diff --git a/deckhand/conf/config.py b/deckhand/conf/config.py
index 0b47b0ee..62086805 100644
--- a/deckhand/conf/config.py
+++ b/deckhand/conf/config.py
@@ -51,17 +51,6 @@ keystone_auth_opts = [
                default='http://127.0.0.1/identity/v3')
 ]
 
-logging_group = cfg.OptGroup(
-    name='logging',
-    title='Logging Options',
-    help='Logging options for Deckhand.')
-
-logging_opts = [
-    cfg.StrOpt('global_logger_name',
-                default='deckhand',
-                help='Logger name for the top-level logger.')
-]
-
 
 def register_opts(conf):
     conf.register_group(barbican_group)
@@ -70,14 +59,10 @@ def register_opts(conf):
     conf.register_group(keystone_auth_group)
     conf.register_opts(keystone_auth_opts, group=keystone_auth_group)
 
-    conf.register_group(logging_group)
-    conf.register_opts(logging_opts, group=logging_group)
-
 
 def list_opts():
     return {barbican_group: barbican_opts,
-            keystone_auth_group: keystone_auth_opts,
-            logging_group: logging_opts}
+            keystone_auth_group: keystone_auth_opts}
 
 
 def parse_args(args=None, usage=None, default_config_files=None):
diff --git a/deckhand/control/api.py b/deckhand/control/api.py
index 024d8f22..fc19c6b1 100644
--- a/deckhand/control/api.py
+++ b/deckhand/control/api.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ LOG = None
 
 def __setup_logging():
     global LOG
-    LOGGER_NAME = CONF.logging.global_logger_name
+    LOGGER_NAME = 'deckhand'
     LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__, LOGGER_NAME)
 
     logging.register_options(CONF)
@@ -58,9 +58,6 @@ def start_api(state_manager=None):
     Create routes for the v1.0 API and sets up logging.
     """
     __setup_logging()
-    # FOR TESTING -- REMOVE
-    engine = db_api.get_engine()
-    assert engine.engine.name == 'sqlite'
 
     control_api = falcon.API(request_type=api_base.DeckhandRequest)
 
diff --git a/deckhand/db/sqlalchemy/api.py b/deckhand/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
index 71580607..635e8f65 100644
--- a/deckhand/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
+++ b/deckhand/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ from oslo_db import exception as db_exception
 from oslo_db.sqlalchemy import session
 from oslo_log import log as logging
 from oslo_utils import excutils
-import osprofiler.sqlalchemy
-from retrying import retry
 import six
 from six.moves import range
 import sqlalchemy
diff --git a/deckhand/objects/documents.py b/deckhand/objects/documents.py
index fbb50516..aaa74820 100644
--- a/deckhand/objects/documents.py
+++ b/deckhand/objects/documents.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #
 
 from oslo_log import log as logging
-import oslo_versionedobjects.fields as ovo_fields
+from oslo_versionedobjects import fields as ovo_fields
 
 from deckhand.db.sqlalchemy import api as db_api
 from deckhand import objects
diff --git a/deckhand/tests/unit/control/test_api.py b/deckhand/tests/unit/control/test_api.py
index b29bdc4d..9c331a40 100644
--- a/deckhand/tests/unit/control/test_api.py
+++ b/deckhand/tests/unit/control/test_api.py
@@ -22,10 +22,12 @@ from deckhand.control import base as api_base
 
 class TestApi(testtools.TestCase):
 
+    @mock.patch.object(api, 'config', autospec=True)
     @mock.patch.object(api, 'secrets', autospec=True)
     @mock.patch.object(api, 'documents', autospec=True)
     @mock.patch.object(api, 'falcon', autospec=True)
-    def test_start_api(self, mock_falcon, mock_documents, mock_secrets):
+    def test_start_api(self, mock_falcon, mock_documents, mock_secrets,
+                       mock_config):
         mock_falcon_api = mock_falcon.API.return_value
 
         result = api.start_api()
@@ -37,4 +39,5 @@ class TestApi(testtools.TestCase):
             mock.call(
                 '/api/v1.0/documents', mock_documents.DocumentsResource()),
             mock.call('/api/v1.0/secrets', mock_secrets.SecretsResource())
-    ])
+        ])
+        mock_config.parse_args.assert_called_once_with()
diff --git a/etc/deckhand/config-generator.conf b/etc/deckhand/config-generator.conf
index eadbdcea..ad0f47ee 100644
--- a/etc/deckhand/config-generator.conf
+++ b/etc/deckhand/config-generator.conf
@@ -2,3 +2,6 @@
 output_file = etc/deckhand/deckhand.conf.sample
 wrap_width = 80
 namespace = deckhand.conf
+namespace = oslo.db
+namespace = oslo.db.concurrency
+namespace = oslo.log
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index b23e0288..9f2c0bab 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 falcon==1.1.0
 
-SQLAlchemy!=1.1.5,!=1.1.6,!=1.1.7,!=1.1.8,>=1.0.10 # MIT
 jsonschema!=2.5.0,<3.0.0,>=2.0.0 # MIT
 pbr!=2.1.0,>=2.0.0 # Apache-2.0
 six>=1.9.0 # MIT
+oslo.concurrency>=3.8.0 # Apache-2.0
 stevedore>=1.20.0 # Apache-2.0
 jsonschema!=2.5.0,<3.0.0,>=2.0.0 # MIT
 keystoneauth1>=2.21.0  # Apache-2.0
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ oslo.context>=2.14.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.utils>=3.20.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.db>=4.21.1 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.log>=3.22.0 # Apache-2.0
+oslo.messaging!=5.25.0,>=5.24.2 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.serialization>=1.10.0  # Apache-2.0
 oslo.utils>=3.20.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.versionedobjects>=1.23.0