diff --git a/radio/BLADERF/CMakeLists.txt b/radio/BLADERF/CMakeLists.txt
index 551cc8ef1d..5504eb4051 100644
--- a/radio/BLADERF/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/radio/BLADERF/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 pkg_check_modules(bladeRF REQUIRED libbladeRF)
 add_library(oai_bladerfdevif MODULE bladerf_lib.c)
 target_link_libraries(oai_bladerfdevif PRIVATE bladeRF)
+target_link_libraries(oai_bladerfdevif PRIVATE UTIL)
 set_target_properties(oai_bladerfdevif PROPERTIES LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
 add_custom_command(TARGET oai_bladerfdevif POST_BUILD
                    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E create_symlink liboai_bladerfdevif.so liboai_device.so
diff --git a/radio/BLADERF/bladerf_lib.c b/radio/BLADERF/bladerf_lib.c
index d832a932d2..9ac15bcd1e 100644
--- a/radio/BLADERF/bladerf_lib.c
+++ b/radio/BLADERF/bladerf_lib.c
@@ -1131,7 +1131,16 @@ int device_init(openair0_device *device,
         printf("[BRF] calibration OK\n");
 #endif
 
-    bladerf_log_set_verbosity(get_brf_log_level(openair0_cfg->log_level));
+    /* set log to info, available log levels are:
+     * - BLADERF_LOG_LEVEL_VERBOSE
+     * - BLADERF_LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG
+     * - BLADERF_LOG_LEVEL_INFO
+     * - BLADERF_LOG_LEVEL_WARNING
+     * - BLADERF_LOG_LEVEL_ERROR
+     * - BLADERF_LOG_LEVEL_CRITICAL
+     * - BLADERF_LOG_LEVEL_SILENT
+     */
+    bladerf_log_set_verbosity(BLADERF_LOG_LEVEL_INFO);
 
     printf("BLADERF: Initializing openair0_device\n");
     device->Mod_id         = num_devices++;
@@ -1208,38 +1217,4 @@ struct bladerf * open_bladerf_from_serial(const char *serial)
         return dev;
     }
 }
-
-
-/*! \brief Get BladeRF log level
- * \param log_level log level
- * \returns log level of BLADERF device
- */
-int get_brf_log_level(int log_level)
-{
-    int level=BLADERF_LOG_LEVEL_INFO;
-    return  BLADERF_LOG_LEVEL_INFO;
-    switch(log_level) {
-    case LOG_DEBUG:
-        level=BLADERF_LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG;
-        break;
-    case LOG_INFO:
-        level= BLADERF_LOG_LEVEL_INFO;
-        break;
-    case LOG_WARNING:
-        level=BLADERF_LOG_LEVEL_WARNING;
-        break;
-    case LOG_ERR:
-        level=BLADERF_LOG_LEVEL_ERROR;
-        break;
-    case LOG_CRIT:
-        level=BLADERF_LOG_LEVEL_CRITICAL;
-        break;
-    case LOG_EMERG:
-        level = BLADERF_LOG_LEVEL_SILENT;
-        break;
-    default:
-        break;
-    }
-    return level;
-}
 /*@}*/
diff --git a/radio/BLADERF/bladerf_lib.h b/radio/BLADERF/bladerf_lib.h
index c9d0027bf2..7c736eb098 100644
--- a/radio/BLADERF/bladerf_lib.h
+++ b/radio/BLADERF/bladerf_lib.h
@@ -24,10 +24,12 @@
  * Author: navid nikaein
  */
 
+#ifndef BLADERF_LIB_H
+#define BLADERF_LIB_H
+
 #include <libbladeRF.h>
 
 #include "common_lib.h"
-#include "LOG/log.h"
 
 /** @addtogroup _BLADERF_PHY_RF_INTERFACE_
  * @{
@@ -109,12 +111,6 @@ int trx_brf_init(openair0_device *device);
  */
 openair0_timestamp trx_get_timestamp(openair0_device *device, bladerf_module module);
 
-/*! \brief Get BladeRF log level
- * \param log_level log level
- * \returns log level of BLADERF device
- */
-int get_brf_log_level(int log_level);
-
 /*! \brief bladeRF error report 
  * \param status 
  * \returns 0 on success
@@ -122,3 +118,5 @@ int get_brf_log_level(int log_level);
 int brf_error(int status);
 
 /*@}*/
+
+#endif /* BLADERF_LIB_H */