diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/Kernel.php b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/Kernel.php
index ce7d0425292d..848c3a427f0b 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/Kernel.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/Kernel.php
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ class Kernel implements KernelContract
     protected $bootstrappers = [
         'Illuminate\Foundation\Bootstrap\DetectEnvironment',
         'Illuminate\Foundation\Bootstrap\LoadConfiguration',
-        'Illuminate\Foundation\Bootstrap\ConfigureLogging',
         'Illuminate\Foundation\Bootstrap\HandleExceptions',
         'Illuminate\Foundation\Bootstrap\RegisterFacades',
         'Illuminate\Foundation\Bootstrap\SetRequestForConsole',
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/Optimize/config.php b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/Optimize/config.php
index fe8876560e6f..e3410179e060 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/Optimize/config.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/Optimize/config.php
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
     $basePath.'/vendor/symfony/http-kernel/TerminableInterface.php',
     $basePath.'/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Application.php',
     $basePath.'/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/EnvironmentDetector.php',
-    $basePath.'/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Bootstrap/ConfigureLogging.php',
     $basePath.'/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Bootstrap/HandleExceptions.php',
     $basePath.'/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Bootstrap/RegisterFacades.php',
     $basePath.'/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Bootstrap/RegisterProviders.php',
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Http/Kernel.php b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Http/Kernel.php
index 2cccc5552c5e..cef0bf3928f8 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Http/Kernel.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Http/Kernel.php
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ class Kernel implements KernelContract
     protected $bootstrappers = [
         'Illuminate\Foundation\Bootstrap\DetectEnvironment',
         'Illuminate\Foundation\Bootstrap\LoadConfiguration',
-        'Illuminate\Foundation\Bootstrap\ConfigureLogging',
         'Illuminate\Foundation\Bootstrap\HandleExceptions',
         'Illuminate\Foundation\Bootstrap\RegisterFacades',
         'Illuminate\Foundation\Bootstrap\RegisterProviders',
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Bootstrap/ConfigureLogging.php b/src/Illuminate/Log/LogServiceProvider.php
similarity index 76%
rename from src/Illuminate/Foundation/Bootstrap/ConfigureLogging.php
rename to src/Illuminate/Log/LogServiceProvider.php
index c2c708e6d3de..4cd3b70ea8f5 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Bootstrap/ConfigureLogging.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Log/LogServiceProvider.php
@@ -1,47 +1,52 @@
 <?php
 
-namespace Illuminate\Foundation\Bootstrap;
+namespace Illuminate\Log;
 
-use Illuminate\Log\Writer;
 use Monolog\Logger as Monolog;
+use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Foundation\Application;
 
-class ConfigureLogging
+class LogServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
 {
     /**
-     * Bootstrap the given application.
+     * Indicates if loading of the provider is deferred.
+     *
+     * @var bool
+     */
+    protected $defer = true;
+
+    /**
+     * Register the service provider.
      *
-     * @param  \Illuminate\Contracts\Foundation\Application  $app
      * @return void
      */
-    public function bootstrap(Application $app)
+    public function register()
     {
-        $log = $this->registerLogger($app);
-
-        // If a custom Monolog configurator has been registered for the application
-        // we will call that, passing Monolog along. Otherwise, we will grab the
-        // the configurations for the log system and use it for configuration.
-        if ($app->hasMonologConfigurator()) {
-            call_user_func(
-                $app->getMonologConfigurator(), $log->getMonolog()
-            );
-        } else {
-            $this->configureHandlers($app, $log);
-        }
+        $this->app->singleton('log', function ($app) {
+            return $this->createLogger($app);
+        });
     }
 
     /**
-     * Register the logger instance in the container.
+     * Create the logger.
      *
-     * @param  \Illuminate\Contracts\Foundation\Application  $app
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Contracts\Foundation\Application $app
      * @return \Illuminate\Log\Writer
      */
-    protected function registerLogger(Application $app)
+    public function createLogger($app)
     {
-        $app->instance('log', $log = new Writer(
-            new Monolog($app->environment()), $app['events'])
+        $log = new Writer(
+            new Monolog($app->environment()), $app['events']
         );
 
+        if ($app->hasMonologConfigurator()) {
+            call_user_func(
+                $app->getMonologConfigurator(), $log->getMonolog()
+            );
+        } else {
+            $this->configureHandlers($app, $log);
+        }
+
         return $log;
     }
 
@@ -119,4 +124,14 @@ protected function configureErrorlogHandler(Application $app, Writer $log)
     {
         $log->useErrorLog($app->make('config')->get('app.log_level', 'debug'));
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the services provided by the provider.
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function provides()
+    {
+        return ['log'];
+    }
 }