diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index 0b722b7..deec014 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -22,14 +22,6 @@
     strict_validation,
     warn_export_vars,
     warn_exported_vars,
-    warn_untyped_record,
-
-    {parse_transform, lager_transform},
-    {lager_truncation_size, 4096}
+    warn_untyped_record
 ]}.
 
-{deps, [
-    % let it always be the first
-    {lager, "2.0.1",
-        {git, "git://github.com/basho/lager.git", {tag, "2.0.1"}}}
-]}.
diff --git a/src/dht_ring.erl b/src/dht_ring.erl
index 6b76a0c..204a8f5 100644
--- a/src/dht_ring.erl
+++ b/src/dht_ring.erl
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ init(Peers) ->
         ]
     ),
     Ring = array:from_list(assemble_ring([], lists:reverse(RawRing), [], length(Peers))),
-    lager:info("Created a ring with ~b points in it.", [array:sparse_size(Ring)]),
+    error_logger:info_msg("Created a ring with ~b points in it.", [array:sparse_size(Ring)]),
     {ok, #state{ ring = Ring, nodes = Peers }}.
 
 terminate(_Reason, _State) ->