diff --git a/examples/custom_logger.rs b/examples/custom_logger.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index e924fae..0000000
--- a/examples/custom_logger.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-/*!
-Using `env_logger` to drive a custom logger.
-
-Before running this example, try setting the `MY_LOG_LEVEL` environment variable to `info`:
-
-```no_run,shell
-$ export MY_LOG_LEVEL='info'
-```
-
-If you only want to change the way logs are formatted, look at the `custom_format` example.
-*/
-
-use env_logger::filter::{Builder, Filter};
-
-use log::{info, Log, Metadata, Record, SetLoggerError};
-
-const FILTER_ENV: &str = "MY_LOG_LEVEL";
-
-struct MyLogger {
-    inner: Filter,
-}
-
-impl MyLogger {
-    fn new() -> MyLogger {
-        let mut builder = Builder::from_env(FILTER_ENV);
-
-        MyLogger {
-            inner: builder.build(),
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn init() -> Result<(), SetLoggerError> {
-        let logger = Self::new();
-
-        log::set_max_level(logger.inner.filter());
-        log::set_boxed_logger(Box::new(logger))
-    }
-}
-
-impl Log for MyLogger {
-    fn enabled(&self, metadata: &Metadata) -> bool {
-        self.inner.enabled(metadata)
-    }
-
-    fn log(&self, record: &Record) {
-        // Check if the record is matched by the logger before logging
-        if self.inner.matches(record) {
-            println!("{} - {}", record.level(), record.args());
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn flush(&self) {}
-}
-
-fn main() {
-    MyLogger::init().unwrap();
-
-    info!("a log from `MyLogger`");
-}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 76cbf3a..26f25b8 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -277,8 +277,6 @@
 
 mod logger;
 
-#[doc(inline)]
-pub use ::env_filter as filter;
 pub mod fmt;
 
 pub use self::fmt::{Target, TimestampPrecision, WriteStyle};
diff --git a/src/logger.rs b/src/logger.rs
index 1e7d589..18bfe9f 100644
--- a/src/logger.rs
+++ b/src/logger.rs
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ use std::{borrow::Cow, cell::RefCell, env, io};
 
 use log::{LevelFilter, Log, Metadata, Record, SetLoggerError};
 
-use crate::filter;
-use crate::filter::Filter;
 use crate::fmt;
 use crate::fmt::writer::{self, Writer};
 use crate::fmt::{FormatFn, Formatter};
@@ -38,7 +36,7 @@ pub const DEFAULT_WRITE_STYLE_ENV: &str = "RUST_LOG_STYLE";
 /// ```
 #[derive(Default)]
 pub struct Builder {
-    filter: filter::Builder,
+    filter: env_filter::Builder,
     writer: writer::Builder,
     format: fmt::Builder,
     built: bool,
@@ -532,7 +530,7 @@ impl std::fmt::Debug for Builder {
 /// [`Builder`]: struct.Builder.html
 pub struct Logger {
     writer: Writer,
-    filter: Filter,
+    filter: env_filter::Filter,
     format: FormatFn,
 }