diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 118ad3f..5a164cd 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ This behaviour will work with the `positional.method` and
     >>> MyClass.my_method(10, kwonly1=20)  # Ok.
 
 For compatibility reasons you may wish to not always raise an exception so
-a WARN mode is available. Rather than raise an exception a warning message
-will be logged:
+a WARN mode is available. Rather than raise an exception a warning will be
+emitted.
 
 .. code:: python
 
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ will be logged:
 Available modes are:
 
 - positional.EXCEPT - the default, raise an exception.
-- positional.WARN - log a warning on mistake.
+- positional.WARN - emit a warning.
 
 
 .. |Build Status| image:: https://travis-ci.org/morganfainberg/positional.svg?branch=master
diff --git a/positional/__init__.py b/positional/__init__.py
index 02c0b4b..c4b99a4 100644
--- a/positional/__init__.py
+++ b/positional/__init__.py
@@ -12,12 +12,11 @@
 
 import functools
 import inspect
-import logging
+import warnings
 
 import pbr.version
 
 __version__ = pbr.version.VersionInfo('python-keystoneclient').version_string()
-_logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class positional(object):
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ class positional(object):
 
     :param enforcement: defines the way incorrect usage is reported. Currenlty
         accepts :py:attr:`positional.EXCEPT` to raise a TypeError or
-        :py:attr:`positional.WARN` to print a warning. A warning can be useful
+        :py:attr:`positional.WARN` to show a warning. A warning can be useful
         for applying to functions that are already public as a deprecation
         notice. Defaults to :py:attr:`positional.EXCEPT`.
     """
@@ -90,7 +89,7 @@ class positional(object):
                 if self._enforcement == self.EXCEPT:
                     raise TypeError(message)
                 elif self._enforcement == self.WARN:
-                    _logger.warning(message)
+                    warnings.warn(message, DeprecationWarning, stacklevel=2)
 
             return func(*args, **kwargs)
 
diff --git a/positional/tests/test_positional.py b/positional/tests/test_positional.py
index fb74d33..1609bbb 100644
--- a/positional/tests/test_positional.py
+++ b/positional/tests/test_positional.py
@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-import logging
+import warnings
 
-import six
 import testtools
 
 from positional import positional
@@ -46,21 +45,15 @@ class TestPositional(testtools.TestCase):
         self.assertRaises(TypeError, self.mixed_except, 1, 2, 3)
 
     def test_mixed_warn(self):
-        logger_message = six.moves.cStringIO()
-        handler = logging.StreamHandler(logger_message)
-        handler.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+        with warnings.catch_warnings(record=True) as w:
+            warnings.simplefilter("always")
 
-        logger = logging.getLogger(positional.__name__)
-        level = logger.getEffectiveLevel()
-        logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
-        logger.addHandler(handler)
+            self.mixed_warn(1, 2, 3)
 
-        self.addCleanup(logger.removeHandler, handler)
-        self.addCleanup(logger.setLevel, level)
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(w))
 
-        self.mixed_warn(1, 2, 3)
-
-        self.assertIn('takes at most 3 positional', logger_message.getvalue())
+        self.assertTrue(issubclass(w[0].category, DeprecationWarning))
+        self.assertIn('takes at most 3 positional', str(w[0].message))
 
     @positional(enforcement=positional.EXCEPT)
     def inspect_func(self, arg, kwarg=None):
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 3c24702..006c00d 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,5 +2,3 @@
 # of appearance.
 
 pbr>=1.6
-
-six>=1.9.0