diff --git a/neutron/agent/dhcp_agent.py b/neutron/agent/dhcp_agent.py
index fc0fccc3a93..5a501faa91c 100644
--- a/neutron/agent/dhcp_agent.py
+++ b/neutron/agent/dhcp_agent.py
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ def register_options():
 def main():
     register_options()
     common_config.init(sys.argv[1:])
-    config.setup_logging(cfg.CONF)
+    config.setup_logging()
     server = neutron_service.Service.create(
         binary='neutron-dhcp-agent',
         topic=topics.DHCP_AGENT,
diff --git a/neutron/agent/l3_agent.py b/neutron/agent/l3_agent.py
index f632996d232..99262d78cd7 100644
--- a/neutron/agent/l3_agent.py
+++ b/neutron/agent/l3_agent.py
@@ -1913,7 +1913,7 @@ def _register_opts(conf):
 def main(manager='neutron.agent.l3_agent.L3NATAgentWithStateReport'):
     _register_opts(cfg.CONF)
     common_config.init(sys.argv[1:])
-    config.setup_logging(cfg.CONF)
+    config.setup_logging()
     server = neutron_service.Service.create(
         binary='neutron-l3-agent',
         topic=topics.L3_AGENT,
diff --git a/neutron/agent/metadata/agent.py b/neutron/agent/metadata/agent.py
index c5b572154cc..3381f149262 100644
--- a/neutron/agent/metadata/agent.py
+++ b/neutron/agent/metadata/agent.py
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ def main():
     cfg.CONF.set_default(name='cache_url', default='memory://?default_ttl=5')
     agent_conf.register_agent_state_opts_helper(cfg.CONF)
     config.init(sys.argv[1:])
-    config.setup_logging(cfg.CONF)
+    config.setup_logging()
     utils.log_opt_values(LOG)
     proxy = UnixDomainMetadataProxy(cfg.CONF)
     proxy.run()
diff --git a/neutron/agent/metadata/namespace_proxy.py b/neutron/agent/metadata/namespace_proxy.py
index c6a58c2ec2b..9325fdd614b 100644
--- a/neutron/agent/metadata/namespace_proxy.py
+++ b/neutron/agent/metadata/namespace_proxy.py
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ def main():
     cfg.CONF.register_cli_opts(opts)
     # Don't get the default configuration file
     cfg.CONF(project='neutron', default_config_files=[])
-    config.setup_logging(cfg.CONF)
+    config.setup_logging()
     utils.log_opt_values(LOG)
     proxy = ProxyDaemon(cfg.CONF.pid_file,
                         cfg.CONF.metadata_port,
diff --git a/neutron/agent/netns_cleanup_util.py b/neutron/agent/netns_cleanup_util.py
index 292c179adb8..771a77f5df1 100644
--- a/neutron/agent/netns_cleanup_util.py
+++ b/neutron/agent/netns_cleanup_util.py
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ def main():
     """
     conf = setup_conf()
     conf()
-    config.setup_logging(conf)
+    config.setup_logging()
 
     root_helper = agent_config.get_root_helper(conf)
     # Identify namespaces that are candidates for deletion.
diff --git a/neutron/agent/ovs_cleanup_util.py b/neutron/agent/ovs_cleanup_util.py
index 1179f103dca..83337205b24 100644
--- a/neutron/agent/ovs_cleanup_util.py
+++ b/neutron/agent/ovs_cleanup_util.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def main():
 
     conf = setup_conf()
     conf()
-    config.setup_logging(conf)
+    config.setup_logging()
 
     configuration_bridges = set([conf.ovs_integration_bridge,
                                  conf.external_network_bridge])
diff --git a/neutron/cmd/sanity_check.py b/neutron/cmd/sanity_check.py
index b6522d6d79e..4b1be1bb708 100644
--- a/neutron/cmd/sanity_check.py
+++ b/neutron/cmd/sanity_check.py
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ def all_tests_passed():
 def main():
     cfg.CONF.register_cli_opts(OPTS)
     cfg.CONF.set_override('use_stderr', True)
-    config.setup_logging(cfg.CONF)
+    config.setup_logging()
     config.init(sys.argv[1:], default_config_files=[])
 
     if cfg.CONF.config_file:
diff --git a/neutron/cmd/usage_audit.py b/neutron/cmd/usage_audit.py
index 78ee7c781fc..d089c66458f 100644
--- a/neutron/cmd/usage_audit.py
+++ b/neutron/cmd/usage_audit.py
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ subnets.
 
 import sys
 
-from oslo.config import cfg
-
 from neutron.common import config
 from neutron.common import rpc as n_rpc
 from neutron import context
@@ -31,7 +29,7 @@ from neutron import manager
 
 def main():
     config.init(sys.argv[1:])
-    config.setup_logging(cfg.CONF)
+    config.setup_logging()
 
     cxt = context.get_admin_context()
     plugin = manager.NeutronManager.get_plugin()
diff --git a/neutron/common/config.py b/neutron/common/config.py
index 14429cee57d..cda8d0503bb 100644
--- a/neutron/common/config.py
+++ b/neutron/common/config.py
@@ -157,11 +157,8 @@ def init(args, **kwargs):
         raise Exception(msg)
 
 
-def setup_logging(conf):
-    """Sets up the logging options for a log with supplied name.
-
-    :param conf: a cfg.ConfOpts object
-    """
+def setup_logging():
+    """Sets up the logging options for a log with supplied name."""
     product_name = "neutron"
     logging.setup(product_name)
     LOG.info(_("Logging enabled!"))
diff --git a/neutron/debug/shell.py b/neutron/debug/shell.py
index fb37bde7d00..733f0398e95 100644
--- a/neutron/debug/shell.py
+++ b/neutron/debug/shell.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class NeutronDebugShell(shell.NeutronShell):
         config.register_use_namespaces_opts_helper(cfg.CONF)
         config.register_root_helper(cfg.CONF)
         cfg.CONF(['--config-file', self.options.config_file])
-        config.setup_logging(cfg.CONF)
+        config.setup_logging()
         driver = importutils.import_object(cfg.CONF.interface_driver, cfg.CONF)
         self.debug_agent = debug_agent.NeutronDebugAgent(cfg.CONF,
                                                          client,
diff --git a/neutron/plugins/bigswitch/agent/restproxy_agent.py b/neutron/plugins/bigswitch/agent/restproxy_agent.py
index caf57e4bf60..8fb6cdf1256 100644
--- a/neutron/plugins/bigswitch/agent/restproxy_agent.py
+++ b/neutron/plugins/bigswitch/agent/restproxy_agent.py
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ class RestProxyAgent(n_rpc.RpcCallback,
 
 def main():
     config.init(sys.argv[1:])
-    config.setup_logging(cfg.CONF)
+    config.setup_logging()
     pl_config.register_config()
 
     integ_br = cfg.CONF.RESTPROXYAGENT.integration_bridge
diff --git a/neutron/plugins/cisco/cfg_agent/cfg_agent.py b/neutron/plugins/cisco/cfg_agent/cfg_agent.py
index a1ae4d8db53..f204952be4d 100644
--- a/neutron/plugins/cisco/cfg_agent/cfg_agent.py
+++ b/neutron/plugins/cisco/cfg_agent/cfg_agent.py
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ def main(manager='neutron.plugins.cisco.cfg_agent.'
     conf.register_opts(external_process.OPTS)
     common_config.init(sys.argv[1:])
     conf(project='neutron')
-    config.setup_logging(conf)
+    config.setup_logging()
     server = neutron_service.Service.create(
         binary='neutron-cisco-cfg-agent',
         topic=c_constants.CFG_AGENT,
diff --git a/neutron/plugins/hyperv/agent/hyperv_neutron_agent.py b/neutron/plugins/hyperv/agent/hyperv_neutron_agent.py
index 6fd00e38eb7..a41cb4a4eec 100644
--- a/neutron/plugins/hyperv/agent/hyperv_neutron_agent.py
+++ b/neutron/plugins/hyperv/agent/hyperv_neutron_agent.py
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ class HyperVNeutronAgent(n_rpc.RpcCallback):
 
 def main():
     common_config.init(sys.argv[1:])
-    common_config.setup_logging(cfg.CONF)
+    common_config.setup_logging()
 
     plugin = HyperVNeutronAgent()
 
diff --git a/neutron/plugins/ibm/agent/sdnve_neutron_agent.py b/neutron/plugins/ibm/agent/sdnve_neutron_agent.py
index 08d5a08bb89..e2121bf7b78 100644
--- a/neutron/plugins/ibm/agent/sdnve_neutron_agent.py
+++ b/neutron/plugins/ibm/agent/sdnve_neutron_agent.py
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ def create_agent_config_map(config):
 def main():
     cfg.CONF.register_opts(ip_lib.OPTS)
     common_config.init(sys.argv[1:])
-    common_config.setup_logging(cfg.CONF)
+    common_config.setup_logging()
 
     try:
         agent_config = create_agent_config_map(cfg.CONF)
diff --git a/neutron/plugins/linuxbridge/agent/linuxbridge_neutron_agent.py b/neutron/plugins/linuxbridge/agent/linuxbridge_neutron_agent.py
index 9af0c105f43..7d608c3e6ee 100755
--- a/neutron/plugins/linuxbridge/agent/linuxbridge_neutron_agent.py
+++ b/neutron/plugins/linuxbridge/agent/linuxbridge_neutron_agent.py
@@ -1018,7 +1018,7 @@ class LinuxBridgeNeutronAgentRPC(sg_rpc.SecurityGroupAgentRpcMixin):
 def main():
     common_config.init(sys.argv[1:])
 
-    common_config.setup_logging(cfg.CONF)
+    common_config.setup_logging()
     try:
         interface_mappings = q_utils.parse_mappings(
             cfg.CONF.LINUX_BRIDGE.physical_interface_mappings)
diff --git a/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/cisco/apic/apic_topology.py b/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/cisco/apic/apic_topology.py
index 8f08175cb53..28b7fcfe322 100644
--- a/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/cisco/apic/apic_topology.py
+++ b/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/cisco/apic/apic_topology.py
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ class ApicTopologyAgent(manager.Manager):
 def launch(binary, manager, topic=None):
     cfg.CONF(project='neutron')
     common_cfg.init(sys.argv[1:])
-    config.setup_logging(cfg.CONF)
+    config.setup_logging()
     report_period = cfg.CONF.ml2_cisco_apic.apic_agent_report_interval
     poll_period = cfg.CONF.ml2_cisco_apic.apic_agent_poll_interval
     server = service.Service.create(
diff --git a/neutron/plugins/mlnx/agent/eswitch_neutron_agent.py b/neutron/plugins/mlnx/agent/eswitch_neutron_agent.py
index cdacb9caa01..3bae841fe3e 100644
--- a/neutron/plugins/mlnx/agent/eswitch_neutron_agent.py
+++ b/neutron/plugins/mlnx/agent/eswitch_neutron_agent.py
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ class MlnxEswitchNeutronAgent(sg_rpc.SecurityGroupAgentRpcMixin):
 
 def main():
     common_config.init(sys.argv[1:])
-    common_config.setup_logging(cfg.CONF)
+    common_config.setup_logging()
 
     try:
         interface_mappings = q_utils.parse_mappings(
diff --git a/neutron/plugins/nec/agent/nec_neutron_agent.py b/neutron/plugins/nec/agent/nec_neutron_agent.py
index 241503afc0a..4060305b039 100755
--- a/neutron/plugins/nec/agent/nec_neutron_agent.py
+++ b/neutron/plugins/nec/agent/nec_neutron_agent.py
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ class NECNeutronAgent(object):
 def main():
     common_config.init(sys.argv[1:])
 
-    common_config.setup_logging(config.CONF)
+    common_config.setup_logging()
 
     # Determine which agent type to use.
     integ_br = config.OVS.integration_bridge
diff --git a/neutron/plugins/ofagent/agent/main.py b/neutron/plugins/ofagent/agent/main.py
index df000f0511a..62332bf822b 100755
--- a/neutron/plugins/ofagent/agent/main.py
+++ b/neutron/plugins/ofagent/agent/main.py
@@ -35,5 +35,5 @@ def main():
     # TODO(yamamoto) remove this later
     if ryu_cfg.CONF is not cfg.CONF:
         ryu_cfg.CONF(project='ryu', args=[])
-    common_config.setup_logging(cfg.CONF)
+    common_config.setup_logging()
     AppManager.run_apps(['neutron.plugins.ofagent.agent.ofa_neutron_agent'])
diff --git a/neutron/plugins/oneconvergence/agent/nvsd_neutron_agent.py b/neutron/plugins/oneconvergence/agent/nvsd_neutron_agent.py
index 674cc197aad..6181a444358 100644
--- a/neutron/plugins/oneconvergence/agent/nvsd_neutron_agent.py
+++ b/neutron/plugins/oneconvergence/agent/nvsd_neutron_agent.py
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ class NVSDNeutronAgent(n_rpc.RpcCallback):
 
 def main():
     common_config.init(sys.argv[1:])
-    common_config.setup_logging(config.CONF)
+    common_config.setup_logging()
 
     integ_br = config.AGENT.integration_bridge
     root_helper = config.AGENT.root_helper
diff --git a/neutron/plugins/openvswitch/agent/ovs_neutron_agent.py b/neutron/plugins/openvswitch/agent/ovs_neutron_agent.py
index b176b941741..c0d054e9370 100644
--- a/neutron/plugins/openvswitch/agent/ovs_neutron_agent.py
+++ b/neutron/plugins/openvswitch/agent/ovs_neutron_agent.py
@@ -1520,7 +1520,7 @@ def create_agent_config_map(config):
 def main():
     cfg.CONF.register_opts(ip_lib.OPTS)
     common_config.init(sys.argv[1:])
-    common_config.setup_logging(cfg.CONF)
+    common_config.setup_logging()
     q_utils.log_opt_values(LOG)
 
     try:
diff --git a/neutron/plugins/ryu/agent/ryu_neutron_agent.py b/neutron/plugins/ryu/agent/ryu_neutron_agent.py
index dfe9e4ddce9..615e2e93162 100755
--- a/neutron/plugins/ryu/agent/ryu_neutron_agent.py
+++ b/neutron/plugins/ryu/agent/ryu_neutron_agent.py
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ class OVSNeutronOFPRyuAgent(n_rpc.RpcCallback,
 def main():
     common_config.init(sys.argv[1:])
 
-    common_config.setup_logging(cfg.CONF)
+    common_config.setup_logging()
 
     integ_br = cfg.CONF.OVS.integration_bridge
     polling_interval = cfg.CONF.AGENT.polling_interval
diff --git a/neutron/plugins/sriovnicagent/sriov_nic_agent.py b/neutron/plugins/sriovnicagent/sriov_nic_agent.py
index 886269307f2..dbfc03c73f0 100644
--- a/neutron/plugins/sriovnicagent/sriov_nic_agent.py
+++ b/neutron/plugins/sriovnicagent/sriov_nic_agent.py
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ class SriovNicAgentConfigParser(object):
 def main():
     common_config.init(sys.argv[1:])
 
-    common_config.setup_logging(cfg.CONF)
+    common_config.setup_logging()
     try:
         config_parser = SriovNicAgentConfigParser()
         config_parser.parse()
diff --git a/neutron/plugins/vmware/check_nsx_config.py b/neutron/plugins/vmware/check_nsx_config.py
index cb0721edbf6..a063394c1bf 100644
--- a/neutron/plugins/vmware/check_nsx_config.py
+++ b/neutron/plugins/vmware/check_nsx_config.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ from neutron.plugins.vmware.common import config as nsx_config  # noqa
 from neutron.plugins.vmware.common import nsx_utils
 from neutron.plugins.vmware import nsxlib
 
-config.setup_logging(cfg.CONF)
+config.setup_logging()
 
 
 def help(name):
diff --git a/neutron/service.py b/neutron/service.py
index cf357d16fa3..34d7f529553 100644
--- a/neutron/service.py
+++ b/neutron/service.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class NeutronApiService(WsgiService):
         # flags. Everything else must be set up in the conf file...
         # Log the options used when starting if we're in debug mode...
 
-        config.setup_logging(cfg.CONF)
+        config.setup_logging()
         # Dump the initial option values
         cfg.CONF.log_opt_values(LOG, std_logging.DEBUG)
         service = cls(app_name)
diff --git a/neutron/services/firewall/agents/varmour/varmour_router.py b/neutron/services/firewall/agents/varmour/varmour_router.py
index e496f119fec..3c36f7e907f 100755
--- a/neutron/services/firewall/agents/varmour/varmour_router.py
+++ b/neutron/services/firewall/agents/varmour/varmour_router.py
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ def main():
     conf.register_opts(interface.OPTS)
     conf.register_opts(external_process.OPTS)
     common_config.init(sys.argv[1:])
-    config.setup_logging(conf)
+    config.setup_logging()
     server = neutron_service.Service.create(
         binary='neutron-l3-agent',
         topic=topics.L3_AGENT,
diff --git a/neutron/services/loadbalancer/agent/agent.py b/neutron/services/loadbalancer/agent/agent.py
index 0434c688c8f..c6e4f68bc47 100644
--- a/neutron/services/loadbalancer/agent/agent.py
+++ b/neutron/services/loadbalancer/agent/agent.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def main():
     config.register_root_helper(cfg.CONF)
 
     common_config.init(sys.argv[1:])
-    config.setup_logging(cfg.CONF)
+    config.setup_logging()
 
     mgr = manager.LbaasAgentManager(cfg.CONF)
     svc = LbaasAgentService(
diff --git a/neutron/services/metering/agents/metering_agent.py b/neutron/services/metering/agents/metering_agent.py
index 2747fe84279..c22c80b8afb 100644
--- a/neutron/services/metering/agents/metering_agent.py
+++ b/neutron/services/metering/agents/metering_agent.py
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ def main():
     config.register_agent_state_opts_helper(conf)
     config.register_root_helper(conf)
     common_config.init(sys.argv[1:])
-    config.setup_logging(conf)
+    config.setup_logging()
     server = neutron_service.Service.create(
         binary='neutron-metering-agent',
         topic=topics.METERING_AGENT,
diff --git a/neutron/tests/functional/agent/linux/test_ip_lib.py b/neutron/tests/functional/agent/linux/test_ip_lib.py
index c3bd0853d2b..8473bbddcad 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/functional/agent/linux/test_ip_lib.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/functional/agent/linux/test_ip_lib.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class IpLibTestFramework(base.BaseLinuxTestCase):
         self._configure()
 
     def _configure(self):
-        config.setup_logging(cfg.CONF)
+        config.setup_logging()
         config.register_root_helper(cfg.CONF)
         cfg.CONF.set_override('root_helper', self.root_helper, group='AGENT')
         config.register_interface_driver_opts_helper(cfg.CONF)
diff --git a/neutron/tests/functional/agent/linux/test_keepalived.py b/neutron/tests/functional/agent/linux/test_keepalived.py
index d37a798da47..79182671af9 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/functional/agent/linux/test_keepalived.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/functional/agent/linux/test_keepalived.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class KeepalivedManagerTestCase(functional_base.BaseSudoTestCase,
 
     def _configure(self):
         cfg.CONF.set_override('debug', True)
-        config.setup_logging(cfg.CONF)
+        config.setup_logging()
         config.register_root_helper(cfg.CONF)
         cfg.CONF.set_override('root_helper', self.root_helper, group='AGENT')
 
diff --git a/neutron/tests/functional/agent/test_l3_agent.py b/neutron/tests/functional/agent/test_l3_agent.py
index b5687c9cf3d..696149b7a3f 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/functional/agent/test_l3_agent.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/functional/agent/test_l3_agent.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class L3AgentTestFramework(base.BaseOVSLinuxTestCase):
     def _configure(self):
         l3_agent._register_opts(cfg.CONF)
         cfg.CONF.set_override('debug', True)
-        config.setup_logging(cfg.CONF)
+        config.setup_logging()
         cfg.CONF.set_override(
             'interface_driver',
             'neutron.agent.linux.interface.OVSInterfaceDriver')