {
@@ -37,7 +36,6 @@ mut:
 	custom_time_format string     = 'MMMM Do YY N kk:mm:ss A' // timestamp with custom format
 	short_tag          bool
 	always_flush       bool // flush after every single .fatal(), .error(), .warn(), .info(), .debug() call
-	output_stream      io.Writer = os.stderr()
 pub mut:
 	output_file_name string // log output to this file
 }
@@ -79,11 +77,6 @@ pub fn (mut l Log) set_output_path(output_file_path string) {
 	l.ofile = ofile
 }
 
-// set_output_stream sets the output stream to write log e.g. stderr, stdout, etc.
-pub fn (mut l Log) set_output_stream(stream io.Writer) {
-	l.output_stream = stream
-}
-
 // log_to_console_too turns on logging to the console too, in addition to logging to a file.
 // You have to call it *after* calling .set_output_path(output_file_path).
 pub fn (mut l Log) log_to_console_too() {
@@ -138,19 +131,13 @@ fn (mut l Log) log_file(s string, level Level) {
 	}
 }
 
-// log_stream writes log line `s` with `level` to stderr or stderr depending on set output stream.
-fn (mut l Log) log_stream(s string, level Level) {
+// log_cli writes log line `s` with `level` to stdout.
+fn (l &Log) log_cli(s string, level Level) {
 	timestamp := l.time_format(time.utc())
-	tag := tag_to_console(level, l.short_tag)
-	msg := '${timestamp} [${tag}] ${s}\n'
-	arr := msg.bytes()
-	l.output_stream.write(arr) or {}
+	e := tag_to_cli(level, l.short_tag)
+	println('${timestamp} [${e}] ${s}')
 	if l.always_flush {
-		match (l.output_stream as os.File).fd {
-			1 { flush_stdout() }
-			2 { flush_stderr() }
-			else {}
-		}
+		flush_stdout()
 	}
 }
 
@@ -161,7 +148,7 @@ pub fn (mut l Log) send_output(s &string, level Level) {
 		l.log_file(s, level)
 	}
 	if l.output_target == .console || l.output_target == .both {
-		l.log_stream(s, level)
+		l.log_cli(s, level)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -215,7 +202,6 @@ pub fn (mut f Log) free() {
 		f.output_label.free()
 		f.ofile.close()
 		f.output_file_name.free()
-		f.output_stream.free()
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/vlib/v/slow_tests/inout/dump_expression.out b/vlib/v/slow_tests/inout/dump_expression.out
index 551bb1cd7381c5..dc681e7a89676c 100644
--- a/vlib/v/slow_tests/inout/dump_expression.out
+++ b/vlib/v/slow_tests/inout/dump_expression.out
@@ -1,28 +1,36 @@
-[vlib/v/slow_tests/inout/dump_expression.vv:4] 1: 1
-[vlib/v/slow_tests/inout/dump_expression.vv:9] 'a': a
-[vlib/v/slow_tests/inout/dump_expression.vv:33] a: Aa{
-    cmd: &os.Command{
-        f: 0
-        eof: false
-        exit_code: 0
-        path: ''
-        redirect_stdout: false
-    }
+[vlib/v/slow_tests/inout/dump_expression.vv:5] 1: 1
+[vlib/v/slow_tests/inout/dump_expression.vv:10] 'a': a
+[vlib/v/slow_tests/inout/dump_expression.vv:34] a: Aa{
+    log: &log.Logger(log.Log{
+        level: disabled
+        output_label: ''
+        ofile: os.File{
+            cfile: 0
+            fd: 0
+            is_opened: false
+        }
+        output_target: console
+        time_format: tf_rfc3339_micro
+        custom_time_format: 'MMMM Do YY N kk:mm:ss A'
+        short_tag: false
+        always_flush: false
+        output_file_name: ''
+    })
 }
-[vlib/v/slow_tests/inout/dump_expression.vv:34] p: Point{
+[vlib/v/slow_tests/inout/dump_expression.vv:35] p: Point{
     x: 1
     y: 2
     z: 3
 }
-[vlib/v/slow_tests/inout/dump_expression.vv:35] p_mut: Point{
+[vlib/v/slow_tests/inout/dump_expression.vv:36] p_mut: Point{
     x: 1
     y: 2
     z: 3
 }
-[vlib/v/slow_tests/inout/dump_expression.vv:36] p_ptr: &Point{
+[vlib/v/slow_tests/inout/dump_expression.vv:37] p_ptr: &Point{
     x: 1
     y: 2
     z: 3
 }
-[vlib/v/slow_tests/inout/dump_expression.vv:47] os.file_name(vfile): dump_expression.vv
-[vlib/v/slow_tests/inout/dump_expression.vv:50] f.read(mut buf): 10
+[vlib/v/slow_tests/inout/dump_expression.vv:48] os.file_name(vfile): dump_expression.vv
+[vlib/v/slow_tests/inout/dump_expression.vv:51] f.read(mut buf): 10
diff --git a/vlib/v/slow_tests/inout/dump_expression.vv b/vlib/v/slow_tests/inout/dump_expression.vv
index c5d2df77ac746d..4f52d5664032bd 100644
--- a/vlib/v/slow_tests/inout/dump_expression.vv
+++ b/vlib/v/slow_tests/inout/dump_expression.vv
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import os
+import log
 
 fn dump_of_int() {
 	x := dump(1) + 1
@@ -18,16 +19,16 @@ mut:
 }
 
 struct Aa {
-	cmd &os.Command
+	log &log.Logger
 }
 
 fn dump_of_struct() {
 	p := Point{1, 2, 3}
 	mut p_mut := Point{1, 2, 3}
 	p_ptr := &Point{1, 2, 3}
-	c := &os.Command{}
+	l := &log.Log{}
 	a := Aa{
-		cmd: c
+		log: l
 	}
 
 	dump(a)