diff --git a/hbase-logging/src/test/resources/log4j2.properties b/hbase-logging/src/test/resources/log4j2.properties
index 67c5670effe..56d67c85aa1 100644
--- a/hbase-logging/src/test/resources/log4j2.properties
+++ b/hbase-logging/src/test/resources/log4j2.properties
@@ -46,11 +46,13 @@ logger.MetricsConfig.level = WARN
 logger.MetricsSinkAdapter.name = org.apache.hadoop.metrics2.impl.MetricsSinkAdapter
 logger.MetricsSinkAdapter.level = WARN
 
+# These two settings are workarounds against spurious logs from the minicluster.
+# See HBASE-4709
 logger.MetricsSystemImpl.name = org.apache.hadoop.metrics2.impl.MetricsSystemImpl
-logger.MetricsSystemImpl.level = WARN
+logger.MetricsSystemImpl.level = ERROR
 
 logger.MBeans.name = org.apache.hadoop.metrics2.util.MBeans
-logger.MBeans.level = WARN
+logger.MBeans.level = ERROR
 
 logger.directory.name = org.apache.directory
 logger.directory.level = WARN
@@ -68,3 +70,7 @@ logger.RSRpcServices.level = DEBUG
 
 logger.TestJul2Slf4j.name = org.apache.hadoop.hbase.logging.TestJul2Slf4j
 logger.TestJul2Slf4j.level = DEBUG
+
+# Avoid log flooded with chore execution time, see HBASE-24646 for more details.
+logger.ScheduledChore.name = org.apache.hadoop.hbase.ScheduledChore
+logger.ScheduledChore.level = INFO
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/HBaseTestingUtil.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/HBaseTestingUtil.java
index 4c1c1a5be9b..5bf3ae93294 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/HBaseTestingUtil.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/HBaseTestingUtil.java
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.io.hfile.BlockCache;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.io.hfile.ChecksumUtil;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.io.hfile.HFile;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.ipc.RpcServerInterface;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.logging.Log4jUtils;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.mapreduce.MapreduceTestingShim;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.HMaster;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.RegionState;
@@ -631,10 +630,6 @@ public class HBaseTestingUtil extends HBaseZKTestingUtil {
     createDirsAndSetProperties();
     EditLogFileOutputStream.setShouldSkipFsyncForTesting(true);
 
-    // Error level to skip some warnings specific to the minicluster. See HBASE-4709
-    Log4jUtils.setLogLevel(org.apache.hadoop.metrics2.util.MBeans.class.getName(), "ERROR");
-    Log4jUtils.setLogLevel(org.apache.hadoop.metrics2.impl.MetricsSystemImpl.class.getName(),
-      "ERROR");
     this.dfsCluster =
       new MiniDFSCluster(0, this.conf, servers, true, true, true, null, racks, hosts, null);
     this.dfsClusterFixer = new FsDatasetAsyncDiskServiceFixer(dfsCluster);
@@ -656,10 +651,6 @@ public class HBaseTestingUtil extends HBaseZKTestingUtil {
 
   public MiniDFSCluster startMiniDFSClusterForTestWAL(int namenodePort) throws IOException {
     createDirsAndSetProperties();
-    // Error level to skip some warnings specific to the minicluster. See HBASE-4709
-    Log4jUtils.setLogLevel(org.apache.hadoop.metrics2.util.MBeans.class.getName(), "ERROR");
-    Log4jUtils.setLogLevel(org.apache.hadoop.metrics2.impl.MetricsSystemImpl.class.getName(),
-      "ERROR");
     dfsCluster =
       new MiniDFSCluster(namenodePort, conf, 5, false, true, true, null, null, null, null);
     this.dfsClusterFixer = new FsDatasetAsyncDiskServiceFixer(dfsCluster);
@@ -884,9 +875,6 @@ public class HBaseTestingUtil extends HBaseZKTestingUtil {
       conf.setInt(ServerManager.WAIT_ON_REGIONSERVERS_MAXTOSTART, option.getNumRegionServers());
     }
 
-    // Avoid log flooded with chore execution time, see HBASE-24646 for more details.
-    Log4jUtils.setLogLevel(org.apache.hadoop.hbase.ScheduledChore.class.getName(), "INFO");
-
     Configuration c = new Configuration(this.conf);
     this.hbaseCluster = new SingleProcessHBaseCluster(c, option.getNumMasters(),
       option.getNumAlwaysStandByMasters(), option.getNumRegionServers(), option.getRsPorts(),
diff --git a/hbase-testing-util/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/HBaseTestingUtility.java b/hbase-testing-util/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/HBaseTestingUtility.java
index 9b4fecf41f9..23467d78de5 100644
--- a/hbase-testing-util/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/HBaseTestingUtility.java
+++ b/hbase-testing-util/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/HBaseTestingUtility.java
@@ -616,11 +616,6 @@ public class HBaseTestingUtility extends HBaseZKTestingUtility {
     createDirsAndSetProperties();
     EditLogFileOutputStream.setShouldSkipFsyncForTesting(true);
 
-    // Error level to skip some warnings specific to the minicluster. See HBASE-4709
-    Log4jUtils.setLogLevel(org.apache.hadoop.metrics2.util.MBeans.class.getName(), "ERROR");
-    Log4jUtils.setLogLevel(org.apache.hadoop.metrics2.impl.MetricsSystemImpl.class.getName(),
-      "ERROR");
-
     this.dfsCluster =
       new MiniDFSCluster(0, this.conf, servers, true, true, true, null, racks, hosts, null);
     this.dfsClusterFixer = new FsDatasetAsyncDiskServiceFixer(dfsCluster);
@@ -642,10 +637,6 @@ public class HBaseTestingUtility extends HBaseZKTestingUtility {
 
   public MiniDFSCluster startMiniDFSClusterForTestWAL(int namenodePort) throws IOException {
     createDirsAndSetProperties();
-    // Error level to skip some warnings specific to the minicluster. See HBASE-4709
-    Log4jUtils.setLogLevel(org.apache.hadoop.metrics2.util.MBeans.class.getName(), "ERROR");
-    Log4jUtils.setLogLevel(org.apache.hadoop.metrics2.impl.MetricsSystemImpl.class.getName(),
-      "ERROR");
     dfsCluster =
       new MiniDFSCluster(namenodePort, conf, 5, false, true, true, null, null, null, null);
     this.dfsClusterFixer = new FsDatasetAsyncDiskServiceFixer(dfsCluster);
@@ -1118,9 +1109,6 @@ public class HBaseTestingUtility extends HBaseZKTestingUtility {
       conf.setInt(ServerManager.WAIT_ON_REGIONSERVERS_MAXTOSTART, option.getNumRegionServers());
     }
 
-    // Avoid log flooded with chore execution time, see HBASE-24646 for more details.
-    Log4jUtils.setLogLevel(org.apache.hadoop.hbase.ScheduledChore.class.getName(), "INFO");
-
     Configuration c = new Configuration(this.conf);
     this.hbaseCluster = new MiniHBaseCluster(c, option.getNumMasters(),
       option.getNumAlwaysStandByMasters(), option.getNumRegionServers(), option.getRsPorts(),