diff --git a/core/dbt/context/base.py b/core/dbt/context/base.py
index 4bc47000716..f3b82324fbb 100644
--- a/core/dbt/context/base.py
+++ b/core/dbt/context/base.py
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
 )
 from dbt.contracts.graph.compiled import CompiledResource
 from dbt.exceptions import raise_compiler_error, MacroReturn, raise_parsing_error
-from dbt.logger import GLOBAL_LOGGER as logger
+from dbt.events.functions import fire_event
+from dbt.events.types import MacroEventInfo, MacroEventDebug
 from dbt.version import __version__ as dbt_version
 
 # These modules are added to the context. Consider alternative
@@ -481,9 +482,9 @@ def log(msg: str, info: bool = False) -> str:
             {% endmacro %}"
         """
         if info:
-            logger.info(msg)
+            fire_event(MacroEventInfo(msg))
         else:
-            logger.debug(msg)
+            fire_event(MacroEventDebug(msg))
         return ''
 
     @contextproperty
diff --git a/core/dbt/context/providers.py b/core/dbt/context/providers.py
index 9fd2d64a7a8..7d6b88e6961 100644
--- a/core/dbt/context/providers.py
+++ b/core/dbt/context/providers.py
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
     raise_parsing_error,
 )
 from dbt.config import IsFQNResource
-from dbt.logger import GLOBAL_LOGGER as logger, SECRET_ENV_PREFIX  # noqa
 from dbt.node_types import NodeType
 
 from dbt.utils import (
diff --git a/core/dbt/events/types.py b/core/dbt/events/types.py
index 15e6003abde..892061417ad 100644
--- a/core/dbt/events/types.py
+++ b/core/dbt/events/types.py
@@ -105,6 +105,22 @@ def cli_msg(self) -> str:
         return f"Performance info: {self.path}"
 
 
+@dataclass
+class MacroEventInfo(InfoLevel, CliEventABC):
+    msg: str
+
+    def cli_msg(self) -> str:
+        return self.msg
+
+
+@dataclass
+class MacroEventDebug(DebugLevel, CliEventABC):
+    msg: str
+
+    def cli_msg(self) -> str:
+        return self.msg
+
+
 # since mypy doesn't run on every file we need to suggest to mypy that every
 # class gets instantiated. But we don't actually want to run this code.
 # making the conditional `if False` causes mypy to skip it as dead code so
@@ -122,3 +138,5 @@ def cli_msg(self) -> str:
     ManifestChecked()
     ManifestFlatGraphBuilt()
     ReportPerformancePath(path='')
+    MacroEventInfo(msg='')
+    MacroEventDebug(msg='')