diff --git a/nucypher/blockchain/eth/interfaces.py b/nucypher/blockchain/eth/interfaces.py
index cf1cef928..0d5c8e6ee 100644
--- a/nucypher/blockchain/eth/interfaces.py
+++ b/nucypher/blockchain/eth/interfaces.py
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@ class BlockchainInterface:
 
         @staticmethod
         def __default_on_broadcast(tx: PendingTx):
-            # TODO review use of emitter - #3482
             emitter = StdoutEmitter()
             max_cost, max_price_gwei, tx_type = get_tx_cost_data(tx.params)
             emitter.message(
@@ -623,7 +622,6 @@ class BlockchainInterface:
         #
         # Broadcast
         #
-        # TODO review use of emitter - #3482
         emitter.message(
             f"Broadcasting {transaction_name} {tx_type} Transaction ({max_cost} @ {max_price_gwei} gwei)",
             color="yellow",
diff --git a/nucypher/utilities/emitters.py b/nucypher/utilities/emitters.py
index 71bd59c36..98c96b016 100644
--- a/nucypher/utilities/emitters.py
+++ b/nucypher/utilities/emitters.py
@@ -1,33 +1,16 @@
-import os
-from functools import partial
-from typing import Callable
-
 import click
 
 from nucypher.utilities.logging import Logger
 
 
-def null_stream():
-    return open(os.devnull, 'w')
-
-
 class StdoutEmitter:
 
-    class MethodNotFound(BaseException):
-        """Cannot find interface method to handle request"""
-
-    transport_serializer = str
     default_color = 'white'
 
-    # sys.stdout.write() TODO: doesn't work well with click_runner's output capture
-    default_sink_callable = partial(print, flush=True)
-
     def __init__(self,
-                 sink: Callable = None,
                  verbosity: int = 1):
 
         self.name = self.__class__.__name__.lower()
-        self.sink = sink or self.default_sink_callable
         self.verbosity = verbosity
         self.log = Logger(self.name)
 
@@ -41,7 +24,12 @@ class StdoutEmitter:
                 bold: bool = False,
                 verbosity: int = 1):
         self.echo(message, color=color or self.default_color, bold=bold, verbosity=verbosity)
-        self.log.debug(message)
+        # these are application messages that are desired to be
+        #  printed to stdout (with or w/o console logging); send to logger
+        if verbosity > 1:
+            self.log.debug(message)
+        else:
+            self.log.info(message)
 
     def echo(self,
              message: str = None,
@@ -49,21 +37,18 @@ class StdoutEmitter:
              bold: bool = False,
              nl: bool = True,
              verbosity: int = 0):
+        # these are user interactions; don't send to logger
         if verbosity <= self.verbosity:
             click.secho(message=message, fg=color or self.default_color, bold=bold, nl=nl)
 
     def banner(self, banner):
+        # these are purely for banners; don't send to logger
         if self.verbosity >= 1:
             click.echo(banner)
 
     def error(self, e):
+        e_str = str(e)
         if self.verbosity >= 1:
-            e_str = str(e)
             click.echo(message=e_str, color="red")
-            self.log.info(e_str)
-
-    def get_stream(self, verbosity: int = 0):
-        if verbosity <= self.verbosity:
-            return click.get_text_stream('stdout')
-        else:
-            return null_stream()
+        # some kind of error; send to logger
+        self.log.error(e_str)