diff --git a/etcdserver/raft.go b/etcdserver/raft.go
index 77933b219..a38712283 100644
--- a/etcdserver/raft.go
+++ b/etcdserver/raft.go
@@ -122,11 +122,11 @@ type raftNodeConfig struct {
 func newRaftNode(cfg raftNodeConfig) *raftNode {
 	var lg raft.Logger
 	if cfg.lg != nil {
-		lg = logutil.NewRaftLoggerZap(cfg.lg)
+		lg = NewRaftLoggerZap(cfg.lg)
 	} else {
 		lcfg := logutil.DefaultZapLoggerConfig
 		var err error
-		lg, err = logutil.NewRaftLogger(&lcfg)
+		lg, err = NewRaftLogger(&lcfg)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatalf("cannot create raft logger %v", err)
 		}
@@ -463,12 +463,12 @@ func startNode(cfg ServerConfig, cl *membership.RaftCluster, ids []types.ID) (id
 	if cfg.Logger != nil {
 		// called after capnslog setting in "init" function
 		if cfg.LoggerConfig != nil {
-			c.Logger, err = logutil.NewRaftLogger(cfg.LoggerConfig)
+			c.Logger, err = NewRaftLogger(cfg.LoggerConfig)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Fatalf("cannot create raft logger %v", err)
 			}
 		} else if cfg.LoggerCore != nil && cfg.LoggerWriteSyncer != nil {
-			c.Logger = logutil.NewRaftLoggerFromZapCore(cfg.LoggerCore, cfg.LoggerWriteSyncer)
+			c.Logger = NewRaftLoggerFromZapCore(cfg.LoggerCore, cfg.LoggerWriteSyncer)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -518,12 +518,12 @@ func restartNode(cfg ServerConfig, snapshot *raftpb.Snapshot) (types.ID, *member
 		// called after capnslog setting in "init" function
 		var err error
 		if cfg.LoggerConfig != nil {
-			c.Logger, err = logutil.NewRaftLogger(cfg.LoggerConfig)
+			c.Logger, err = NewRaftLogger(cfg.LoggerConfig)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Fatalf("cannot create raft logger %v", err)
 			}
 		} else if cfg.LoggerCore != nil && cfg.LoggerWriteSyncer != nil {
-			c.Logger = logutil.NewRaftLoggerFromZapCore(cfg.LoggerCore, cfg.LoggerWriteSyncer)
+			c.Logger = NewRaftLoggerFromZapCore(cfg.LoggerCore, cfg.LoggerWriteSyncer)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -602,12 +602,12 @@ func restartAsStandaloneNode(cfg ServerConfig, snapshot *raftpb.Snapshot) (types
 	if cfg.Logger != nil {
 		// called after capnslog setting in "init" function
 		if cfg.LoggerConfig != nil {
-			c.Logger, err = logutil.NewRaftLogger(cfg.LoggerConfig)
+			c.Logger, err = NewRaftLogger(cfg.LoggerConfig)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Fatalf("cannot create raft logger %v", err)
 			}
 		} else if cfg.LoggerCore != nil && cfg.LoggerWriteSyncer != nil {
-			c.Logger = logutil.NewRaftLoggerFromZapCore(cfg.LoggerCore, cfg.LoggerWriteSyncer)
+			c.Logger = NewRaftLoggerFromZapCore(cfg.LoggerCore, cfg.LoggerWriteSyncer)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/logutil/zap_raft.go b/etcdserver/zap_raft.go
similarity index 99%
rename from pkg/logutil/zap_raft.go
rename to etcdserver/zap_raft.go
index f0772a17c..11115d217 100644
--- a/pkg/logutil/zap_raft.go
+++ b/etcdserver/zap_raft.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-package logutil
+package etcdserver
 
 import (
 	"errors"
diff --git a/pkg/logutil/zap_raft_test.go b/etcdserver/zap_raft_test.go
similarity index 92%
rename from pkg/logutil/zap_raft_test.go
rename to etcdserver/zap_raft_test.go
index 5724f1916..92afca8c2 100644
--- a/pkg/logutil/zap_raft_test.go
+++ b/etcdserver/zap_raft_test.go
@@ -12,20 +12,20 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-package logutil
+package etcdserver
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/v3/pkg/logutil"
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
+	"go.uber.org/zap/zapcore"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
-
-	"go.uber.org/zap"
-	"go.uber.org/zap/zapcore"
 )
 
 func TestNewRaftLogger(t *testing.T) {
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func TestNewRaftLogger(t *testing.T) {
 			Thereafter: 100,
 		},
 		Encoding:         "json",
-		EncoderConfig:    DefaultZapLoggerConfig.EncoderConfig,
+		EncoderConfig:    logutil.DefaultZapLoggerConfig.EncoderConfig,
 		OutputPaths:      []string{logPath},
 		ErrorOutputPaths: []string{logPath},
 	}
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func TestNewRaftLogger(t *testing.T) {
 	if !bytes.Contains(data, []byte("etcd-logutil-2")) {
 		t.Fatalf("can't find data in log %q", string(data))
 	}
-	if !bytes.Contains(data, []byte("logutil/zap_raft_test.go:")) {
+	if !bytes.Contains(data, []byte("zap_raft_test.go:")) {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected caller; %q", string(data))
 	}
 }