diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Logging/ControllerActionInvokerLoggerExtensions.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Logging/ControllerActionInvokerLoggerExtensions.cs
index 55cb700233..cbbb4b5a6d 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Logging/ControllerActionInvokerLoggerExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Logging/ControllerActionInvokerLoggerExtensions.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Logging
                 "Executing action method {ActionName} with arguments ({Arguments}) - ModelState is {ValidationState}'");
 
             _actionMethodExecuted = LoggerMessage.Define<string, string>(
-                LogLevel.Verbose,
+                LogLevel.Debug,
                 2,
                 "Executed action method {ActionName}, returned result {ActionResult}.'");
         }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Logging/DefaultActionSelectorLoggerExtensions.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Logging/DefaultActionSelectorLoggerExtensions.cs
index c8c14dd056..fe30863d1d 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Logging/DefaultActionSelectorLoggerExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Logging/DefaultActionSelectorLoggerExtensions.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Logging
                 1,
                 "Request matched multiple actions resulting in ambiguity. Matching actions: {AmbiguousActions}");
             _constraintMismatch = LoggerMessage.Define<string, string, IActionConstraint>(
-                LogLevel.Verbose,
+                LogLevel.Debug,
                 2,
                 "Action '{ActionName}' with id '{ActionId}' did not match the constraint '{ActionConstraint}'");
         }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Logging/FilterActionInvokerLoggerExtensions.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Logging/FilterActionInvokerLoggerExtensions.cs
index 663473c4bf..3f3a9e6ae8 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Logging/FilterActionInvokerLoggerExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Logging/FilterActionInvokerLoggerExtensions.cs
@@ -21,15 +21,15 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Logging
                 1,
                 "Authorization failed for the request at filter '{AuthorizationFilter}'.");
             _resourceFilterShortCircuit = LoggerMessage.Define<object>(
-                LogLevel.Verbose,
+                LogLevel.Debug,
                 2,
                 "Request was short circuited at resource filter '{ResourceFilter}'.");
             _actionFilterShortCircuit = LoggerMessage.Define<object>(
-                LogLevel.Verbose,
+                LogLevel.Debug,
                 3,
                 "Request was short circuited at action filter '{ActionFilter}'.");
             _exceptionFilterShortCircuit = LoggerMessage.Define<object>(
-                LogLevel.Verbose,
+                LogLevel.Debug,
                 4,
                 "Request was short circuited at exception filter '{ExceptionFilter}'.");
         }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Logging/MvcRouteHandlerLoggerExtensions.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Logging/MvcRouteHandlerLoggerExtensions.cs
index 4d7472d649..6ad08e96d9 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Logging/MvcRouteHandlerLoggerExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Logging/MvcRouteHandlerLoggerExtensions.cs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Logging
         static MvcRouteHandlerLoggerExtensions()
         {
             _actionExecuting = LoggerMessage.Define<string>(
-                LogLevel.Verbose,
+                LogLevel.Debug,
                 1,
                 "Executing action {ActionName}");
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Logging
 
         public static void NoActionsMatched(this ILogger logger)
         {
-            logger.LogVerbose(3, "No actions matched the current request");
+            logger.LogDebug(3, "No actions matched the current request");
         }
 
         private class ActionLogScope : ILogValues
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Logging/ObjectResultExecutorLoggerExtensions.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Logging/ObjectResultExecutorLoggerExtensions.cs
index 9f3e075fbc..ec968c0f65 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Logging/ObjectResultExecutorLoggerExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Logging/ObjectResultExecutorLoggerExtensions.cs
@@ -29,19 +29,19 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Logging
                 1,
                 "Executing ObjectResult, writing value {Value}.");
             _formatterSelected = LoggerMessage.Define<IOutputFormatter, string>(
-                LogLevel.Verbose,
+                LogLevel.Debug,
                 2,
                 "Selected output formatter '{OutputFormatter}' and content type '{ContentType}' to write the response.");
             _skippedContentNegotiation = LoggerMessage.Define<string>(
-                LogLevel.Verbose,
+                LogLevel.Debug,
                 3,
                 "Skipped content negotiation as content type '{ContentType}' is explicitly set for the response.");
             _noAcceptForNegotiation = LoggerMessage.Define<string>(
-                LogLevel.Verbose,
+                LogLevel.Debug,
                 4,
                 "No information found on request to perform content negotiation.");
             _noFormatterFromNegotiation = LoggerMessage.Define<IEnumerable<MediaTypeHeaderValue>>(
-                LogLevel.Verbose,
+                LogLevel.Debug,
                 5,
                 "Could not find an output formatter based on content negotiation. Accepted types were ({AcceptTypes})");
         }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Logging/ViewResultExecutorLoggerExtensions.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Logging/ViewResultExecutorLoggerExtensions.cs
index 5bbe355a12..543c2590a8 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Logging/ViewResultExecutorLoggerExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Logging/ViewResultExecutorLoggerExtensions.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Logging
         static ViewResultExecutorLoggerExtensions()
         {
             _viewFound = LoggerMessage.Define<string>(
-                LogLevel.Verbose,
+                LogLevel.Debug,
                 1,
                 "The view '{ViewName}' was found.");
             _viewNotFound = LoggerMessage.Define<string, IEnumerable<string>>(
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Formatters.Json/Logging/JsonInputFormatterLoggerExtensions.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Formatters.Json/Logging/JsonInputFormatterLoggerExtensions.cs
index f7125030b7..bd72d65a8e 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Formatters.Json/Logging/JsonInputFormatterLoggerExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Formatters.Json/Logging/JsonInputFormatterLoggerExtensions.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Formatters.Json.Logging
         static JsonInputFormatterLoggerExtensions()
         {
             _jsonInputFormatterCrashed = LoggerMessage.Define<string>(
-                LogLevel.Verbose,
+                LogLevel.Debug,
                 1,
                 "JSON input formatter threw an exception.");
         }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.TagHelpers/Logging/ModeMatchResultLoggerExtensions.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.TagHelpers/Logging/ModeMatchResultLoggerExtensions.cs
index 7192dd08ad..1ac481774f 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.TagHelpers/Logging/ModeMatchResultLoggerExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.TagHelpers/Logging/ModeMatchResultLoggerExtensions.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.TagHelpers.Logging
         static ModeMatchResultLoggerExtensions()
         {
             _skippingProcessing = LoggerMessage.Define<ITagHelper, string>(
-                LogLevel.Verbose,
+                LogLevel.Debug,
                 1,
                 "Skipping processing for tag helper '{TagHelper}' with id '{TagHelperId}'.");
         }
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.TagHelpers.Logging
                 logger.LogWarning(logValues);
             }
 
-            if (logger.IsEnabled(LogLevel.Verbose) && modeMatchResult.FullMatches.Count == 0)
+            if (logger.IsEnabled(LogLevel.Debug) && modeMatchResult.FullMatches.Count == 0)
             {
                 _skippingProcessing(logger, tagHelper, uniqueId, null);
             }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ViewFeatures/Logging/DefaultViewComponentInvokerLoggerExtensions.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ViewFeatures/Logging/DefaultViewComponentInvokerLoggerExtensions.cs
index f7ada1bf32..9941109716 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ViewFeatures/Logging/DefaultViewComponentInvokerLoggerExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ViewFeatures/Logging/DefaultViewComponentInvokerLoggerExtensions.cs
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ViewFeatures.Logging
         static DefaultViewComponentInvokerLoggerExtensions()
         {
             _viewComponentExecuting = LoggerMessage.Define<string>(
-                LogLevel.Verbose,
+                LogLevel.Debug,
                 1,
                 "Executing view component {ViewComponentName}");
 
             _viewComponentExecuted = LoggerMessage.Define<string, double, string>(
-                LogLevel.Verbose,
+                LogLevel.Debug,
                 2,
                 "Executed view component {ViewComponentName} in {ElapsedMilliseconds}ms and returned " +
                 "{ViewComponentResult}");
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ViewFeatures/Logging/PartialViewResultExecutorLoggerExtensions.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ViewFeatures/Logging/PartialViewResultExecutorLoggerExtensions.cs
index 27ac11c921..8989d9ed56 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ViewFeatures/Logging/PartialViewResultExecutorLoggerExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ViewFeatures/Logging/PartialViewResultExecutorLoggerExtensions.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ViewFeatures.Logging
                 1,
                 "Executing PartialViewResult, running view at path {Path}.");
             _partialViewFound = LoggerMessage.Define<string>(
-                LogLevel.Verbose,
+                LogLevel.Debug,
                 2,
                 "The partial view '{PartialViewName}' was found.");
             _partialViewNotFound = LoggerMessage.Define<string, IEnumerable<string>>(
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ViewFeatures/Logging/ViewResultExecutorLoggerExtensions.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ViewFeatures/Logging/ViewResultExecutorLoggerExtensions.cs
index 19ce4be642..2abe623439 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ViewFeatures/Logging/ViewResultExecutorLoggerExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ViewFeatures/Logging/ViewResultExecutorLoggerExtensions.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Logging
                 1,
                 "Executing ViewResult, running view at path {Path}.");
             _viewFound = LoggerMessage.Define<string>(
-                LogLevel.Verbose,
+                LogLevel.Debug,
                 2,
                 "The view '{ViewName}' was found.");
             _viewNotFound = LoggerMessage.Define<string, IEnumerable<string>>(
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.TagHelpers.Test/Internal/ModeMatchResultTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.TagHelpers.Test/Internal/ModeMatchResultTest.cs
index df4739d361..33dea57973 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.TagHelpers.Test/Internal/ModeMatchResultTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.TagHelpers.Test/Internal/ModeMatchResultTest.cs
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.TagHelpers.Internal
     public class ModeMatchResultTest
     {
         [Fact]
-        public void LogDetails_LogsVerboseWhenNoFullMatchesFound()
+        public void LogDetails_LogsDebugWhenNoFullMatchesFound()
         {
             // Arrange
             var modeMatchResult = new ModeMatchResult<string>();
-            var logger = MakeLogger(LogLevel.Verbose);
+            var logger = MakeLogger(LogLevel.Debug);
             var tagHelper = new Mock<ITagHelper>();
             var uniqueId = "id";
             var viewPath = "Views/Home/Index.cshtml";
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.TagHelpers.Internal
 
             // Assert
             Mock.Get(logger).Verify(l => l.Log(
-                LogLevel.Verbose,
+                LogLevel.Debug,
                 It.IsAny<int>(),
                 It.IsAny<object>(),
                 It.IsAny<Exception>(),
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.TagHelpers.Internal
                 ModeMatchAttributes.Create("mode0", new[] { "first-attr" }));
             modeMatchResult.PartialMatches.Add(
                 ModeMatchAttributes.Create("mode1", new[] { "first-attr" }, new[] { "second-attr" }));
-            var logger = MakeLogger(LogLevel.Verbose);
+            var logger = MakeLogger(LogLevel.Debug);
             var tagHelper = new Mock<ITagHelper>();
             var uniqueId = "id";
             var viewPath = "Views/Home/Index.cshtml";
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.TagHelpers.Internal
                 It.IsAny<Exception>(),
                 It.IsAny<Func<object, Exception, string>>()), Times.Never);
             Mock.Get(logger).Verify(l => l.Log(
-                LogLevel.Verbose,
+                LogLevel.Debug,
                 It.IsAny<int>(),
                 It.IsAny<object>(),
                 It.IsAny<Exception>(),
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.TagHelpers.Internal
             modeMatchResult.PartialMatches.Add(
                 ModeMatchAttributes.Create("mode0", new[] { "first-attr" }, new[] { "second-attr" }));
             modeMatchResult.PartiallyMatchedAttributes.Add("first-attr");
-            var logger = MakeLogger(LogLevel.Verbose);
+            var logger = MakeLogger(LogLevel.Debug);
             var tagHelper = new Mock<ITagHelper>();
             var uniqueId = "id";
             var viewPath = "Views/Home/Index.cshtml";
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.TagHelpers.Internal
                 It.IsAny<Exception>(),
                 It.IsAny<Func<object, Exception, string>>()), Times.Once);
             Mock.Get(logger).Verify(l => l.Log(
-                LogLevel.Verbose,
+                LogLevel.Debug,
                 It.IsAny<int>(),
                 It.IsAny<object>(),
                 It.IsAny<Exception>(),
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.TagHelpers.Internal
                 It.IsAny<Exception>(),
                 It.IsAny<Func<object, Exception, string>>()), Times.Never);
             Mock.Get(logger).Verify(l => l.Log(
-                LogLevel.Verbose,
+                LogLevel.Debug,
                 It.IsAny<int>(),
                 It.IsAny<object>(),
                 It.IsAny<Exception>(),
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.TagHelpers.Test/ScriptTagHelperTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.TagHelpers.Test/ScriptTagHelperTest.cs
index 38739b4143..d96d5abb37 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.TagHelpers.Test/ScriptTagHelperTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.TagHelpers.Test/ScriptTagHelperTest.cs
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.TagHelpers
 
             var loggerData0 = (ILogValues)logger.Logged[0].State;
 
-            Assert.Equal(LogLevel.Verbose, logger.Logged[1].LogLevel);
+            Assert.Equal(LogLevel.Debug, logger.Logged[1].LogLevel);
             Assert.IsAssignableFrom<ILogValues>(logger.Logged[1].State);
             Assert.StartsWith("Skipping processing for tag helper 'Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.TagHelpers.ScriptTagHelper'" +
                 " with id",
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.TagHelpers
 
             Assert.Single(logger.Logged);
 
-            Assert.Equal(LogLevel.Verbose, logger.Logged[0].LogLevel);
+            Assert.Equal(LogLevel.Debug, logger.Logged[0].LogLevel);
             Assert.IsAssignableFrom<ILogValues>(logger.Logged[0].State);
             Assert.StartsWith("Skipping processing for tag helper 'Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.TagHelpers.ScriptTagHelper'",
                 ((ILogValues)logger.Logged[0].State).ToString());