diff --git a/clientv3/balancer/balancer.go b/clientv3/balancer/balancer.go
index 25dc2b7e7..3c44e70c6 100644
--- a/clientv3/balancer/balancer.go
+++ b/clientv3/balancer/balancer.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func RegisterBuilder(cfg Config) {
 	bb := &builder{cfg}
 	balancer.Register(bb)
 
-	bb.cfg.Logger.Info(
+	bb.cfg.Logger.Debug(
 		"registered balancer",
 		zap.String("policy", bb.cfg.Policy.String()),
 		zap.String("name", bb.cfg.Name),
diff --git a/clientv3/client.go b/clientv3/client.go
index 276b0f042..7bc93d88f 100644
--- a/clientv3/client.go
+++ b/clientv3/client.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/clientv3/balancer/picker"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/clientv3/balancer/resolver/endpoint"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/rpctypes"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/pkg/logutil"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
@@ -446,7 +447,7 @@ func newClient(cfg *Config) (*Client, error) {
 		callOpts: defaultCallOpts,
 	}
 
-	lcfg := DefaultLogConfig
+	lcfg := logutil.DefaultZapLoggerConfig
 	if cfg.LogConfig != nil {
 		lcfg = *cfg.LogConfig
 	}
@@ -530,10 +531,10 @@ func (c *Client) roundRobinQuorumBackoff(waitBetween time.Duration, jitterFracti
 		n := uint(len(c.Endpoints()))
 		quorum := (n/2 + 1)
 		if attempt%quorum == 0 {
-			c.lg.Info("backoff", zap.Uint("attempt", attempt), zap.Uint("quorum", quorum), zap.Duration("waitBetween", waitBetween), zap.Float64("jitterFraction", jitterFraction))
+			c.lg.Debug("backoff", zap.Uint("attempt", attempt), zap.Uint("quorum", quorum), zap.Duration("waitBetween", waitBetween), zap.Float64("jitterFraction", jitterFraction))
 			return jitterUp(waitBetween, jitterFraction)
 		}
-		c.lg.Info("backoff skipped", zap.Uint("attempt", attempt), zap.Uint("quorum", quorum))
+		c.lg.Debug("backoff skipped", zap.Uint("attempt", attempt), zap.Uint("quorum", quorum))
 		return 0
 	}
 }
diff --git a/clientv3/config.go b/clientv3/config.go
index 96e94e1c0..bd0376880 100644
--- a/clientv3/config.go
+++ b/clientv3/config.go
@@ -82,21 +82,3 @@ type Config struct {
 	// PermitWithoutStream when set will allow client to send keepalive pings to server without any active streams(RPCs).
 	PermitWithoutStream bool `json:"permit-without-stream"`
 }
-
-// DefaultLogConfig is the default client logging configuration.
-// Default log level is "Warn". Use "zap.InfoLevel" for debugging.
-// Use "/dev/null" for output paths, to discard all logs.
-var DefaultLogConfig = zap.Config{
-	Level:       zap.NewAtomicLevelAt(zap.WarnLevel),
-	Development: false,
-	Sampling: &zap.SamplingConfig{
-		Initial:    100,
-		Thereafter: 100,
-	},
-	Encoding:      "json",
-	EncoderConfig: zap.NewProductionEncoderConfig(),
-
-	// Use "/dev/null" to discard all
-	OutputPaths:      []string{"stderr"},
-	ErrorOutputPaths: []string{"stderr"},
-}
diff --git a/clientv3/retry_interceptor.go b/clientv3/retry_interceptor.go
index 6b1054ea1..e48a00367 100644
--- a/clientv3/retry_interceptor.go
+++ b/clientv3/retry_interceptor.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func (c *Client) unaryClientInterceptor(logger *zap.Logger, optFuncs ...retryOpt
 			if err := waitRetryBackoff(ctx, attempt, callOpts); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			logger.Info(
+			logger.Debug(
 				"retrying of unary invoker",
 				zap.String("target", cc.Target()),
 				zap.Uint("attempt", attempt),
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func (c *Client) streamClientInterceptor(logger *zap.Logger, optFuncs ...retryOp
 			return nil, grpc.Errorf(codes.Unimplemented, "clientv3/retry_interceptor: cannot retry on ClientStreams, set Disable()")
 		}
 		newStreamer, err := streamer(ctx, desc, cc, method, grpcOpts...)
-		logger.Info("retry stream intercept", zap.Error(err))
+		logger.Warn("retry stream intercept", zap.Error(err))
 		if err != nil {
 			// TODO(mwitkow): Maybe dial and transport errors should be retriable?
 			return nil, err
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ func (s *serverStreamingRetryingStream) receiveMsgAndIndicateRetry(m interface{}
 	if s.callOpts.retryAuth && rpctypes.Error(err) == rpctypes.ErrInvalidAuthToken {
 		gterr := s.client.getToken(s.ctx)
 		if gterr != nil {
-			s.client.lg.Info("retry failed to fetch new auth token", zap.Error(gterr))
+			s.client.lg.Warn("retry failed to fetch new auth token", zap.Error(gterr))
 			return false, err // return the original error for simplicity
 		}
 		return true, err