diff --git a/cmd/fission-bundle/main.go b/cmd/fission-bundle/main.go
index b6722dab..5a9d39f2 100644
--- a/cmd/fission-bundle/main.go
+++ b/cmd/fission-bundle/main.go
@@ -232,7 +232,9 @@ Options:
 	if isDebugEnv {
 		logger, err = zap.NewDevelopment()
 	} else {
-		logger, err = zap.NewProduction()
+		config := zap.NewProductionConfig()
+		config.DisableStacktrace = true
+		logger, err = config.Build()
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("can't initialize zap logger: %v", err)
diff --git a/pkg/buildermgr/envwatcher.go b/pkg/buildermgr/envwatcher.go
index 74ab4170..164b6d08 100644
--- a/pkg/buildermgr/envwatcher.go
+++ b/pkg/buildermgr/envwatcher.go
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func makeEnvironmentWatcher(
 	if len(enableIstio) > 0 {
 		istio, err := strconv.ParseBool(enableIstio)
 		if err != nil {
-			logger.Info("Failed to parse ENABLE_ISTIO, defaults to false")
+			logger.Error("Failed to parse ENABLE_ISTIO, defaults to false")
 		}
 		useIstio = istio
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/canaryconfigmgr/canaryConfigMgr.go b/pkg/canaryconfigmgr/canaryConfigMgr.go
index c2911fa5..68bae94f 100644
--- a/pkg/canaryconfigmgr/canaryConfigMgr.go
+++ b/pkg/canaryconfigmgr/canaryConfigMgr.go
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func (canaryCfgMgr *canaryConfigMgr) Run(ctx context.Context) {
 }
 
 func (canaryCfgMgr *canaryConfigMgr) addCanaryConfig(canaryConfig *fv1.CanaryConfig) {
-	canaryCfgMgr.logger.Info("addCanaryConfig called", zap.String("canary_config", canaryConfig.Metadata.Name))
+	canaryCfgMgr.logger.Debug("addCanaryConfig called", zap.String("canary_config", canaryConfig.Metadata.Name))
 
 	// for each canary config, create a ticker with increment interval
 	interval, err := time.ParseDuration(canaryConfig.Spec.WeightIncrementDuration)
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ func (canaryCfgMgr *canaryConfigMgr) RollForwardOrBack(canaryConfig *fv1.CanaryC
 
 		if err != nil {
 			// silently ignore. wait for next window to increment weight
-			canaryCfgMgr.logger.Info("error calculating failure percentage",
+			canaryCfgMgr.logger.Error("error calculating failure percentage",
 				zap.Error(err),
 				zap.String("name", canaryConfig.Metadata.Name),
 				zap.String("namespace", canaryConfig.Metadata.Namespace),
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ func (canaryCfgMgr *canaryConfigMgr) RollForwardOrBack(canaryConfig *fv1.CanaryC
 			err := canaryCfgMgr.rollback(canaryConfig, triggerObj)
 			if err != nil {
 				canaryCfgMgr.logger.Error("error rolling back canary config",
+					zap.Error(err),
 					zap.String("name", canaryConfig.Metadata.Name),
 					zap.String("namespace", canaryConfig.Metadata.Namespace),
 					zap.String("version", canaryConfig.Metadata.ResourceVersion))
@@ -369,17 +370,17 @@ func (canaryCfgMgr *canaryConfigMgr) updateHttpTriggerWithRetries(triggerName, t
 		_, err = canaryCfgMgr.fissionClient.HTTPTriggers(triggerNamespace).Update(triggerObj)
 		switch {
 		case err == nil:
-			canaryCfgMgr.logger.Info("updated http trigger", zap.String("trigger_name", triggerName), zap.String("trigger_namespace", triggerNamespace))
+			canaryCfgMgr.logger.Debug("updated http trigger", zap.String("trigger_name", triggerName), zap.String("trigger_namespace", triggerNamespace))
 			return nil
 		case k8serrors.IsConflict(err):
-			canaryCfgMgr.logger.Info("conflict in updating http trigger, retrying",
+			canaryCfgMgr.logger.Error("conflict in updating http trigger, retrying",
 				zap.Error(err),
 				zap.String("trigger_name", triggerName),
 				zap.String("trigger_namespace", triggerNamespace))
 			continue
 		default:
 			e := "error updating http trigger"
-			canaryCfgMgr.logger.Info(e,
+			canaryCfgMgr.logger.Error(e,
 				zap.Error(err),
 				zap.String("trigger_name", triggerName),
 				zap.String("trigger_namespace", triggerNamespace))
@@ -466,7 +467,10 @@ func (canaryCfgMgr *canaryConfigMgr) rollForward(canaryConfig *fv1.CanaryConfig,
 		}
 	}
 
-	canaryCfgMgr.logger.Info("incremented functionWeights", zap.Any("function_weights", functionWeights))
+	canaryCfgMgr.logger.Info("incremented functionWeights",
+		zap.String("name", canaryConfig.Metadata.Name),
+		zap.String("namespace", canaryConfig.Metadata.Namespace),
+		zap.Any("function_weights", functionWeights))
 
 	err := canaryCfgMgr.updateHttpTriggerWithRetries(trigger.Metadata.Name, trigger.Metadata.Namespace, functionWeights)
 	return doneProcessingCanaryConfig, err
@@ -477,7 +481,7 @@ func (canaryCfgMgr *canaryConfigMgr) reSyncCanaryConfigs() {
 		canaryConfig := obj.(*fv1.CanaryConfig)
 		_, err := canaryCfgMgr.canaryCfgCancelFuncMap.lookup(&canaryConfig.Metadata)
 		if err != nil && canaryConfig.Status.Status == types.CanaryConfigStatusPending {
-			canaryCfgMgr.logger.Info("adding canary config from resync loop",
+			canaryCfgMgr.logger.Debug("adding canary config from resync loop",
 				zap.String("name", canaryConfig.Metadata.Name),
 				zap.String("namespace", canaryConfig.Metadata.Namespace),
 				zap.String("version", canaryConfig.Metadata.ResourceVersion))
@@ -489,7 +493,7 @@ func (canaryCfgMgr *canaryConfigMgr) reSyncCanaryConfigs() {
 }
 
 func (canaryCfgMgr *canaryConfigMgr) deleteCanaryConfig(canaryConfig *fv1.CanaryConfig) {
-	canaryCfgMgr.logger.Info("delete event received for canary config",
+	canaryCfgMgr.logger.Debug("delete event received for canary config",
 		zap.String("name", canaryConfig.Metadata.Name),
 		zap.String("namespace", canaryConfig.Metadata.Namespace),
 		zap.String("version", canaryConfig.Metadata.ResourceVersion))
diff --git a/pkg/controller/api.go b/pkg/controller/api.go
index 6193b3ba..37db06a3 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/api.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/api.go
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ import (
 	ferror "github.com/fission/fission/pkg/error"
 	"github.com/fission/fission/pkg/fission-cli/logdb"
 	"github.com/fission/fission/pkg/info"
-	"github.com/fission/fission/pkg/utils"
 )
 
 var podNamespace string
@@ -274,7 +273,6 @@ func (api *API) Serve(port int) {
 	address := fmt.Sprintf(":%v", port)
 
 	api.logger.Info("server started", zap.Int("port", port))
-	r.Use(utils.LoggingMiddleware(api.logger))
 	err := http.ListenAndServe(address, r)
 	api.logger.Fatal("done listening", zap.Error(err))
 }
diff --git a/pkg/controller/controller.go b/pkg/controller/controller.go
index d5463e3b..93ece256 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/controller.go
@@ -22,13 +22,10 @@ import (
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 
 	"github.com/fission/fission/pkg/crd"
-	"github.com/fission/fission/pkg/utils"
 )
 
 func Start(logger *zap.Logger, port int, unitTestFlag bool) {
 	cLogger := logger.Named("controller")
-	// setup a signal handler for SIGTERM
-	utils.SetupStackTraceHandler()
 
 	fc, kc, apiExtClient, err := crd.MakeFissionClient()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -48,7 +45,7 @@ func Start(logger *zap.Logger, port int, unitTestFlag bool) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	featureStatus, err := ConfigureFeatures(ctx, cLogger, unitTestFlag, fc, kc)
 	if err != nil {
-		cLogger.Info("error configuring features - proceeding without optional features", zap.Error(err))
+		cLogger.Error("error configuring features - proceeding without optional features", zap.Error(err))
 	}
 	defer cancel()
 
diff --git a/pkg/executor/api.go b/pkg/executor/api.go
index 71b95e2e..8e43ab10 100644
--- a/pkg/executor/api.go
+++ b/pkg/executor/api.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/fission/fission/pkg/utils"
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 	"go.opencensus.io/plugin/ochttp"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
@@ -73,16 +72,17 @@ func (executor *Executor) getServiceForFunctionApi(w http.ResponseWriter, r *htt
 // invalidates the cache entry if the pod address was cached.
 func (executor *Executor) getServiceForFunction(ctx context.Context, m *metav1.ObjectMeta) (string, error) {
 	// Check function -> svc cache
-	executor.logger.Info("checking for cached function service",
+	executor.logger.Debug("checking for cached function service",
 		zap.String("function_name", m.Name),
 		zap.String("function_namespace", m.Namespace))
+
 	fsvc, err := executor.fsCache.GetByFunction(m)
 	if err == nil {
 		if executor.isValidAddress(fsvc) {
 			// Cached, return svc address
 			return fsvc.Address, nil
 		} else {
-			executor.logger.Info("deleting cache entry for invalid address",
+			executor.logger.Debug("deleting cache entry for invalid address",
 				zap.String("function_name", m.Name),
 				zap.String("function_namespace", m.Namespace),
 				zap.String("address", fsvc.Address))
@@ -131,20 +131,21 @@ func (executor *Executor) healthHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 }
 
 func (executor *Executor) Serve(port int) {
-	r := mux.NewRouter()
-	r.HandleFunc("/v2/getServiceForFunction", executor.getServiceForFunctionApi).Methods("POST")
-	r.HandleFunc("/v2/tapService", executor.tapService).Methods("POST")
-	r.HandleFunc("/healthz", executor.healthHandler).Methods("GET")
-	address := fmt.Sprintf(":%v", port)
 	executor.logger.Info("starting executor", zap.Int("port", port))
+
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	defer cancel()
 	executor.ndm.Run(ctx)
 	executor.gpm.Run(ctx)
-	r.Use(utils.LoggingMiddleware(executor.logger))
+
+	r := mux.NewRouter()
+	r.HandleFunc("/v2/getServiceForFunction", executor.getServiceForFunctionApi).Methods("POST")
+	r.HandleFunc("/v2/tapService", executor.tapService).Methods("POST")
+	r.HandleFunc("/healthz", executor.healthHandler).Methods("GET")
+
+	address := fmt.Sprintf(":%v", port)
 	err := http.ListenAndServe(address, &ochttp.Handler{
 		Handler: r,
-		// Propagation: &b3.HTTPFormat{},
 	})
 	executor.logger.Fatal("done listening", zap.Error(err))
 }
diff --git a/pkg/executor/executor.go b/pkg/executor/executor.go
index 3931f266..0104f0db 100644
--- a/pkg/executor/executor.go
+++ b/pkg/executor/executor.go
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/fission/fission/pkg/executor/poolmgr"
 	"github.com/fission/fission/pkg/executor/reaper"
 	fetcherConfig "github.com/fission/fission/pkg/fetcher/config"
-	"github.com/fission/fission/pkg/utils"
 )
 
 type (
@@ -115,7 +114,7 @@ func (executor *Executor) serveCreateFuncServices() {
 		} else {
 			// There's an existing request for this function, wait for it to finish
 			go func() {
-				executor.logger.Info("waiting for concurrent request for the same function",
+				executor.logger.Debug("waiting for concurrent request for the same function",
 					zap.Any("function", m))
 				wg.Wait()
 
@@ -147,7 +146,7 @@ func (executor *Executor) getFunctionExecutorType(meta *metav1.ObjectMeta) (fv1.
 }
 
 func (executor *Executor) createServiceForFunction(ctx context.Context, meta *metav1.ObjectMeta) (*fscache.FuncSvc, error) {
-	executor.logger.Info("no cached function service found, creating one",
+	executor.logger.Debug("no cached function service found, creating one",
 		zap.String("function_name", meta.Name),
 		zap.String("function_namespace", meta.Namespace))
 
@@ -206,9 +205,6 @@ func serveMetric(logger *zap.Logger) {
 // StartExecutor Starts executor and the executor components such as Poolmgr,
 // deploymgr and potential future executor types
 func StartExecutor(logger *zap.Logger, fissionNamespace string, functionNamespace string, envBuilderNamespace string, port int) error {
-	// setup a signal handler for SIGTERM
-	utils.SetupStackTraceHandler()
-
 	fissionClient, kubernetesClient, _, err := crd.MakeFissionClient()
 
 	err = fissionClient.WaitForCRDs()
diff --git a/pkg/executor/newdeploy/newdeploymgr.go b/pkg/executor/newdeploy/newdeploymgr.go
index a00315db..2f41f84a 100644
--- a/pkg/executor/newdeploy/newdeploymgr.go
+++ b/pkg/executor/newdeploy/newdeploymgr.go
@@ -84,9 +84,6 @@ func MakeNewDeploy(
 	fetcherConfig *fetcherConfig.Config,
 	instanceID string,
 ) *NewDeploy {
-
-	logger.Info("creating NewDeploy ExecutorType")
-
 	enableIstio := false
 	if len(os.Getenv("ENABLE_ISTIO")) > 0 {
 		istio, err := strconv.ParseBool(os.Getenv("ENABLE_ISTIO"))
@@ -183,7 +180,7 @@ func (deploy *NewDeploy) initEnvController() (k8sCache.Store, k8sCache.Controlle
 			oldEnv := oldObj.(*fv1.Environment)
 			// Currently only an image update in environment calls for function's deployment recreation. In future there might be more attributes which would want to do it
 			if oldEnv.Spec.Runtime.Image != newEnv.Spec.Runtime.Image {
-				deploy.logger.Info("Updating all function of the environment that changed, old env:", zap.Any("environment", oldEnv))
+				deploy.logger.Debug("Updating all function of the environment that changed, old env:", zap.Any("environment", oldEnv))
 				funcs := deploy.getEnvFunctions(&newEnv.Metadata)
 				for _, f := range funcs {
 					function, err := deploy.fissionClient.Functions(f.Metadata.Namespace).Get(f.Metadata.Name)
@@ -495,7 +492,8 @@ func (deploy *NewDeploy) updateFuncDeployment(fn *fv1.Function, env *fv1.Environ
 	fnObjName := fsvc.Name
 
 	deployLabels := deploy.getDeployLabels(fn, env)
-	deploy.logger.Info("updating deployment due to function/environment update", zap.String("deployment", fnObjName), zap.Any("function", fn.Metadata.Name))
+	deploy.logger.Info("updating deployment due to function/environment update",
+		zap.String("deployment", fnObjName), zap.Any("function", fn.Metadata.Name))
 
 	newDeployment, err := deploy.getDeploymentSpec(fn, env, fnObjName, deployLabels)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -589,7 +587,7 @@ func (deploy *NewDeploy) updateKubeObjRefRV(fsvc *fscache.FuncSvc, objKind strin
 // updateStatus is a function which updates status of update.
 // Current implementation only logs messages, in future it will update function status
 func (deploy *NewDeploy) updateStatus(fn *fv1.Function, err error, message string) {
-	deploy.logger.Info("function status update", zap.Error(err), zap.Any("function", fn), zap.String("message", message))
+	deploy.logger.Error("function status update", zap.Error(err), zap.Any("function", fn), zap.String("message", message))
 }
 
 // IsValid does a get on the service address to ensure it's a valid service, then
diff --git a/pkg/executor/poolmgr/funcwatcher.go b/pkg/executor/poolmgr/funcwatcher.go
index d9ced968..67554ad5 100644
--- a/pkg/executor/poolmgr/funcwatcher.go
+++ b/pkg/executor/poolmgr/funcwatcher.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func (gpm *GenericPoolManager) makeFuncController(fissionClient *crd.FissionClie
 				if err != nil {
 					gpm.logger.Error("error creating rolebinding", zap.Error(err), zap.String("role_binding", types.SecretConfigMapGetterRB))
 				} else {
-					gpm.logger.Info("successfully set up rolebinding for fetcher service account for function",
+					gpm.logger.Debug("successfully set up rolebinding for fetcher service account for function",
 						zap.String("service_account", types.FissionFetcherSA),
 						zap.String("service_account_namepsace", envNs),
 						zap.String("function_name", fn.Metadata.Name),
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ func (gpm *GenericPoolManager) makeFuncController(fissionClient *crd.FissionClie
 					if err != nil {
 						gpm.logger.Error("error creating rolebinding", zap.Error(err), zap.String("role_binding", types.SecretConfigMapGetterRB))
 					} else {
-						gpm.logger.Info("successfully set up rolebinding for fetcher service account for function",
+						gpm.logger.Debug("successfully set up rolebinding for fetcher service account for function",
 							zap.String("service_account", types.FissionFetcherSA),
 							zap.String("service_account_namepsace", envNs),
 							zap.String("function_name", newFunc.Metadata.Name),
diff --git a/pkg/executor/poolmgr/gp.go b/pkg/executor/poolmgr/gp.go
index 660d6a31..f6f1c848 100644
--- a/pkg/executor/poolmgr/gp.go
+++ b/pkg/executor/poolmgr/gp.go
@@ -234,14 +234,14 @@ func (gp *GenericPool) _choosePod(newLabels map[string]string) (*apiv1.Pod, erro
 			// modified, this should fail; in that case just
 			// retry.
 			chosenPod.ObjectMeta.Labels = newLabels
-			gp.logger.Info("relabeling pod", zap.String("pod", chosenPod.ObjectMeta.Name))
 			_, err = gp.kubernetesClient.CoreV1().Pods(gp.namespace).Update(chosenPod)
 			if err != nil {
 				gp.logger.Error("failed to relabel pod", zap.Error(err), zap.String("pod", chosenPod.ObjectMeta.Name))
 				continue
 			}
 		}
-		gp.logger.Info("chose pod", zap.String("pod", chosenPod.ObjectMeta.Name), zap.Duration("elapsed_time", time.Since(startTime)))
+		gp.logger.Info("chose pod", zap.Any("labels", newLabels),
+			zap.String("pod", chosenPod.ObjectMeta.Name), zap.Duration("elapsed_time", time.Since(startTime)))
 		return chosenPod, nil
 	}
 }
@@ -587,10 +587,16 @@ func (gp *GenericPool) GetFuncSvc(ctx context.Context, m *metav1.ObjectMeta) (*f
 		svc := utils.GetFunctionIstioServiceName(m.Name, m.Namespace)
 		svcHost = fmt.Sprintf("%v.%v:8888", svc, gp.namespace)
 	} else {
-		gp.logger.Info("using pod IP for specialized pod", zap.String("pod", pod.ObjectMeta.Name), zap.String("function", m.Name))
 		svcHost = fmt.Sprintf("%v:8888", pod.Status.PodIP)
 	}
 
+	gp.logger.Info("specialized pod",
+		zap.String("pod", pod.ObjectMeta.Name),
+		zap.String("podNamespace", pod.ObjectMeta.Namespace),
+		zap.String("function", m.Name),
+		zap.String("functionNamespace", m.Namespace),
+		zap.String("specialization_host", svcHost))
+
 	kubeObjRefs := []apiv1.ObjectReference{
 		{
 			Kind:            "pod",
diff --git a/pkg/executor/poolmgr/gpm.go b/pkg/executor/poolmgr/gpm.go
index 801d5575..3c42abe2 100644
--- a/pkg/executor/poolmgr/gpm.go
+++ b/pkg/executor/poolmgr/gpm.go
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func MakeGenericPoolManager(
 	if len(os.Getenv("ENABLE_ISTIO")) > 0 {
 		istio, err := strconv.ParseBool(os.Getenv("ENABLE_ISTIO"))
 		if err != nil {
-			gpmLogger.Info("failed to parse ENABLE_ISTIO")
+			gpmLogger.Error("failed to parse 'ENABLE_ISTIO', set to false", zap.Error(err))
 		}
 		gpm.enableIstio = istio
 	}
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ func (gpm *GenericPoolManager) CleanupPools(envs []fv1.Environment) {
 
 func (gpm *GenericPoolManager) GetFuncSvc(ctx context.Context, metadata *metav1.ObjectMeta) (*fscache.FuncSvc, error) {
 	// from Func -> get Env
-	gpm.logger.Info("getting environment for function", zap.String("function", metadata.Name))
+	gpm.logger.Debug("getting environment for function", zap.String("function", metadata.Name))
 	env, err := gpm.getFunctionEnv(metadata)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ func (gpm *GenericPoolManager) GetFuncSvc(ctx context.Context, metadata *metav1.
 	}
 	// from GenericPool -> get one function container
 	// (this also adds to the cache)
-	gpm.logger.Info("getting function service from pool", zap.String("function", metadata.Name))
+	gpm.logger.Debug("getting function service from pool", zap.String("function", metadata.Name))
 	return pool.GetFuncSvc(ctx, metadata)
 }
 
@@ -237,7 +237,6 @@ func (gpm *GenericPoolManager) getFunctionEnv(m *metav1.ObjectMeta) (*fv1.Enviro
 	}
 
 	// Get env from metadata
-	gpm.logger.Info("getting env", zap.Any("function", m))
 	env, err = gpm.fissionClient.Environments(f.Spec.Environment.Namespace).Get(f.Spec.Environment.Name)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -347,7 +346,7 @@ func (gpm *GenericPoolManager) idleObjectReaper() {
 			// For function with the environment that no longer exists, executor
 			// cleanups the idle pod as usual and prints log to notify user.
 			if _, ok := envList[fsvc.Environment.Metadata.UID]; !ok {
-				gpm.logger.Info("function environment no longer exists",
+				gpm.logger.Warn("function environment no longer exists",
 					zap.String("environment", fsvc.Environment.Metadata.Name),
 					zap.String("function", fsvc.Name))
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/executor/reaper/reaper.go b/pkg/executor/reaper/reaper.go
index cae8560c..965e06d9 100644
--- a/pkg/executor/reaper/reaper.go
+++ b/pkg/executor/reaper/reaper.go
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func cleanupDeployments(logger *zap.Logger, client *kubernetes.Clientset, instan
 	for _, dep := range deploymentList.Items {
 		id, ok := dep.ObjectMeta.Labels[types.EXECUTOR_INSTANCEID_LABEL]
 		if ok && id != instanceId {
-			logger.Info("cleaning up deployment", zap.String("deployment", dep.ObjectMeta.Name))
+			logger.Debug("cleaning up deployment", zap.String("deployment", dep.ObjectMeta.Name))
 			err := client.ExtensionsV1beta1().Deployments(dep.ObjectMeta.Namespace).Delete(dep.ObjectMeta.Name, &delOpt)
 			if err != nil {
 				logger.Error("error cleaning up deployment",
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ func cleanupDeployments(logger *zap.Logger, client *kubernetes.Clientset, instan
 		// Backward compatibility with older label name
 		pid, pok := dep.ObjectMeta.Labels[types.POOLMGR_INSTANCEID_LABEL]
 		if pok && pid != instanceId {
-			logger.Info("cleaning up deployment", zap.String("deployment", dep.ObjectMeta.Name))
+			logger.Debug("cleaning up deployment", zap.String("deployment", dep.ObjectMeta.Name))
 			err := client.ExtensionsV1beta1().Deployments(dep.ObjectMeta.Namespace).Delete(dep.ObjectMeta.Name, &delOpt)
 			if err != nil {
 				logger.Error("error cleaning up deployment",
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ func cleanupPods(logger *zap.Logger, client *kubernetes.Clientset, instanceId st
 	for _, pod := range podList.Items {
 		id, ok := pod.ObjectMeta.Labels[types.EXECUTOR_INSTANCEID_LABEL]
 		if ok && id != instanceId {
-			logger.Info("cleaning up pod", zap.String("pod", pod.ObjectMeta.Name))
+			logger.Debug("cleaning up pod", zap.String("pod", pod.ObjectMeta.Name))
 			err := client.CoreV1().Pods(pod.ObjectMeta.Namespace).Delete(pod.ObjectMeta.Name, nil)
 			if err != nil {
 				logger.Error("error cleaning up pod",
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ func cleanupPods(logger *zap.Logger, client *kubernetes.Clientset, instanceId st
 		// Backward compatibility with older label name
 		pid, pok := pod.ObjectMeta.Labels[types.POOLMGR_INSTANCEID_LABEL]
 		if pok && pid != instanceId {
-			logger.Info("cleaning up pod", zap.String("pod", pod.ObjectMeta.Name))
+			logger.Debug("cleaning up pod", zap.String("pod", pod.ObjectMeta.Name))
 			err := client.CoreV1().Pods(pod.ObjectMeta.Namespace).Delete(pod.ObjectMeta.Name, nil)
 			if err != nil {
 				logger.Error("error cleaning up pod",
@@ -178,9 +178,7 @@ func cleanupPods(logger *zap.Logger, client *kubernetes.Clientset, instanceId st
 					zap.String("pod_name", pod.ObjectMeta.Name),
 					zap.String("pod_namespace", pod.ObjectMeta.Namespace))
 			}
-			// ignore err
 		}
-
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -193,7 +191,7 @@ func cleanupServices(logger *zap.Logger, client *kubernetes.Clientset, instanceI
 	for _, svc := range svcList.Items {
 		id, ok := svc.ObjectMeta.Labels[types.EXECUTOR_INSTANCEID_LABEL]
 		if ok && id != instanceId {
-			logger.Info("cleaning up service", zap.String("service", svc.ObjectMeta.Name))
+			logger.Debug("cleaning up service", zap.String("service", svc.ObjectMeta.Name))
 			err := client.CoreV1().Services(svc.ObjectMeta.Namespace).Delete(svc.ObjectMeta.Name, nil)
 			if err != nil {
 				logger.Error("error cleaning up service",
@@ -216,7 +214,7 @@ func cleanupHpa(logger *zap.Logger, client *kubernetes.Clientset, instanceId str
 	for _, hpa := range hpaList.Items {
 		id, ok := hpa.ObjectMeta.Labels[types.EXECUTOR_INSTANCEID_LABEL]
 		if ok && id != instanceId {
-			logger.Info("cleaning up HPA", zap.String("hpa", hpa.ObjectMeta.Name))
+			logger.Debug("cleaning up HPA", zap.String("hpa", hpa.ObjectMeta.Name))
 			err := client.AutoscalingV1().HorizontalPodAutoscalers(hpa.ObjectMeta.Namespace).Delete(hpa.ObjectMeta.Name, nil)
 			if err != nil {
 				logger.Error("error cleaning up HPA",
@@ -236,7 +234,7 @@ func cleanupHpa(logger *zap.Logger, client *kubernetes.Clientset, instanceId str
 // deletes the rolebindings completely if there are no Service Accounts in a rolebinding object.
 func CleanupRoleBindings(logger *zap.Logger, client *kubernetes.Clientset, fissionClient *crd.FissionClient, functionNs, envBuilderNs string, cleanupRoleBindingInterval time.Duration) {
 	for {
-		logger.Info("starting cleanupRoleBindings cycle")
+		logger.Debug("starting cleanupRoleBindings cycle")
 		// get all rolebindings ( just to be efficient, one call to kubernetes )
 		rbList, err := client.RbacV1beta1().RoleBindings(meta_v1.NamespaceAll).List(meta_v1.ListOptions{})
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/kubewatcher/kubewatcher.go b/pkg/kubewatcher/kubewatcher.go
index 28371b77..7e05e6e2 100644
--- a/pkg/kubewatcher/kubewatcher.go
+++ b/pkg/kubewatcher/kubewatcher.go
@@ -264,11 +264,11 @@ func (ws *watchSubscription) eventDispatchLoop() {
 		if !more {
 			if ws.isStopped() {
 				// watch is removed by user.
-				ws.logger.Info("watch stopped", zap.String("watch_name", ws.watch.Metadata.Name))
+				ws.logger.Warn("watch stopped", zap.String("watch_name", ws.watch.Metadata.Name))
 				return
 			} else {
 				// watch closed due to timeout, restart it.
-				ws.logger.Info("watch timed out - restarting", zap.String("watch_name", ws.watch.Metadata.Name))
+				ws.logger.Warn("watch timed out - restarting", zap.String("watch_name", ws.watch.Metadata.Name))
 				err := ws.restartWatch()
 				if err != nil {
 					ws.logger.Panic("failed to restart watch", zap.Error(err), zap.String("watch_name", ws.watch.Metadata.Name))
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ func (ws *watchSubscription) eventDispatchLoop() {
 
 		if ev.Type == watch.Error {
 			e := errors.FromObject(ev.Object)
-			ws.logger.Info("watch error - retrying after one second", zap.Error(e), zap.String("watch_name", ws.watch.Metadata.Name))
+			ws.logger.Warn("watch error - retrying after one second", zap.Error(e), zap.String("watch_name", ws.watch.Metadata.Name))
 			// Start from the beginning to get around "too old resource version"
 			ws.lastResourceVersion = ""
 			time.Sleep(time.Second)
diff --git a/pkg/mqtrigger/messageQueue/kafka.go b/pkg/mqtrigger/messageQueue/kafka.go
index 0cfc7dbd..37609525 100644
--- a/pkg/mqtrigger/messageQueue/kafka.go
+++ b/pkg/mqtrigger/messageQueue/kafka.go
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 package messageQueue
 
 import (
-	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
@@ -28,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	cluster "github.com/bsm/sarama-cluster"
 	"github.com/fission/fission/pkg/types"
 	"github.com/fission/fission/pkg/utils"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 
 	fv1 "github.com/fission/fission/pkg/apis/fission.io/v1"
@@ -115,7 +114,7 @@ func (kafka Kafka) subscribe(trigger *fv1.MessageQueueTrigger) (messageQueueSubs
 	// consume messages
 	go func() {
 		for msg := range consumer.Messages() {
-			kafka.logger.Info("calling message handler", zap.String("message", string(msg.Value[:])))
+			kafka.logger.Debug("calling message handler", zap.String("message", string(msg.Value[:])))
 			if kafkaMsgHandler(&kafka, producer, trigger, msg) {
 				consumer.MarkOffset(msg, "") // mark message as processed
 			}
@@ -139,7 +138,7 @@ func kafkaMsgHandler(kafka *Kafka, producer sarama.SyncProducer, trigger *fv1.Me
 	}
 
 	url := kafka.routerUrl + "/" + strings.TrimPrefix(utils.UrlForFunction(trigger.Spec.FunctionReference.Name, trigger.Metadata.Namespace), "/")
-	kafka.logger.Info("making HTTP request", zap.String("url", url))
+	kafka.logger.Debug("making HTTP request", zap.String("url", url))
 
 	// Generate the Headers
 	fissionHeaders := map[string]string{
@@ -202,16 +201,20 @@ func kafkaMsgHandler(kafka *Kafka, producer sarama.SyncProducer, trigger *fv1.Me
 	}
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
 	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
-	kafka.logger.Info("got response from function invocation",
+
+	kafka.logger.Debug("got response from function invocation",
 		zap.String("function_url", url),
 		zap.String("trigger", trigger.Metadata.Name),
 		zap.String("body", string(body)))
+
 	if err != nil {
-		errorHandler(kafka.logger, trigger, producer, fmt.Sprintf("request body error: %v", string(body)))
+		errorHandler(kafka.logger, trigger, producer, url,
+			errors.Wrapf(err, "request body error: %v", string(body)))
 		return false
 	}
 	if resp.StatusCode != 200 {
-		errorHandler(kafka.logger, trigger, producer, fmt.Sprintf("request returned failure: %v", resp.StatusCode))
+		errorHandler(kafka.logger, trigger, producer, url,
+			errors.Wrapf(err, "request returned failure: %v", resp.StatusCode))
 		return false
 	}
 	if len(trigger.Spec.ResponseTopic) > 0 {
@@ -245,20 +248,21 @@ func kafkaMsgHandler(kafka *Kafka, producer sarama.SyncProducer, trigger *fv1.Me
 	return true
 }
 
-func errorHandler(logger *zap.Logger, trigger *fv1.MessageQueueTrigger, producer sarama.SyncProducer, body string) {
+func errorHandler(logger *zap.Logger, trigger *fv1.MessageQueueTrigger, producer sarama.SyncProducer, funcUrl string, err error) {
 	if len(trigger.Spec.ErrorTopic) > 0 {
-		_, _, err := producer.SendMessage(&sarama.ProducerMessage{
+		_, _, e := producer.SendMessage(&sarama.ProducerMessage{
 			Topic: trigger.Spec.ErrorTopic,
-			Value: sarama.StringEncoder(body),
+			Value: sarama.StringEncoder(err.Error()),
 		})
-		if err != nil {
-			logger.Warn("failed to publish message to error topic",
-				zap.Error(err),
+		if e != nil {
+			logger.Error("failed to publish message to error topic",
+				zap.Error(e),
+				zap.String("trigger", trigger.Metadata.Name),
+				zap.String("message", err.Error()),
 				zap.String("topic", trigger.Spec.Topic))
-			return
 		}
 	} else {
 		logger.Error("message received to publish to error topic, but no error topic was set",
-			zap.String("message", body))
+			zap.String("message", err.Error()), zap.String("trigger", trigger.Metadata.Name), zap.String("function_url", funcUrl))
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/mqtrigger/messageQueue/messageQueue.go b/pkg/mqtrigger/messageQueue/messageQueue.go
index 8afe4dd1..a436ad09 100644
--- a/pkg/mqtrigger/messageQueue/messageQueue.go
+++ b/pkg/mqtrigger/messageQueue/messageQueue.go
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ func (mqt *MessageQueueTriggerManager) syncTriggers() {
 		newTriggers, err := mqt.fissionClient.MessageQueueTriggers(metav1.NamespaceAll).List(metav1.ListOptions{})
 		if err != nil {
 			if utils.IsNetworkError(err) {
-				mqt.logger.Info("encountered network error, will retry", zap.Error(err))
+				mqt.logger.Error("encountered network error, will retry", zap.Error(err))
 				time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
 				continue
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/mqtrigger/messageQueue/nats.go b/pkg/mqtrigger/messageQueue/nats.go
index 7676daea..8323e72d 100644
--- a/pkg/mqtrigger/messageQueue/nats.go
+++ b/pkg/mqtrigger/messageQueue/nats.go
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func msgHandler(nats *Nats, trigger *fv1.MessageQueueTrigger) func(*ns.Msg) {
 		// the triggers can only be created in the same namespace as the function.
 		// so essentially, function namespace = trigger namespace.
 		url := nats.routerUrl + "/" + strings.TrimPrefix(utils.UrlForFunction(trigger.Spec.FunctionReference.Name, trigger.Metadata.Namespace), "/")
-		nats.logger.Info("making HTTP request", zap.String("url", url))
+		nats.logger.Debug("making HTTP request", zap.String("url", url))
 
 		headers := map[string]string{
 			"X-Fission-MQTrigger-Topic":      trigger.Spec.Topic,
diff --git a/pkg/router/functionHandler.go b/pkg/router/functionHandler.go
index fdf396dd..f1f012f3 100644
--- a/pkg/router/functionHandler.go
+++ b/pkg/router/functionHandler.go
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ func (roundTripper RetryingRoundTripper) RoundTrip(req *http.Request) (*http.Res
 
 			rdr1.Read(p)
 			postedBody = string(p)
-			roundTripper.logger.Info("roundtripper posted body", zap.String("body", postedBody))
+			roundTripper.logger.Debug("roundtripper posted body", zap.String("body", postedBody))
 			req.Body = rdr2
 		}
 	}
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ func (roundTripper RetryingRoundTripper) RoundTrip(req *http.Request) (*http.Res
 		} else {
 			roundTripper.logger.Debug("request errored out - backing off before retrying",
 				zap.String("url", req.URL.Host),
-				zap.Duration("backoff_time", executingTimeout),
+				zap.String("function_name", fnMeta.Name),
 				zap.Error(err))
 			retryCounter++
 		}
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ func (fh functionHandler) handler(responseWriter http.ResponseWriter, request *h
 		UID := strings.ToLower(uuid.NewV4().String())
 		reqUID = "REQ" + UID
 		request.Header.Set("X-Fission-ReqUID", reqUID)
-		fh.logger.Info("record request", zap.String("request_id", reqUID))
+		fh.logger.Debug("record request", zap.String("request_id", reqUID))
 	}
 
 	if fh.httpTrigger != nil && fh.httpTrigger.Spec.FunctionReference.Type == types.FunctionReferenceTypeFunctionWeights {
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ func (fh *functionHandler) getServiceEntry() (serviceUrl *url.URL, serviceUrlFro
 			var u *url.URL
 			// Get service entry from executor and update cache if its the first goroutine
 			if firstToTheLock { // first to the service url
-				fh.logger.Info("calling getServiceForFunction",
+				fh.logger.Debug("calling getServiceForFunction",
 					zap.String("function_name", fh.function.Name))
 				u, err = fh.getServiceEntryFromExecutor(ctx)
 				if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/router/httpTriggers.go b/pkg/router/httpTriggers.go
index 58a3ef62..dd627ea7 100644
--- a/pkg/router/httpTriggers.go
+++ b/pkg/router/httpTriggers.go
@@ -245,14 +245,10 @@ func (ts *HTTPTriggerSet) initTriggerController() (k8sCache.Store, k8sCache.Cont
 				// Check if this trigger's function needs to be recorded
 				fnRef := trigger.Spec.FunctionReference.Name
 				recorder, err := ts.recorderSet.functionRecorderMap.lookup(fnRef)
-				if err == nil && recorder != nil {
+				if err == nil {
 					if len(recorder.Spec.Triggers) == 0 {
 						ts.recorderSet.triggerRecorderMap.assign(trigger.Metadata.Name, recorder)
 					}
-				} else if err != nil {
-					ts.logger.Error("unable to lookup function in functionRecorderMap", zap.Error(err))
-				} else {
-					ts.logger.Error("unable to lookup function in functionRecorderMap")
 				}
 			},
 			DeleteFunc: func(obj interface{}) {
@@ -308,7 +304,6 @@ func (ts *HTTPTriggerSet) initFunctionController() (k8sCache.Store, k8sCache.Con
 						if err != nil {
 							ts.logger.Error("error deleting functionReferenceResolver cache", zap.Error(err))
 						}
-
 						break
 					}
 				}
diff --git a/pkg/router/ingress.go b/pkg/router/ingress.go
index a70fd11d..7302a5e9 100644
--- a/pkg/router/ingress.go
+++ b/pkg/router/ingress.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 	"k8s.io/api/extensions/v1beta1"
+	k8serrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	v1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr"
@@ -39,15 +40,11 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 func createIngress(logger *zap.Logger, trigger *fv1.HTTPTrigger, kubeClient *kubernetes.Clientset) {
-
 	if !trigger.Spec.CreateIngress {
-		logger.Info("skipping creation of ingress for trigger", zap.String("trigger", trigger.Metadata.Name))
 		return
 	}
-
 	_, err := kubeClient.ExtensionsV1beta1().Ingresses(podNamespace).Get(trigger.Metadata.Name, v1.GetOptions{})
 	if err == nil {
-		logger.Info("ingress for trigger exists already", zap.String("trigger", trigger.Metadata.Name))
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -90,7 +87,7 @@ func createIngress(logger *zap.Logger, trigger *fv1.HTTPTrigger, kubeClient *kub
 		logger.Error("failed to create ingress", zap.Error(err))
 		return
 	}
-	logger.Info("created ingress successfully for trigger", zap.String("trigger", trigger.Metadata.Name))
+	logger.Debug("created ingress successfully for trigger", zap.String("trigger", trigger.Metadata.Name))
 }
 
 func getDeployLabels(trigger *fv1.HTTPTrigger) map[string]string {
@@ -107,19 +104,18 @@ func deleteIngress(logger *zap.Logger, trigger *fv1.HTTPTrigger, kubeClient *kub
 	}
 
 	ingress, err := kubeClient.ExtensionsV1beta1().Ingresses(podNamespace).Get(trigger.Metadata.Name, v1.GetOptions{})
-	if err != nil {
+	if err != nil && !k8serrors.IsNotFound(err) {
 		logger.Error("failed to get ingress when deleting trigger", zap.Error(err), zap.String("trigger", trigger.Metadata.Name))
+		return
 	}
 
 	err = kubeClient.ExtensionsV1beta1().Ingresses(podNamespace).Delete(ingress.Name, &v1.DeleteOptions{})
-
-	if err != nil {
+	if err != nil && !k8serrors.IsNotFound(err) {
 		logger.Error("failed to delete ingress for trigger",
 			zap.Error(err),
 			zap.Any("ingress", ingress),
 			zap.String("trigger", trigger.Metadata.Name))
 	}
-
 }
 
 func updateIngress(logger *zap.Logger, oldT *fv1.HTTPTrigger, newT *fv1.HTTPTrigger, kubeClient *kubernetes.Clientset) {
@@ -135,7 +131,6 @@ func updateIngress(logger *zap.Logger, oldT *fv1.HTTPTrigger, newT *fv1.HTTPTrig
 	}
 
 	if newT.Spec.Host != oldT.Spec.Host || newT.Spec.RelativeURL != oldT.Spec.RelativeURL {
-		logger.Info("updating ingress for trigger", zap.String("trigger", oldT.Metadata.Name))
 		ingress, err := kubeClient.ExtensionsV1beta1().Ingresses(podNamespace).Get(oldT.Metadata.Name, v1.GetOptions{})
 		if err != nil {
 			logger.Error("failed to get ingress when updating trigger",
@@ -154,7 +149,10 @@ func updateIngress(logger *zap.Logger, oldT *fv1.HTTPTrigger, newT *fv1.HTTPTrig
 		_, err = kubeClient.ExtensionsV1beta1().Ingresses(podNamespace).Update(ingress)
 		if err != nil {
 			logger.Error("failed to update ingress for trigger", zap.String("trigger", oldT.Metadata.Name))
+			return
 		}
-	}
 
+		logger.Debug("updated ingress successfully for trigger",
+			zap.String("old_trigger", oldT.Metadata.Name), zap.String("new_trigger", newT.Metadata.Name))
+	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/router/router.go b/pkg/router/router.go
index 6fe7e2eb..a32caaab 100644
--- a/pkg/router/router.go
+++ b/pkg/router/router.go
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/fission/fission/pkg/crd"
 	executorClient "github.com/fission/fission/pkg/executor/client"
 	"github.com/fission/fission/pkg/throttler"
-	"github.com/fission/fission/pkg/utils"
 )
 
 // request url ---[mux]---> Function(name,uid) ----[fmap]----> k8s service url
@@ -89,9 +88,6 @@ func serveMetric(logger *zap.Logger) {
 }
 
 func Start(logger *zap.Logger, port int, executorUrl string) {
-	// setup a signal handler for SIGTERM
-	utils.SetupStackTraceHandler()
-
 	_ = MakeAnalytics("")
 
 	fmap := makeFunctionServiceMap(logger, time.Minute)
@@ -168,7 +164,7 @@ func Start(logger *zap.Logger, port int, executorUrl string) {
 	svcAddrRetryCount, err := strconv.Atoi(svcAddrRetryCountStr)
 	if err != nil {
 		svcAddrRetryCount = 5
-		logger.Error("failed to parse service address retry count from 'ROUTER_ROUND_TRIP_SVC_ADDRESS_MAX_RETRIES' - set to the default value",
+		logger.Error("failed to parse service address retry count from 'ROUTER_SVC_ADDRESS_MAX_RETRIES' - set to the default value",
 			zap.Error(err),
 			zap.String("value", svcAddrRetryCountStr),
 			zap.Int("default", svcAddrRetryCount))
diff --git a/pkg/storagesvc/archivePruner.go b/pkg/storagesvc/archivePruner.go
index 63d32327..db5aedbf 100644
--- a/pkg/storagesvc/archivePruner.go
+++ b/pkg/storagesvc/archivePruner.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func MakeArchivePruner(logger *zap.Logger, stowClient *StowClient, pruneInterval
 
 // pruneArchives listens to archiveChannel for archive ids that need to be deleted
 func (pruner *ArchivePruner) pruneArchives() {
-	pruner.logger.Info("listening to archiveChannel to prune archives")
+	pruner.logger.Debug("listening to archiveChannel to prune archives")
 	for {
 		select {
 		case archiveID := <-pruner.archiveChan:
diff --git a/pkg/storagesvc/storagesvc.go b/pkg/storagesvc/storagesvc.go
index 12069236..94e719c0 100644
--- a/pkg/storagesvc/storagesvc.go
+++ b/pkg/storagesvc/storagesvc.go
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ import (
 	_ "github.com/graymeta/stow/local"
 	"go.opencensus.io/plugin/ochttp"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
-
-	"github.com/fission/fission/pkg/utils"
 )
 
 type (
@@ -79,12 +77,9 @@ func (ss *StorageService) uploadHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 		return
 	}
 
-	// TODO: allow headers to add more metadata (e.g. environment
-	// and function metadata)
-	ss.logger.Info("handling upload",
+	// TODO: allow headers to add more metadata (e.g. environment and function metadata)
+	ss.logger.Debug("handling upload",
 		zap.String("filename", handler.Filename))
-	//fileMetadata := make(map[string]interface{})
-	//fileMetadata["filename"] = handler.Filename
 
 	id, err := ss.storageClient.putFile(file, int64(fileSize))
 	if err != nil {
@@ -183,19 +178,14 @@ func (ss *StorageService) Start(port int) {
 
 	address := fmt.Sprintf(":%v", port)
 
-	r.Use(utils.LoggingMiddleware(ss.logger))
 	err := http.ListenAndServe(address, &ochttp.Handler{
 		Handler: r,
-		// Propagation: &b3.HTTPFormat{},
 	})
 
 	ss.logger.Fatal("done listening", zap.Error(err))
 }
 
 func RunStorageService(logger *zap.Logger, storageType StorageType, storagePath string, containerName string, port int, enablePruner bool) *StorageService {
-	// setup a signal handler for SIGTERM
-	utils.SetupStackTraceHandler()
-
 	// create a storage client
 	storageClient, err := MakeStowClient(logger, storageType, storagePath, containerName)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/utils/utils.go b/pkg/utils/utils.go
index 92a1a4d3..b0283db2 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/utils.go
@@ -18,21 +18,12 @@ package utils
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net"
-	"net/http"
-	"os"
-	"os/signal"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"runtime/debug"
-	"strings"
-	"syscall"
 
-	"github.com/gorilla/handlers"
 	"github.com/mholt/archiver"
 	uuid "github.com/satori/go.uuid"
-	"go.uber.org/zap"
 	apiv1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 )
@@ -45,18 +36,6 @@ func UrlForFunction(name, namespace string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%v/%v", prefix, name)
 }
 
-func SetupStackTraceHandler() {
-	// register signal handler for dumping stack trace.
-	c := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
-	signal.Notify(c, syscall.SIGTERM)
-	go func() {
-		<-c
-		fmt.Println("Received SIGTERM : Dumping stack trace")
-		debug.PrintStack()
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}()
-}
-
 // IsNetworkError returns true if an error is a network error, and false otherwise.
 func IsNetworkError(err error) bool {
 	_, ok := err.(net.Error)
@@ -68,33 +47,6 @@ func GetFunctionIstioServiceName(fnName, fnNamespace string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("istio-%v-%v", fnName, fnNamespace)
 }
 
-func LoggingMiddleware(logger *zap.Logger) func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
-	return func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
-		return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-			requestURI := r.RequestURI
-			if !strings.HasSuffix(requestURI, "healthz") {
-				// Call the next handler, which can be another middleware in the chain, or the final handler.
-				handlers.CustomLoggingHandler(os.Stdout, next, func(writer io.Writer, params handlers.LogFormatterParams) {
-					host, _, err := net.SplitHostPort(params.Request.RemoteAddr)
-
-					if err != nil {
-						host = params.Request.RemoteAddr
-					}
-
-					logger.Debug("handled",
-						zap.String("host", host),
-						zap.String("method", params.Request.Method),
-						zap.String("uri", params.Request.RequestURI),
-						zap.String("proto", params.Request.Proto),
-						zap.Int("status_code", params.StatusCode),
-						zap.Int("size", params.Size))
-
-				}).ServeHTTP(w, r)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
-
 // IsReadyPod checks both all containers in a pod are ready and whether
 // the .metadata.DeletionTimestamp is nil.
 func IsReadyPod(pod *apiv1.Pod) bool {