diff --git a/main/command/src/main/scala/sbt/MainLoop.scala b/main/command/src/main/scala/sbt/MainLoop.scala
index d3c3e703c..ad9829ef6 100644
--- a/main/command/src/main/scala/sbt/MainLoop.scala
+++ b/main/command/src/main/scala/sbt/MainLoop.scala
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ object MainLoop
 	def runWithNewLog(state: State, logBacking: GlobalLogBacking): RunNext =
 		Using.fileWriter(append = true)(logBacking.file) { writer =>
 			val out = new java.io.PrintWriter(writer)
-			val loggedState = state.copy(globalLogging = logBacking.newLogger(out, logBacking))
+			val loggedState = state.copy(globalLogging = state.globalLogging.newLogger(out, logBacking))
 			try run(loggedState) finally out.close()
 		}
 	sealed trait RunNext
diff --git a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Main.scala b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Main.scala
index 624072a00..c853f341b 100644
--- a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Main.scala
+++ b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Main.scala
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ object StandardMain
 	val console = ConsoleOut.systemOutOverwrite(ConsoleOut.overwriteContaining("Resolving "))
 
 	def initialGlobalLogging: GlobalLogging =
-		GlobalLogging.initial((pw, glb) => MainLogging.globalDefault(pw,glb,console), File.createTempFile("sbt",".log"), console)
+		GlobalLogging.initial(MainLogging.globalDefault(console), File.createTempFile("sbt",".log"), console)
 
 	def initialState(configuration: xsbti.AppConfiguration, initialDefinitions: Seq[Command], preCommands: Seq[String]): State =
 	{
diff --git a/util/log/src/main/scala/sbt/GlobalLogging.scala b/util/log/src/main/scala/sbt/GlobalLogging.scala
index 91b9a040f..63eb9805a 100644
--- a/util/log/src/main/scala/sbt/GlobalLogging.scala
+++ b/util/log/src/main/scala/sbt/GlobalLogging.scala
@@ -10,39 +10,34 @@ package sbt
 * `full` is the current global logger.  It should not be set directly because it is generated as needed from `backing.newLogger`.
 * `console` is where all logging from all ConsoleLoggers should go.
 * `backed` is the Logger that other loggers should feed into.
-* `backing` tracks the files that persist the global logging. */
-final case class GlobalLogging(full: Logger, console: ConsoleOut, backed: AbstractLogger, backing: GlobalLogBacking)
+* `backing` tracks the files that persist the global logging.
+* `newLogger` creates a new global logging configuration from a sink and backing configuration.
+*/
+final case class GlobalLogging(full: Logger, console: ConsoleOut, backed: AbstractLogger, backing: GlobalLogBacking, newLogger: (PrintWriter, GlobalLogBacking) => GlobalLogging)
 
 /** Tracks the files that persist the global logging. 
 * `file` is the current backing file.  `last` is the previous backing file, if there is one.
-* `newLogger` creates a new global logging configuration from a sink and backing configuration.
 * `newBackingFile` creates a new temporary location for the next backing file. */
-final case class GlobalLogBacking(file: File, last: Option[File], newLogger: (PrintWriter, GlobalLogBacking) => GlobalLogging, newBackingFile: () => File)
+final case class GlobalLogBacking(file: File, last: Option[File], newBackingFile: () => File)
 {
 	/** Shifts the current backing file to `last` and sets the current backing to `newFile`. */
-	def shift(newFile: File) = GlobalLogBacking(newFile, Some(file), newLogger, newBackingFile)
+	def shift(newFile: File) = GlobalLogBacking(newFile, Some(file), newBackingFile)
 
 	/** Shifts the current backing file to `last` and sets the current backing to a new temporary file generated by `newBackingFile`. */
 	def shiftNew() = shift(newBackingFile())
 
 	/** If there is a previous backing file in `last`, that becomes the current backing file and the previous backing is cleared.
 	* Otherwise, no changes are made. */
-	def unshift = GlobalLogBacking(last getOrElse file, None, newLogger, newBackingFile)
+	def unshift = GlobalLogBacking(last getOrElse file, None, newBackingFile)
 }
-object GlobalLogBacking
-{
-	def apply(newLogger: (PrintWriter, GlobalLogBacking) => GlobalLogging, newBackingFile: => File): GlobalLogBacking =
-		GlobalLogBacking(newBackingFile, None, newLogger, newBackingFile _)
+object GlobalLogBacking {
+	def apply(newBackingFile: => File): GlobalLogBacking = GlobalLogBacking(newBackingFile, None, newBackingFile _)
 }
 object GlobalLogging
 {
-	@deprecated("Explicitly specify standard out.", "0.13.0")
-	def initial(newLogger: (PrintWriter, GlobalLogBacking) => GlobalLogging, newBackingFile: => File): GlobalLogging =
-		initial(newLogger, newBackingFile, ConsoleOut.systemOut)
-
 	def initial(newLogger: (PrintWriter, GlobalLogBacking) => GlobalLogging, newBackingFile: => File, console: ConsoleOut): GlobalLogging =
 	{
 		val log = ConsoleLogger(console)
-		GlobalLogging(log, console, log, GlobalLogBacking(newLogger, newBackingFile))
+		GlobalLogging(log, console, log, GlobalLogBacking(newBackingFile), newLogger)
 	}
 }
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diff --git a/util/log/src/main/scala/sbt/MainLogging.scala b/util/log/src/main/scala/sbt/MainLogging.scala
index abed543c7..5611dbd48 100644
--- a/util/log/src/main/scala/sbt/MainLogging.scala
+++ b/util/log/src/main/scala/sbt/MainLogging.scala
@@ -18,15 +18,14 @@ object MainLogging
 		multi: Logger
 	}
 
-	@deprecated("Explicitly specify the console output.", "0.13.0")	
-	def globalDefault(writer: PrintWriter, backing: GlobalLogBacking): GlobalLogging =
-		globalDefault(writer, backing, ConsoleOut.systemOut)
-
-	def globalDefault(writer: PrintWriter, backing: GlobalLogBacking, console: ConsoleOut): GlobalLogging =
+	def globalDefault(console: ConsoleOut): (PrintWriter, GlobalLogBacking) => GlobalLogging =
 	{
-		val backed = defaultBacked()(writer)
-		val full = multiLogger(defaultMultiConfig(console, backed ) )
-		GlobalLogging(full, console, backed, backing)
+		lazy val f: (PrintWriter, GlobalLogBacking) => GlobalLogging = (writer, backing) => {
+			val backed = defaultBacked()(writer)
+			val full = multiLogger(defaultMultiConfig(console, backed ) )
+			GlobalLogging(full, console, backed, backing, f)
+		}
+		f
 	}
 
 	@deprecated("Explicitly specify the console output.", "0.13.0")