diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 032daad..20e2231 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## Version 0.12.6
+
+- refactor: drop logging fixture and use standard pytest logger in tests
+
 ## Version 0.12.5
 
 - refactor: add cleanup to `FinishEvent` handler to clean workers, listeners, subscriptions,
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f01df7e..c05862b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "python-redux"
-version = "0.12.5"
+version = "0.12.6"
 description = "Redux implementation for Python"
 authors = ["Sassan Haradji <sassanh@gmail.com>"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"
diff --git a/redux/test.py b/redux/test.py
index e4cbb27..2d110cd 100644
--- a/redux/test.py
+++ b/redux/test.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 import pytest
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from logging import Logger
     from pathlib import Path
 
     from _pytest.fixtures import SubRequest
@@ -32,7 +31,6 @@ def __init__(
         *,
         test_id: str,
         path: Path,
-        logger: Logger,
         override: bool,
     ) -> None:
         """Create a new store snapshot context."""
@@ -47,7 +45,6 @@ def __init__(
             ):
                 file.unlink()
         self.results_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-        self.logger = logger
 
     def set_store(self: StoreSnapshotContext, store: Store) -> None:
         """Set the store to take snapshots of."""
@@ -94,7 +91,7 @@ def take(self: StoreSnapshotContext, *, title: str | None = None) -> None:
                 mismatch_path.write_text(  # pragma: no cover
                     f'// MISMATCH: {filename}\n{new_snapshot}\n',
                 )
-            assert old_snapshot == new_snapshot, f'Store snapshot mismatch: {title}'
+            assert new_snapshot == old_snapshot, f'Store snapshot mismatch: {title}'
 
         self.test_counter[title] += 1
 
@@ -109,10 +106,7 @@ def close(self: StoreSnapshotContext) -> None:
 
 
 @pytest.fixture()
-def store_snapshot(
-    request: SubRequest,
-    logger: Logger,
-) -> Generator[StoreSnapshotContext, None, None]:
+def store_snapshot(request: SubRequest) -> Generator[StoreSnapshotContext, None, None]:
     """Take a snapshot of the current state of the store."""
     override = (
         request.config.getoption(
@@ -127,7 +121,6 @@ def store_snapshot(
     context = StoreSnapshotContext(
         test_id=request.node.nodeid,
         path=request.node.path,
-        logger=logger,
         override=override,
     )
     yield context
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index e35c65c..201c37d 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 import random
 import time
 import uuid
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -14,19 +13,9 @@
 
 from redux.test import pytest_addoption, store_snapshot  # noqa: E402
 
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from logging import Logger
-
 __all__ = ('store_snapshot', 'pytest_addoption')
 
 
-@pytest.fixture()
-def logger() -> Logger:
-    import logging
-
-    return logging.getLogger('test')
-
-
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
 def _(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
     """Mock external resources."""
diff --git a/tests/test_todo.py b/tests/test_todo.py
index 516b470..d9a2d7f 100644
--- a/tests/test_todo.py
+++ b/tests/test_todo.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # ruff: noqa: D100, D101, D102, D103, D104, D107
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import logging
 import time
 import uuid
 from dataclasses import replace
@@ -9,12 +10,10 @@
 from immutable import Immutable
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from logging import Logger
-
     from redux.test import StoreSnapshotContext
 
 
-def test_todo(store_snapshot: StoreSnapshotContext, logger: Logger) -> None:
+def test_todo(store_snapshot: StoreSnapshotContext) -> None:
     from redux import BaseAction, Store
     from redux.basic_types import (
         BaseEvent,
@@ -90,7 +89,7 @@ def reducer(
     store_snapshot.set_store(store)
 
     # subscription:
-    dummy_render = logger.info
+    dummy_render = logging.getLogger().info
     store.subscribe(dummy_render)
 
     # autorun:
@@ -104,7 +103,7 @@ def reaction(_: str | None) -> None:
 
     # event listener, note that this will run async in a separate thread, so it can
     # include async operations like API calls, etc:
-    dummy_api_call = logger.info
+    dummy_api_call = logging.getLogger().info
     store.subscribe_event(CallApi, lambda event: dummy_api_call(event.parameters))
 
     # dispatch: