diff --git a/api/layer/versioning_test.go b/api/layer/versioning_test.go
index 1487169cf..69c0d949d 100644
--- a/api/layer/versioning_test.go
+++ b/api/layer/versioning_test.go
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-s3-gw/api/layer/neofs"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-s3-gw/creds/accessbox"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-s3-gw/internal/neofstest"
-	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-sdk-go/logger"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-sdk-go/object"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-sdk-go/object/address"
 	oid "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-sdk-go/object/id"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-sdk-go/owner"
 	tokentest "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-sdk-go/token/test"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
 func (tc *testContext) putObject(content []byte) *data.ObjectInfo {
@@ -151,8 +151,6 @@ func prepareContext(t *testing.T, cachesConfig ...*CachesConfig) *testContext {
 			GateKey:     key.PublicKey(),
 		},
 	})
-	l, err := logger.New(logger.WithTraceLevel("panic"))
-	require.NoError(t, err)
 	tp := neofstest.NewTestNeoFS()
 
 	bktName := "testbucket1"
@@ -173,7 +171,7 @@ func prepareContext(t *testing.T, cachesConfig ...*CachesConfig) *testContext {
 
 	return &testContext{
 		ctx:   ctx,
-		layer: NewLayer(l, tp, layerCfg),
+		layer: NewLayer(zap.NewNop(), tp, layerCfg),
 		bktInfo: &data.BucketInfo{
 			Name:  bktName,
 			Owner: owner.NewID(),
diff --git a/cmd/s3-gw/app_settings.go b/cmd/s3-gw/app_settings.go
index 9dc603980..2262da241 100644
--- a/cmd/s3-gw/app_settings.go
+++ b/cmd/s3-gw/app_settings.go
@@ -32,13 +32,7 @@ const (
 
 const ( // Settings.
 	// Logger.
-	cfgLoggerLevel              = "logger.level"
-	cfgLoggerFormat             = "logger.format"
-	cfgLoggerTraceLevel         = "logger.trace_level"
-	cfgLoggerNoCaller           = "logger.no_caller"
-	cfgLoggerNoDisclaimer       = "logger.no_disclaimer"
-	cfgLoggerSamplingInitial    = "logger.sampling.initial"
-	cfgLoggerSamplingThereafter = "logger.sampling.thereafter"
+	cfgLoggerLevel = "logger.level"
 
 	// Wallet.
 	cfgWallet           = "wallet"
@@ -106,8 +100,6 @@ const ( // Settings.
 	cfgResolveOrder = "resolve-order"
 
 	// Application.
-	cfgApplicationName      = "app.name"
-	cfgApplicationVersion   = "app.version"
 	cfgApplicationBuildTime = "app.build_time"
 
 	// Command line args.
@@ -115,16 +107,11 @@ const ( // Settings.
 	cmdVersion = "version"
 	cmdConfig  = "config"
 
-	// applicationName is gateway name.
-	applicationName = "neofs-s3-gw"
-
 	// envPrefix is environment variables prefix used for configuration.
 	envPrefix = "S3_GW"
 )
 
 var ignore = map[string]struct{}{
-	cfgApplicationName:      {},
-	cfgApplicationVersion:   {},
 	cfgApplicationBuildTime: {},
 
 	cfgPeers: {},
@@ -223,20 +210,10 @@ func newSettings() *viper.Viper {
 
 	domains := flags.StringArrayP(cfgListenDomains, "d", nil, "set domains to be listened")
 
-	// set prefers:
-	v.Set(cfgApplicationName, applicationName)
-	v.Set(cfgApplicationVersion, version.Version)
-
 	// set defaults:
 
 	// logger:
 	v.SetDefault(cfgLoggerLevel, "debug")
-	v.SetDefault(cfgLoggerFormat, "console")
-	v.SetDefault(cfgLoggerTraceLevel, "panic")
-	v.SetDefault(cfgLoggerNoCaller, false)
-	v.SetDefault(cfgLoggerNoDisclaimer, true)
-	v.SetDefault(cfgLoggerSamplingInitial, 1000)
-	v.SetDefault(cfgLoggerSamplingThereafter, 1000)
 
 	if err := v.BindPFlags(flags); err != nil {
 		panic(err)
diff --git a/cmd/s3-gw/main.go b/cmd/s3-gw/main.go
index 520a92807..41f2e1aa8 100644
--- a/cmd/s3-gw/main.go
+++ b/cmd/s3-gw/main.go
@@ -2,42 +2,63 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"os/signal"
 	"syscall"
 
-	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-sdk-go/logger"
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-s3-gw/internal/version"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
+	"go.uber.org/zap/zapcore"
 )
 
+// newLogger constructs a zap.Logger instance for current application.
+// Panics on failure.
+//
+// Logger is built from zap's production logging configuration with:
+//  * parameterized level (debug by default)
+//  * console encoding
+//  * ISO8601 time encoding
+//  * app_name field set to neofs-s3-gw
+//  * app_version field set to version.Version
+//
+// Logger records a stack trace for all messages at or above fatal level.
+//
+// See also zapcore.Level, zap.NewProductionConfig, zap.AddStacktrace.
 func newLogger(v *viper.Viper) *zap.Logger {
-	options := []logger.Option{
-		logger.WithLevel(v.GetString(cfgLoggerLevel)),
-		logger.WithTraceLevel(v.GetString(cfgLoggerTraceLevel)),
+	var lvl zapcore.Level
+	lvlStr := v.GetString(cfgLoggerLevel)
 
-		logger.WithFormat(v.GetString(cfgLoggerFormat)),
-
-		logger.WithSamplingInitial(v.GetInt(cfgLoggerSamplingInitial)),
-		logger.WithSamplingThereafter(v.GetInt(cfgLoggerSamplingThereafter)),
-
-		logger.WithAppName(v.GetString(cfgApplicationName)),
-		logger.WithAppVersion(v.GetString(cfgApplicationVersion)),
-	}
-
-	if v.GetBool(cfgLoggerNoCaller) {
-		options = append(options, logger.WithoutCaller())
-	}
-
-	if v.GetBool(cfgLoggerNoDisclaimer) {
-		options = append(options, logger.WithoutDisclaimer())
-	}
-
-	l, err := logger.New(options...)
+	err := lvl.UnmarshalText([]byte(lvlStr))
 	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("incorrect logger level configuration %s (%v), "+
+			"value should be one of %v", lvlStr, err, [...]zapcore.Level{
+			zapcore.DebugLevel,
+			zapcore.InfoLevel,
+			zapcore.WarnLevel,
+			zapcore.ErrorLevel,
+			zapcore.DPanicLevel,
+			zapcore.PanicLevel,
+			zapcore.FatalLevel,
+		}))
 	}
 
-	return l
+	c := zap.NewProductionConfig()
+	c.Level = zap.NewAtomicLevelAt(lvl)
+	c.Encoding = "console"
+	c.EncoderConfig.EncodeTime = zapcore.ISO8601TimeEncoder
+
+	l, err := c.Build(
+		zap.AddStacktrace(zap.NewAtomicLevelAt(zap.FatalLevel)),
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("build zap logger instance: %v", err))
+	}
+
+	return l.With(
+		zap.String("app_name", "neofs-s3-gw"),
+		zap.String("app_version", version.Version),
+	)
 }
 
 func main() {