diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6f04c8a..ee8bd12 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -306,14 +306,10 @@ The built-in logging formatters are:
     field to `true`.  To force no colored output even if there is a TTY  set the
     `DisableColors` field to `true`
 * `logrus.JSONFormatter`. Logs fields as JSON.
-* `logrus/formatters/logstash.LogstashFormatter`. Logs fields as [Logstash](http://logstash.net) Events.
-
-    ```go
-      logrus.SetFormatter(&logstash.LogstashFormatter{Type: "application_name"})
-    ```
 
 Third party logging formatters:
 
+* [`logstash`](https://github.com/bshuster-repo/logrus-logstash-hook). Logs fields as [Logstash](http://logstash.net) Events.
 * [`prefixed`](https://github.com/x-cray/logrus-prefixed-formatter). Displays log entry source along with alternative layout.
 * [`zalgo`](https://github.com/aybabtme/logzalgo). Invoking the P͉̫o̳̼̊w̖͈̰͎e̬͔̭͂r͚̼̹̲ ̫͓͉̳͈ō̠͕͖̚f̝͍̠ ͕̲̞͖͑Z̖̫̤̫ͪa͉̬͈̗l͖͎g̳̥o̰̥̅!̣͔̲̻͊̄ ̙̘̦̹̦.
 
diff --git a/formatters/logstash/logstash.go b/formatters/logstash/logstash.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 2793af8..0000000
--- a/formatters/logstash/logstash.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-package logstash
-
-import (
-	"encoding/json"
-	"fmt"
-
-	"github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
-)
-
-// Formatter generates json in logstash format.
-// Logstash site: http://logstash.net/
-type LogstashFormatter struct {
-	Type string // if not empty use for logstash type field.
-
-	// TimestampFormat sets the format used for timestamps.
-	TimestampFormat string
-}
-
-func (f *LogstashFormatter) Format(entry *logrus.Entry) ([]byte, error) {
-	fields := make(logrus.Fields)
-	for k, v := range entry.Data {
-		fields[k] = v
-	}
-
-	fields["@version"] = 1
-
-	timeStampFormat := f.TimestampFormat
-
-	if timeStampFormat == "" {
-		timeStampFormat = logrus.DefaultTimestampFormat
-	}
-
-	fields["@timestamp"] = entry.Time.Format(timeStampFormat)
-
-	// set message field
-	v, ok := entry.Data["message"]
-	if ok {
-		fields["fields.message"] = v
-	}
-	fields["message"] = entry.Message
-
-	// set level field
-	v, ok = entry.Data["level"]
-	if ok {
-		fields["fields.level"] = v
-	}
-	fields["level"] = entry.Level.String()
-
-	// set type field
-	if f.Type != "" {
-		v, ok = entry.Data["type"]
-		if ok {
-			fields["fields.type"] = v
-		}
-		fields["type"] = f.Type
-	}
-
-	serialized, err := json.Marshal(fields)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Failed to marshal fields to JSON, %v", err)
-	}
-	return append(serialized, '\n'), nil
-}
diff --git a/formatters/logstash/logstash_test.go b/formatters/logstash/logstash_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index d8814a0..0000000
--- a/formatters/logstash/logstash_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-package logstash
-
-import (
-	"bytes"
-	"encoding/json"
-	"github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"testing"
-)
-
-func TestLogstashFormatter(t *testing.T) {
-	assert := assert.New(t)
-
-	lf := LogstashFormatter{Type: "abc"}
-
-	fields := logrus.Fields{
-		"message": "def",
-		"level":   "ijk",
-		"type":    "lmn",
-		"one":     1,
-		"pi":      3.14,
-		"bool":    true,
-	}
-
-	entry := logrus.WithFields(fields)
-	entry.Message = "msg"
-	entry.Level = logrus.InfoLevel
-
-	b, _ := lf.Format(entry)
-
-	var data map[string]interface{}
-	dec := json.NewDecoder(bytes.NewReader(b))
-	dec.UseNumber()
-	dec.Decode(&data)
-
-	// base fields
-	assert.Equal(json.Number("1"), data["@version"])
-	assert.NotEmpty(data["@timestamp"])
-	assert.Equal("abc", data["type"])
-	assert.Equal("msg", data["message"])
-	assert.Equal("info", data["level"])
-
-	// substituted fields
-	assert.Equal("def", data["fields.message"])
-	assert.Equal("ijk", data["fields.level"])
-	assert.Equal("lmn", data["fields.type"])
-
-	// formats
-	assert.Equal(json.Number("1"), data["one"])
-	assert.Equal(json.Number("3.14"), data["pi"])
-	assert.Equal(true, data["bool"])
-}