diff --git a/proxy/common.go b/proxy/common.go
index cd827e54..71abaa80 100644
--- a/proxy/common.go
+++ b/proxy/common.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/fsouza/go-dockerclient"
-	. "github.com/weaveworks/weave/common"
+	"github.com/weaveworks/weave/common"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ var (
 	weaveWaitEntrypoint = []string{"/w/w"}
 	weaveEntrypoint     = "/home/weave/weaver"
 	weaveContainerName  = "/weave"
+
+	Log = common.Log
 )
 
 func callWeave(args ...string) ([]byte, []byte, error) {
diff --git a/proxy/create_container_interceptor.go b/proxy/create_container_interceptor.go
index b13d16f3..2ca525ac 100644
--- a/proxy/create_container_interceptor.go
+++ b/proxy/create_container_interceptor.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/fsouza/go-dockerclient"
-	. "github.com/weaveworks/weave/common"
 )
 
 const MaxDockerHostname = 64
diff --git a/proxy/create_exec_interceptor.go b/proxy/create_exec_interceptor.go
index f26eb286..50c92aae 100644
--- a/proxy/create_exec_interceptor.go
+++ b/proxy/create_exec_interceptor.go
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ package proxy
 import (
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
-
-	. "github.com/weaveworks/weave/common"
 )
 
 type createExecInterceptor struct{ proxy *Proxy }
diff --git a/proxy/inspect_container_interceptor.go b/proxy/inspect_container_interceptor.go
index 590649d4..537ec9b6 100644
--- a/proxy/inspect_container_interceptor.go
+++ b/proxy/inspect_container_interceptor.go
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ package proxy
 
 import (
 	"net/http"
-
-	. "github.com/weaveworks/weave/common"
 )
 
 type inspectContainerInterceptor struct{ proxy *Proxy }
diff --git a/proxy/inspect_exec_interceptor.go b/proxy/inspect_exec_interceptor.go
index 7b5a2cf8..13443642 100644
--- a/proxy/inspect_exec_interceptor.go
+++ b/proxy/inspect_exec_interceptor.go
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ package proxy
 
 import (
 	"net/http"
-
-	. "github.com/weaveworks/weave/common"
 )
 
 type inspectExecInterceptor struct{ proxy *Proxy }
diff --git a/proxy/proxy.go b/proxy/proxy.go
index cbaac802..74eccfdf 100644
--- a/proxy/proxy.go
+++ b/proxy/proxy.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 
 	docker "github.com/fsouza/go-dockerclient"
 	weaveapi "github.com/weaveworks/weave/api"
-	. "github.com/weaveworks/weave/common"
+	"github.com/weaveworks/weave/common"
 	weavedocker "github.com/weaveworks/weave/common/docker"
 	weavenet "github.com/weaveworks/weave/net"
 )
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ func NewProxy(c Config) (*Proxy, error) {
 	p.client = client.Client
 
 	if !p.WithoutDNS {
-		netDevs, err := GetBridgeNetDev(c.DockerBridge)
+		netDevs, err := common.GetBridgeNetDev(c.DockerBridge)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ func (proxy *Proxy) updateContainerNetworkSettings(container jsonObject) error {
 	if err := proxy.waitForStartByIdent(containerID); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	netDevs, err := GetWeaveNetDevs(pid)
+	netDevs, err := common.GetWeaveNetDevs(pid)
 	if err != nil || len(netDevs) == 0 || len(netDevs[0].CIDRs) == 0 {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/proxy/proxy_intercept.go b/proxy/proxy_intercept.go
index baec052d..b2c16331 100644
--- a/proxy/proxy_intercept.go
+++ b/proxy/proxy_intercept.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/fsouza/go-dockerclient"
-	. "github.com/weaveworks/weave/common"
 )
 
 func (proxy *Proxy) Intercept(i interceptor, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {