diff --git a/packager/app/mpd_generator.cc b/packager/app/mpd_generator.cc
index 322b838f14..0f076d3ff0 100644
--- a/packager/app/mpd_generator.cc
+++ b/packager/app/mpd_generator.cc
@@ -91,7 +91,11 @@ int MpdMain(int argc, char** argv) {
   base::AtExitManager exit;
   // Needed to enable VLOG/DVLOG through --vmodule or --v.
   base::CommandLine::Init(argc, argv);
-  CHECK(logging::InitLogging(logging::LoggingSettings()));
+
+  // Set up logging.
+  logging::LoggingSettings log_settings;
+  log_settings.logging_dest = logging::LOG_TO_SYSTEM_DEBUG_LOG;
+  CHECK(logging::InitLogging(log_settings));
 
   google::SetUsageMessage(base::StringPrintf(kUsage, argv[0]));
   google::ParseCommandLineFlags(&argc, &argv, true);
diff --git a/packager/app/packager_main.cc b/packager/app/packager_main.cc
index 3a1e04020b..f2cd87e865 100644
--- a/packager/app/packager_main.cc
+++ b/packager/app/packager_main.cc
@@ -531,12 +531,7 @@ int PackagerMain(int argc, char** argv) {
 
   // Set up logging.
   logging::LoggingSettings log_settings;
-  base::FilePath log_filename;
-  PathService::Get(base::DIR_EXE, &log_filename);
-  log_filename = log_filename.AppendASCII("packager.log");
-  log_settings.logging_dest = logging::LOG_TO_ALL;
-  log_settings.log_file = log_filename.value().c_str();
-  log_settings.delete_old = logging::DELETE_OLD_LOG_FILE;
+  log_settings.logging_dest = logging::LOG_TO_SYSTEM_DEBUG_LOG;
   CHECK(logging::InitLogging(log_settings));
 
   google::SetUsageMessage(base::StringPrintf(kUsage, argv[0]));
diff --git a/packager/media/test/run_tests_with_atexit_manager.cc b/packager/media/test/run_tests_with_atexit_manager.cc
index 49d4424695..57db4eb583 100644
--- a/packager/media/test/run_tests_with_atexit_manager.cc
+++ b/packager/media/test/run_tests_with_atexit_manager.cc
@@ -20,12 +20,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 
   // Set up logging.
   logging::LoggingSettings log_settings;
-  base::FilePath log_filename;
-  PathService::Get(base::DIR_EXE, &log_filename);
-  log_filename = log_filename.AppendASCII("test.log");
-  log_settings.logging_dest = logging::LOG_TO_ALL;
-  log_settings.log_file = log_filename.value().c_str();
-  log_settings.delete_old = logging::DELETE_OLD_LOG_FILE;
+  log_settings.logging_dest = logging::LOG_TO_SYSTEM_DEBUG_LOG;
   CHECK(logging::InitLogging(log_settings));
 
   ::testing::InitGoogleTest(&argc, argv);