diff --git a/lib/galaxy/webapps/reports/app.py b/lib/galaxy/webapps/reports/app.py
index 69392b4fd925..46c52791dd9b 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/webapps/reports/app.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/webapps/reports/app.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import time
 
 import galaxy.model
+from galaxy.config import configure_logging
 from galaxy.security import idencoding
 from galaxy.web_stack import application_stack_instance
 from . import config
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         # Read config file and check for errors
         self.config = config.Configuration(**kwargs)
         self.config.check()
-        config.configure_logging(self.config)
+        configure_logging(self.config)
         self.application_stack = application_stack_instance()
         # Determine the database url
         if self.config.database_connection:
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/webapps/reports/config.py b/lib/galaxy/webapps/reports/config.py
index c9100015468b..8d0be0b458d3 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/webapps/reports/config.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/webapps/reports/config.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 import logging
 import os
 import re
-import sys
 
 from galaxy.util import string_as_bool
 
@@ -108,34 +107,3 @@ def get_database_engine_options(kwargs):
                 value = conversions[key](value)
             rval[key] = value
     return rval
-
-
-def configure_logging(config):
-    """
-    Allow some basic logging configuration to be read from the cherrpy
-    config.
-    """
-    format = config.get("log_format", "%(name)s %(levelname)s %(asctime)s %(message)s")
-    level = logging._levelNames[config.get("log_level", "DEBUG")]
-    destination = config.get("log_destination", "stdout")
-    log.info("Logging at '%s' level to '%s'" % (level, destination))
-    # Get root logger
-    root = logging.getLogger()
-    # Set level
-    root.setLevel(level)
-    # Turn down paste httpserver logging
-    if level <= logging.DEBUG:
-        logging.getLogger("paste.httpserver.ThreadPool").setLevel(logging.WARN)
-    # Remove old handlers
-    for h in root.handlers[:]:
-        root.removeHandler(h)
-    # Create handler
-    if destination == "stdout":
-        handler = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout)
-    else:
-        handler = logging.FileHandler(destination)
-    # Create formatter
-    formatter = logging.Formatter(format)
-    # Hook everything up
-    handler.setFormatter(formatter)
-    root.addHandler(handler)