diff --git a/docs/sanic/logging.md b/docs/sanic/logging.md
index fae8c5ad..e0f0c318 100644
--- a/docs/sanic/logging.md
+++ b/docs/sanic/logging.md
@@ -85,11 +85,11 @@ By default, log_config parameter is set to use sanic.config.LOGGING dictionary f
 
 And `filters`:
 
-- accessFilter (using sanic.default_filter.DefaultFilter)<br>
+- accessFilter (using sanic.logging.DefaultFilter)<br>
   The filter that allows only levels in `DEBUG`, `INFO`, and `NONE(0)`
 
 
-- errorFilter (using sanic.default_filter.DefaultFilter)<br>
+- errorFilter (using sanic.logging.DefaultFilter)<br>
   The filter that allows only levels in `WARNING`, `ERROR`, and `CRITICAL`
 
 There are two `loggers` used in sanic, and **must be defined if you want to create your own logging configuration**:
diff --git a/sanic/config.py b/sanic/config.py
index 3cf8f1ec..461b1a59 100644
--- a/sanic/config.py
+++ b/sanic/config.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import syslog
 import platform
 import types
 
-from sanic.default_filter import DefaultFilter
+from sanic.logging import DefaultFilter
 
 SANIC_PREFIX = 'SANIC_'
 
diff --git a/sanic/default_filter.py b/sanic/default_filter.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 9e9508ec..00000000
--- a/sanic/default_filter.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-import logging
-
-
-class DefaultFilter(logging.Filter):
-    def __init__(self, param=None):
-        self.param = param
-
-    def filter(self, record):
-        if self.param is None:
-            return True
-        if record.levelno in self.param:
-            return True
-        return False
diff --git a/sanic/log.py b/sanic/log.py
index cce4a64f..760ad1c6 100644
--- a/sanic/log.py
+++ b/sanic/log.py
@@ -1,4 +1,18 @@
 import logging
 
+
+class DefaultFilter(logging.Filter):
+
+    def __init__(self, param=None):
+        self.param = param
+
+    def filter(self, record):
+        if self.param is None:
+            return True
+        if record.levelno in self.param:
+            return True
+        return False
+
+
 log = logging.getLogger('sanic')
 netlog = logging.getLogger('network')