diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d01cbc3..e2675f9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -37,14 +37,6 @@ end
 Xlog.init_pretty_writer stdout
   ~min_level:Xlog.DEBUG
   (* other options *)
-
-(* if running as a daemon *)
-if Xlog.should_upgrade_to_journald () then
-  Xlog.init_journald_writer ()
-    ~min_level:Xlog.DEBUG
-else
-  Xlog.init_pretty_writer stdout
-    ~min_level:Xlog.DEBUG
 ```
 
 ## usage with ppx
diff --git a/dune-project b/dune-project
index aa4d8eb..10f1846 100644
--- a/dune-project
+++ b/dune-project
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 (lang dune 3.15)
 
 (name xlog)
-(version 0.0.2)
+(version 0.1.0)
 
 (generate_opam_files true)
 
diff --git a/lib/journald.ml b/lib/journald.ml
deleted file mode 100644
index 1525afb..0000000
--- a/lib/journald.ml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
-open Core
-
-let default_socket_path = "/run/systemd/journal/socket"
-
-type t = {
-  mutex : Mutex.t;
-  sock_fd : Unix.file_descr;
-  dest : Unix.sockaddr;
-  buf : Buffer.t;
-}
-
-let should_upgrade () =
-  let stderr = Unix.fstat Unix.stderr in
-  let dev_ino = Printf.sprintf "%d:%d" stderr.st_dev stderr.st_ino in
-  Sys.getenv_opt "JOURNAL_STREAM" = Some dev_ino
-
-let make ?(path = default_socket_path) () = {
-  mutex = Mutex.create ();
-  sock_fd = Unix.socket PF_UNIX SOCK_DGRAM 0 ~cloexec:true;
-  dest = ADDR_UNIX path;
-  buf = Buffer.create 256;
-}
-
-let add_field dgram key value =
-  if String.contains value '\n' then
-    begin
-      Buffer.add_string dgram key;
-      Buffer.add_char dgram '\n';
-      Buffer.add_int64_le dgram (Int64.of_int (String.length value));
-      Buffer.add_string dgram value;
-      Buffer.add_char dgram '\n';
-    end
-  else
-    Printf.bprintf dgram "%s=%s\n" key value
-
-let syslog_priority = function
-  | TRACE
-  | DEBUG -> "7" (* LOG_DEBUG *)
-  | INFO  -> "6" (* LOG_INFO *)
-  | WARN  -> "4" (* LOG_WARNING *)
-  | ERROR -> "3" (* LOG_ERR *)
-
-let writer t ~ts ~ns ~filename ~lineno ~func ~errno ~exn ~lvl msg =
-  Mutex.lock t.mutex;
-  let dgram =
-    Buffer.clear t.buf;
-    ignore ts;
-    let maybe_exn = match exn with
-    | Some (exn, bt) ->
-        Printf.sprintf "\nException: %s\n%s" (Printexc.to_string exn)
-          (Printexc.raw_backtrace_to_string bt)
-    | None -> ""
-    in
-    add_field t.buf "MESSAGE" (Printf.sprintf "%s: %s%s" ns msg maybe_exn);
-    add_field t.buf "PRIORITY" (syslog_priority lvl);
-    begin if not (filename = "") then
-      add_field t.buf "CODE_FILE" filename;
-      add_field t.buf "CODE_LINE" (Printf.sprintf "%d" lineno)
-    end;
-    begin if not (func = "") then
-      add_field t.buf "CODE_FUNC" func
-    end;
-    let errno = Util.get_errno errno exn in
-    begin if errno != 0 then
-      add_field t.buf "ERRNO" (Printf.sprintf "%d" errno)
-    end;
-    Buffer.to_bytes t.buf
-  in
-  Mutex.unlock t.mutex;
-  Unix.sendto t.sock_fd dgram 0 (Bytes.length dgram) [] t.dest |> ignore
diff --git a/lib/xlog.ml b/lib/xlog.ml
index d720610..da32988 100644
--- a/lib/xlog.ml
+++ b/lib/xlog.ml
@@ -143,17 +143,6 @@ let init_pretty_writer
   Pretty.writer |>
   add_writer ?min_level
 
-let init_journald_writer
-      ?min_level
-      ?path
-      ()
-  =
-  Journald.make () ?path |>
-  Journald.writer |>
-  add_writer ?min_level
-
-let should_upgrade_to_journald = Journald.should_upgrade
-
 let dump_tree () =
   let rec dt (parent : logger) (child : logger) (ts : string) : unit =
     Printf.eprintf "%slogger: %s\n%!" ts child.namespace;
diff --git a/lib/xlog.mli b/lib/xlog.mli
index 5eed14e..58518f0 100644
--- a/lib/xlog.mli
+++ b/lib/xlog.mli
@@ -41,9 +41,18 @@ val init_pretty_writer :
   ?backtrace:bool ->
   out_channel -> unit
 
-val init_journald_writer :
-  ?min_level:level ->
-  ?path:string ->
-  unit -> unit
+type writer =
+  ts:Time.t ->
+  ns:string ->
+  filename:string ->
+  lineno:int ->
+  func:string ->
+  errno:int ->
+  exn:((exn * Printexc.raw_backtrace) option) ->
+  lvl:level ->
+  string ->
+  unit
 
-val should_upgrade_to_journald : unit -> bool
+val add_writer :
+  ?min_level:level ->
+  writer -> unit
diff --git a/package.nix b/package.nix
index 8d90642..a9f9bc8 100644
--- a/package.nix
+++ b/package.nix
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ buildDunePackage rec {
   minimalOCamlVersion = "5.1";
   dontStrip = true;
 
-  buildInputs = [ ppx_unicode ];
+  buildInputs = [ ppx_unicode ] ++ lib.optionals enableShell [ utop ];
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ ptime ppxlib ];
   nativeBuildInputs = [ ppxlib ppx_unicode ] ++ lib.optionals enableShell [
     ocaml dune_3 odoc utop
diff --git a/xlog.opam b/xlog.opam
index da7a711..3b6613b 100644
--- a/xlog.opam
+++ b/xlog.opam
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # This file is generated by dune, edit dune-project instead
 opam-version: "2.0"
-version: "0.0.2"
+version: "0.1.0"
 synopsis: "logging library"
 description: "logging library for cats written in ocaml"
 maintainer: ["xenia <xenia@awoo.systems>"]