diff --git a/hbase-logging/src/test/resources/log4j2.properties b/hbase-logging/src/test/resources/log4j2.properties
index 1ad75787041..56d67c85aa1 100644
--- a/hbase-logging/src/test/resources/log4j2.properties
+++ b/hbase-logging/src/test/resources/log4j2.properties
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ appender.console.target = SYSTEM_ERR
 appender.console.name = Console
 appender.console.maxSize = 1G
 appender.console.layout.type = PatternLayout
-appender.console.layout.pattern = %d{ISO8601} %-5p [%t%notEmpty{ %X}] %C{2}(%L): %m%n
+appender.console.layout.pattern = %d{ISO8601} %-5p [%t] %C{2}(%L): %m%n
 
 rootLogger = INFO,Console