diff --git a/liblog/tests/log_read_test.cpp b/liblog/tests/log_read_test.cpp
index 3e09617..7acd363 100644
--- a/liblog/tests/log_read_test.cpp
+++ b/liblog/tests/log_read_test.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 #include <string>
 
+#include <android-base/properties.h>
 #include <android-base/stringprintf.h>
 #include <android/log.h>  // minimal logging API
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
@@ -29,6 +30,8 @@
 // Do not use anything in log/log_time.h despite side effects of the above.
 #include <private/android_logger.h>
 
+using android::base::GetBoolProperty;
+
 TEST(liblog, android_logger_get_) {
 #ifdef __ANDROID__
   // This test assumes the log buffers are filled with noise from
@@ -38,31 +41,27 @@
 
   for (int i = LOG_ID_MIN; i < LOG_ID_MAX; ++i) {
     log_id_t id = static_cast<log_id_t>(i);
-    const char* name = android_log_id_to_name(id);
-    if (id != android_name_to_log_id(name)) {
-      continue;
-    }
-    fprintf(stderr, "log buffer %s\r", name);
+    std::string name = android_log_id_to_name(id);
+    fprintf(stderr, "log buffer %s\r", name.c_str());
     struct logger* logger;
     EXPECT_TRUE(NULL != (logger = android_logger_open(logger_list, id)));
     EXPECT_EQ(id, android_logger_get_id(logger));
     ssize_t get_log_size = android_logger_get_log_size(logger);
     /* security buffer is allowed to be denied */
-    if (strcmp("security", name)) {
-      EXPECT_LT(0, get_log_size);
+    if (name != "security") {
+      EXPECT_GT(get_log_size, 0);
       // crash buffer is allowed to be empty, that is actually healthy!
-      // kernel buffer is allowed to be empty on "user" builds
-      // stats buffer is allowed to be empty TEMPORARILY.
-      // TODO: remove stats buffer from here once we start to use it in
-      // framework (b/68266385).
-      EXPECT_LE(  // boolean 1 or 0 depending on expected content or empty
-          !!((strcmp("crash", name) != 0) &&
-             ((strcmp("kernel", name) != 0) ||
-              __android_logger_property_get_bool(
-                  "ro.logd.kernel", BOOL_DEFAULT_TRUE | BOOL_DEFAULT_FLAG_ENG |
-                                        BOOL_DEFAULT_FLAG_SVELTE)) &&
-             (strcmp("stats", name) != 0)),
-          android_logger_get_log_readable_size(logger));
+      // stats buffer is no longer in use.
+      if (name == "crash" || name == "stats") {
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      // kernel buffer is empty if ro.logd.kernel is false
+      if (name == "kernel" && !GetBoolProperty("ro.logd.kernel", false)) {
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      EXPECT_LE(0, android_logger_get_log_readable_size(logger));
     } else {
       EXPECT_NE(0, get_log_size);
       if (get_log_size < 0) {
@@ -71,7 +70,6 @@
         EXPECT_LE(0, android_logger_get_log_readable_size(logger));
       }
     }
-    EXPECT_LT(0, android_logger_get_log_version(logger));
   }
 
   android_logger_list_close(logger_list);
diff --git a/logd/LogAudit.cpp b/logd/LogAudit.cpp
index 0ce9796..0e17476 100644
--- a/logd/LogAudit.cpp
+++ b/logd/LogAudit.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #include <sstream>
 
 #include <android-base/macros.h>
-#include <log/log_properties.h>
+#include <android-base/properties.h>
 #include <private/android_filesystem_config.h>
 #include <private/android_logger.h>
 
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
 #include "LogUtils.h"
 #include "libaudit.h"
 
+using android::base::GetBoolProperty;
+
 #define KMSG_PRIORITY(PRI)                               \
     '<', '0' + LOG_MAKEPRI(LOG_AUTH, LOG_PRI(PRI)) / 10, \
         '0' + LOG_MAKEPRI(LOG_AUTH, LOG_PRI(PRI)) % 10, '>'
@@ -48,8 +50,8 @@
     : SocketListener(getLogSocket(), false),
       logbuf(buf),
       fdDmesg(fdDmesg),
-      main(__android_logger_property_get_bool("ro.logd.auditd.main", BOOL_DEFAULT_TRUE)),
-      events(__android_logger_property_get_bool("ro.logd.auditd.events", BOOL_DEFAULT_TRUE)),
+      main(GetBoolProperty("ro.logd.auditd.main", true)),
+      events(GetBoolProperty("ro.logd.auditd.events", true)),
       initialized(false),
       stats_(stats) {
     static const char auditd_message[] = { KMSG_PRIORITY(LOG_INFO),
diff --git a/logd/README.property b/logd/README.property
index 1d7d990..8fd7f48 100644
--- a/logd/README.property
+++ b/logd/README.property
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 ro.logd.auditd.events      bool   true   selinux audit messages sent to events.
 persist.logd.security      bool   false  Enable security buffer.
 ro.organization_owned      bool   false  Override persist.logd.security to false
-ro.logd.kernel             bool+ svelte+ Enable klogd daemon
-ro.logd.statistics         bool+ svelte+ Enable logcat -S statistics.
+ro.logd.kernel             bool  svelte+ Enable klogd daemon
+logd.statistics            bool  svelte+ Enable logcat -S statistics.
 ro.debuggable              number        if not "1", logd.statistics &
                                          ro.logd.kernel default false.
 logd.logpersistd.enable    bool   auto   Safe to start logpersist daemon service
@@ -57,11 +57,8 @@
 
 NB:
 - auto - managed by /init
-- bool+ - "true", "false" and comma separated list of "eng" (forced false if
-  ro.debuggable is not "1") or "svelte" (forced false if ro.config.low_ram is
-  true).
 - svelte - see ro.config.low_ram for details.
-- svelte+ - see ro.config.low_ram and ro.debuggable for details.
+- svelte+ - If empty, default to true if `ro.config.low_ram == false && ro.debuggable == true`
 - ro - <base property> temporary override, ro.<base property> platform default.
 - persist - <base property> override, persist.<base property> platform default.
 - build - VERBOSE for native, DEBUG for jvm isLoggable, or developer option.
diff --git a/logd/main.cpp b/logd/main.cpp
index e7a69eb..93dadf5 100644
--- a/logd/main.cpp
+++ b/logd/main.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,9 @@
 #include "SerializedLogBuffer.h"
 #include "SimpleLogBuffer.h"
 
+using android::base::GetBoolProperty;
 using android::base::GetProperty;
+using android::base::SetProperty;
 
 #define KMSG_PRIORITY(PRI)                                 \
     '<', '0' + LOG_MAKEPRI(LOG_DAEMON, LOG_PRI(PRI)) / 10, \
@@ -82,9 +84,10 @@
         PLOG(FATAL) << "failed to set batch scheduler";
     }
 
-    if (!__android_logger_property_get_bool("ro.debuggable", BOOL_DEFAULT_FALSE) &&
-        prctl(PR_SET_DUMPABLE, 0) == -1) {
-        PLOG(FATAL) << "failed to clear PR_SET_DUMPABLE";
+    if (!GetBoolProperty("ro.debuggable", false)) {
+        if (prctl(PR_SET_DUMPABLE, 0) == -1) {
+            PLOG(FATAL) << "failed to clear PR_SET_DUMPABLE";
+        }
     }
 
     std::unique_ptr<struct _cap_struct, int (*)(void*)> caps(cap_init(), cap_free);
@@ -110,6 +113,14 @@
     }
 }
 
+// GetBoolProperty that defaults to true if `ro.debuggable == true && ro.config.low_rawm == false`.
+static bool GetBoolPropertyEngSvelteDefault(const std::string& name) {
+    bool default_value =
+            GetBoolProperty("ro.debuggable", false) && !GetBoolProperty("ro.config.low_ram", false);
+
+    return GetBoolProperty(name, default_value);
+}
+
 char* android::uidToName(uid_t u) {
     struct Userdata {
         uid_t uid;
@@ -236,10 +247,9 @@
     }
 
     int fdPmesg = -1;
-    bool klogd = __android_logger_property_get_bool(
-        "ro.logd.kernel",
-        BOOL_DEFAULT_TRUE | BOOL_DEFAULT_FLAG_ENG | BOOL_DEFAULT_FLAG_SVELTE);
+    bool klogd = GetBoolPropertyEngSvelteDefault("ro.logd.kernel");
     if (klogd) {
+        SetProperty("ro.logd.kernel", "true");
         static const char proc_kmsg[] = "/proc/kmsg";
         fdPmesg = android_get_control_file(proc_kmsg);
         if (fdPmesg < 0) {
@@ -249,7 +259,7 @@
         if (fdPmesg < 0) PLOG(ERROR) << "Failed to open " << proc_kmsg;
     }
 
-    bool auditd = __android_logger_property_get_bool("ro.logd.auditd", BOOL_DEFAULT_TRUE);
+    bool auditd = GetBoolProperty("ro.logd.auditd", true);
     DropPrivs(klogd, auditd);
 
     // A cache of event log tags
@@ -261,10 +271,8 @@
     std::string buffer_type = GetProperty("logd.buffer_type", "serialized");
 
     // Partial (required for chatty) or full logging statistics.
-    bool enable_full_log_statistics = __android_logger_property_get_bool(
-            "logd.statistics", BOOL_DEFAULT_TRUE | BOOL_DEFAULT_FLAG_PERSIST |
-                                       BOOL_DEFAULT_FLAG_ENG | BOOL_DEFAULT_FLAG_SVELTE);
-    LogStatistics log_statistics(enable_full_log_statistics, buffer_type == "serialized");
+    LogStatistics log_statistics(GetBoolPropertyEngSvelteDefault("logd.statistics"),
+                                 buffer_type == "serialized");
 
     // Serves the purpose of managing the last logs times read on a socket connection, and as a
     // reader lock on a range of log entries.
@@ -309,9 +317,7 @@
     // and LogReader is notified to send updates to connected clients.
     LogAudit* al = nullptr;
     if (auditd) {
-        int dmesg_fd = __android_logger_property_get_bool("ro.logd.auditd.dmesg", BOOL_DEFAULT_TRUE)
-                               ? fdDmesg
-                               : -1;
+        int dmesg_fd = GetBoolProperty("ro.logd.auditd.dmesg", true) ? fdDmesg : -1;
         al = new LogAudit(log_buffer, dmesg_fd, &log_statistics);
     }