diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 74611b0a9fd..c33fcc54f96 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/emicklei/go-restful v2.9.5+incompatible
 	github.com/evanphx/json-patch v4.12.0+incompatible
 	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.4.9
+	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.2.0
 	github.com/go-ozzo/ozzo-validation v3.5.0+incompatible // indirect
 	github.com/godbus/dbus/v5 v5.0.4
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk v0.20.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v0.20.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/proto/otlp v0.7.0
+	go.uber.org/zap v1.19.0
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210817164053-32db794688a5
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20210220032938-85be41e4509f // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20211209124913-491a49abca63
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/go.mod b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/go.mod
index c4bc0d41a03..f0e79049687 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/go.mod
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/tools v0.1.8 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20210831024726-fe130286e0e2 // indirect
 	gotest.tools/v3 v3.0.3 // indirect
-	k8s.io/api v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.40.1
diff --git a/test/integration/logs/OWNERS b/test/integration/logs/OWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2d8babf9531
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/logs/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
+
+approvers:
+  - sig-instrumentation-approvers
+  - serathius
+  - pohly
+reviewers:
+  - sig-instrumentation-reviewers
+labels:
+  - sig/instrumentation
+  - wg/structured-logging
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/logs/benchmark/README.md b/test/integration/logs/benchmark/README.md
similarity index 100%
rename from staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/logs/benchmark/README.md
rename to test/integration/logs/benchmark/README.md
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/logs/benchmark/benchmark_test.go b/test/integration/logs/benchmark/benchmark_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/logs/benchmark/benchmark_test.go
rename to test/integration/logs/benchmark/benchmark_test.go
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/logs/benchmark/common_test.go b/test/integration/logs/benchmark/common_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/logs/benchmark/common_test.go
rename to test/integration/logs/benchmark/common_test.go
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/logs/benchmark/data/container.log b/test/integration/logs/benchmark/data/container.log
similarity index 100%
rename from staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/logs/benchmark/data/container.log
rename to test/integration/logs/benchmark/data/container.log
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/logs/benchmark/data/error-value.log b/test/integration/logs/benchmark/data/error-value.log
similarity index 100%
rename from staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/logs/benchmark/data/error-value.log
rename to test/integration/logs/benchmark/data/error-value.log
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/logs/benchmark/data/error.log b/test/integration/logs/benchmark/data/error.log
similarity index 100%
rename from staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/logs/benchmark/data/error.log
rename to test/integration/logs/benchmark/data/error.log
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/logs/benchmark/data/simple.log b/test/integration/logs/benchmark/data/simple.log
similarity index 100%
rename from staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/logs/benchmark/data/simple.log
rename to test/integration/logs/benchmark/data/simple.log
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/logs/benchmark/data/values.log b/test/integration/logs/benchmark/data/values.log
similarity index 100%
rename from staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/logs/benchmark/data/values.log
rename to test/integration/logs/benchmark/data/values.log
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/logs/benchmark/load.go b/test/integration/logs/benchmark/load.go
similarity index 100%
rename from staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/logs/benchmark/load.go
rename to test/integration/logs/benchmark/load.go
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/logs/benchmark/load_test.go b/test/integration/logs/benchmark/load_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/logs/benchmark/load_test.go
rename to test/integration/logs/benchmark/load_test.go
diff --git a/vendor/modules.txt b/vendor/modules.txt
index 1110cdda076..47d6ca2d61c 100644
--- a/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ github.com/fvbommel/sortorder
 # github.com/go-errors/errors v1.0.1 => github.com/go-errors/errors v1.0.1
 github.com/go-errors/errors
 # github.com/go-logr/logr v1.2.0 => github.com/go-logr/logr v1.2.0
+## explicit
 github.com/go-logr/logr
 # github.com/go-logr/zapr v1.2.0 => github.com/go-logr/zapr v1.2.0
 github.com/go-logr/zapr
@@ -932,6 +933,7 @@ go.uber.org/atomic
 # go.uber.org/multierr v1.6.0 => go.uber.org/multierr v1.6.0
 go.uber.org/multierr
 # go.uber.org/zap v1.19.0 => go.uber.org/zap v1.19.0
+## explicit
 go.uber.org/zap
 go.uber.org/zap/buffer
 go.uber.org/zap/internal/bufferpool