diff --git a/boxes/boxes/react/package.json b/boxes/boxes/react/package.json
index 863d7cf3eac..8e574163eb5 100644
--- a/boxes/boxes/react/package.json
+++ b/boxes/boxes/react/package.json
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@
     "ts-jest": "^29.1.0",
     "ts-loader": "^9.4.4",
     "ts-node": "^10.9.1",
-    "tty-browserify": "^0.0.1",
     "typescript": "^5.0.4",
     "util": "^0.12.5",
     "webpack": "^5.88.2",
diff --git a/boxes/boxes/react/webpack.config.js b/boxes/boxes/react/webpack.config.js
index d5e6fc11e01..4db17529911 100644
--- a/boxes/boxes/react/webpack.config.js
+++ b/boxes/boxes/react/webpack.config.js
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ export default (_, argv) => ({
       util: require.resolve('util/'),
       stream: require.resolve('stream-browserify'),
       string_decoder: require.resolve('string_decoder/'),
-      tty: require.resolve('tty-browserify'),
     },
   },
   devServer: {
diff --git a/boxes/boxes/vanilla/package.json b/boxes/boxes/vanilla/package.json
index 0921135a760..045d0e976fa 100644
--- a/boxes/boxes/vanilla/package.json
+++ b/boxes/boxes/vanilla/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
     "html-webpack-plugin": "^5.6.0",
     "stream-browserify": "^3.0.0",
     "ts-loader": "^9.5.1",
-    "tty-browserify": "^0.0.1",
     "typescript": "^5.0.4",
     "util": "^0.12.5",
     "webpack": "^5.90.1",
diff --git a/boxes/boxes/vanilla/webpack.config.js b/boxes/boxes/vanilla/webpack.config.js
index aa9f974b3a2..6fe89595fe0 100644
--- a/boxes/boxes/vanilla/webpack.config.js
+++ b/boxes/boxes/vanilla/webpack.config.js
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ export default (_, argv) => ({
       util: require.resolve('util/'),
       stream: require.resolve('stream-browserify'),
       string_decoder: require.resolve('string_decoder/'),
-      tty: require.resolve('tty-browserify'),
     },
   },
   devServer: {
diff --git a/boxes/contract-only/package.json b/boxes/contract-only/package.json
index f262a39f6fc..f68de951d8e 100644
--- a/boxes/contract-only/package.json
+++ b/boxes/contract-only/package.json
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
     "jest": "^29.6.4",
     "stream-browserify": "^3.0.0",
     "ts-loader": "^9.5.1",
-    "tty-browserify": "^0.0.1",
     "typescript": "^5.0.4",
     "util": "^0.12.5",
     "webpack": "^5.90.1",
diff --git a/boxes/yarn.lock b/boxes/yarn.lock
index 47091d6cb8c..526dda9a34f 100644
--- a/boxes/yarn.lock
+++ b/boxes/yarn.lock
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ __metadata:
     ts-jest: "npm:^29.1.0"
     ts-loader: "npm:^9.4.4"
     ts-node: "npm:^10.9.1"
-    tty-browserify: "npm:^0.0.1"
     typescript: "npm:^5.0.4"
     util: "npm:^0.12.5"
     webpack: "npm:^5.88.2"
@@ -133,7 +132,6 @@ __metadata:
     html-webpack-plugin: "npm:^5.6.0"
     stream-browserify: "npm:^3.0.0"
     ts-loader: "npm:^9.5.1"
-    tty-browserify: "npm:^0.0.1"
     typescript: "npm:^5.0.4"
     util: "npm:^0.12.5"
     webpack: "npm:^5.90.1"
@@ -8957,13 +8955,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"tty-browserify@npm:^0.0.1":
-  version: 0.0.1
-  resolution: "tty-browserify@npm:0.0.1"
-  checksum: 5e34883388eb5f556234dae75b08e069b9e62de12bd6d87687f7817f5569430a6dfef550b51dbc961715ae0cd0eb5a059e6e3fc34dc127ea164aa0f9b5bb033d
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "type-check@npm:^0.4.0, type-check@npm:~0.4.0":
   version: 0.4.0
   resolution: "type-check@npm:0.4.0"
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 952fd382939..cc5bec7a7ec 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ services:
     # need to run bb for proofs and bb is only built for x86
     platform: linux/amd64
     environment:
-      LOG_LEVEL: info
-      DEBUG: aztec:*
+      LOG_LEVEL: ${LOG_LEVEL:-info}
+      DEBUG: ${DEBUG:-aztec:*,-json-rpc:*,-aztec:circuits:artifact_hash,-aztec:randomness_singleton}
       DEBUG_COLORS: 1
       CHAIN_ID: 31337
       VERSION: 1
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ services:
     # need to run bb for proofs and bb is only built for x86
     platform: linux/amd64
     environment:
-      LOG_LEVEL: info
-      DEBUG: aztec:*
+      LOG_LEVEL: ${LOG_LEVEL:-info}
+      DEBUG: ${DEBUG:-aztec:*,-json-rpc:*,-aztec:circuits:artifact_hash,-aztec:randomness_singleton,-aztec:avm_simulator:*}
       DEBUG_COLORS: 1
       CHAIN_ID: 31337
       VERSION: 1
diff --git a/yarn-project/aztec.js/package.json b/yarn-project/aztec.js/package.json
index 96748862412..3656a356d9a 100644
--- a/yarn-project/aztec.js/package.json
+++ b/yarn-project/aztec.js/package.json
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@
     "stream-browserify": "^3.0.0",
     "ts-loader": "^9.4.4",
     "ts-node": "^10.9.1",
-    "tty-browserify": "^0.0.1",
     "typescript": "^5.0.4",
     "util": "^0.12.5",
     "webpack": "^5.88.2",
diff --git a/yarn-project/aztec.js/webpack.config.js b/yarn-project/aztec.js/webpack.config.js
index 5e56741b688..1b60153b54b 100644
--- a/yarn-project/aztec.js/webpack.config.js
+++ b/yarn-project/aztec.js/webpack.config.js
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ export default {
       buffer: require.resolve('buffer/'),
       util: require.resolve('util/'),
       stream: require.resolve('stream-browserify'),
-      tty: require.resolve('tty-browserify'),
     },
   },
 };
diff --git a/yarn-project/end-to-end/package.json b/yarn-project/end-to-end/package.json
index b4c138967f7..1167abad54a 100644
--- a/yarn-project/end-to-end/package.json
+++ b/yarn-project/end-to-end/package.json
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@
     "ts-loader": "^9.4.4",
     "ts-node": "^10.9.1",
     "tslib": "^2.4.0",
-    "tty-browserify": "^0.0.1",
     "typescript": "^5.0.4",
     "util": "^0.12.5",
     "viem": "^2.7.15",
diff --git a/yarn-project/end-to-end/webpack.config.js b/yarn-project/end-to-end/webpack.config.js
index 6fe97604e7e..88f6bb5178c 100644
--- a/yarn-project/end-to-end/webpack.config.js
+++ b/yarn-project/end-to-end/webpack.config.js
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ export default {
       buffer: require.resolve('buffer/'),
       util: require.resolve('util/'),
       stream: require.resolve('stream-browserify'),
-      tty: require.resolve('tty-browserify'),
     },
   },
 };
diff --git a/yarn-project/foundation/src/crypto/random/randomness_singleton.ts b/yarn-project/foundation/src/crypto/random/randomness_singleton.ts
index 667db265df1..f226874a921 100644
--- a/yarn-project/foundation/src/crypto/random/randomness_singleton.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/foundation/src/crypto/random/randomness_singleton.ts
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ export class RandomnessSingleton {
     private readonly log = createDebugLogger('aztec:randomness_singleton'),
   ) {
     if (seed !== undefined) {
-      this.log.verbose(`Using pseudo-randomness with seed: ${seed}`);
+      this.log.debug(`Using pseudo-randomness with seed: ${seed}`);
       this.counter = seed;
     } else {
-      this.log.verbose('Using true randomness');
+      this.log.debug('Using true randomness');
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/yarn-project/foundation/src/json-rpc/server/json_rpc_server.ts b/yarn-project/foundation/src/json-rpc/server/json_rpc_server.ts
index 9c342805d09..60d07291cc0 100644
--- a/yarn-project/foundation/src/json-rpc/server/json_rpc_server.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/foundation/src/json-rpc/server/json_rpc_server.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export class JsonRpcServer {
     private objectClassMap: JsonClassConverterInput,
     /** List of methods to disallow from calling remotely */
     public readonly disallowedMethods: string[] = [],
-    private log = createDebugLogger('aztec:foundation:json-rpc:server'),
+    private log = createDebugLogger('json-rpc:server'),
   ) {
     this.proxy = new JsonProxy(handler, stringClassMap, objectClassMap);
   }
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ export type ServerList = {
  */
 export function createNamespacedJsonRpcServer(
   servers: ServerList,
-  log = createDebugLogger('aztec:foundation:json-rpc:multi-server'),
+  log = createDebugLogger('json-rpc:multi-server'),
 ): JsonRpcServer {
   const handler = {} as any;
   const disallowedMethods: string[] = [];
diff --git a/yarn-project/foundation/src/log/logger.ts b/yarn-project/foundation/src/log/logger.ts
index b2cfbc31b39..3b28a279d2c 100644
--- a/yarn-project/foundation/src/log/logger.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/foundation/src/log/logger.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 import debug from 'debug';
-import isNode from 'detect-node';
-import { isatty } from 'tty';
 
 import { type LogData, type LogFn } from './log_fn.js';
 
@@ -15,6 +13,9 @@ export type LogLevel = (typeof LogLevels)[number];
 const envLogLevel = process.env.LOG_LEVEL?.toLowerCase() as LogLevel;
 const currentLevel = LogLevels.includes(envLogLevel) ? envLogLevel : DefaultLogLevel;
 
+const namespaces = process.env.DEBUG ?? 'aztec:*';
+debug.enable(namespaces);
+
 /** Log function that accepts an exception object */
 type ErrorLogFn = (msg: string, err?: Error | unknown, data?: LogData) => void;
 
@@ -38,9 +39,6 @@ export type DebugLogger = Logger;
  */
 export function createDebugLogger(name: string): DebugLogger {
   const debugLogger = debug(name);
-  if (currentLevel === 'debug') {
-    debugLogger.enabled = true;
-  }
 
   const logger = {
     silent: () => {},
@@ -78,42 +76,11 @@ function logWithDebug(debug: debug.Debugger, level: LogLevel, msg: string, data?
   }
 
   msg = data ? `${msg} ${fmtLogData(data)}` : msg;
-  if (debug.enabled) {
-    if (level !== 'debug') {
-      msg = `${level.toUpperCase()} ${msg}`;
-    }
-    debug(msg);
-  } else if (LogLevels.indexOf(level) <= LogLevels.indexOf(currentLevel)) {
-    printLog(`${getPrefix(debug, level)} ${msg}`);
+  if (debug.enabled && LogLevels.indexOf(level) <= LogLevels.indexOf(currentLevel)) {
+    debug('[%s] %s', level.toUpperCase(), msg);
   }
 }
 
-/**
- * Returns a log prefix that emulates that of npm debug. Uses colors if in node and in a tty.
- * @param debugLogger - Instance of npm debug logger.
- * @param level - Intended log level (printed out if strictly above current log level).
- * @returns Log prefix.
- */
-function getPrefix(debugLogger: debug.Debugger, level: LogLevel) {
-  const levelLabel = currentLevel !== level ? ` ${level.toUpperCase()}` : '';
-  const prefix = `${debugLogger.namespace.replace(/^aztec:/, '')}${levelLabel}`;
-  if ((!isNode || !isatty(process.stderr.fd)) && !process.env.DEBUG_COLORS) {
-    return prefix;
-  }
-  const colorIndex = debug.selectColor(debugLogger.namespace) as number;
-  const colorCode = '\u001B[3' + (colorIndex < 8 ? colorIndex : '8;5;' + colorIndex);
-  return `  ${colorCode};1m${prefix}\u001B[0m`;
-}
-
-/**
- * Outputs to console error.
- * @param msg - What to log.
- */
-function printLog(msg: string) {
-  // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-  isNode ? process.stderr.write(msg + '\n') : console.error(msg);
-}
-
 /**
  * Concatenates a log message and an exception.
  * @param msg - Log message
diff --git a/yarn-project/yarn.lock b/yarn-project/yarn.lock
index cc328c7abd1..3b6e8061c0d 100644
--- a/yarn-project/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn-project/yarn.lock
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@ __metadata:
     ts-loader: ^9.4.4
     ts-node: ^10.9.1
     tslib: ^2.4.0
-    tty-browserify: ^0.0.1
     typescript: ^5.0.4
     util: ^0.12.5
     webpack: ^5.88.2
@@ -464,7 +463,6 @@ __metadata:
     ts-loader: ^9.4.4
     ts-node: ^10.9.1
     tslib: ^2.4.0
-    tty-browserify: ^0.0.1
     typescript: ^5.0.4
     util: ^0.12.5
     viem: ^2.7.15
@@ -13608,13 +13606,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"tty-browserify@npm:^0.0.1":
-  version: 0.0.1
-  resolution: "tty-browserify@npm:0.0.1"
-  checksum: 93b745d43fa5a7d2b948fa23be8d313576d1d884b48acd957c07710bac1c0d8ac34c0556ad4c57c73d36e11741763ef66b3fb4fb97b06b7e4d525315a3cd45f5
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "type-check@npm:^0.4.0, type-check@npm:~0.4.0":
   version: 0.4.0
   resolution: "type-check@npm:0.4.0"