diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/indexlifecycle/AllocationRoutedStep.java b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/indexlifecycle/AllocationRoutedStep.java
index 560029ba857..04c9632467a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/indexlifecycle/AllocationRoutedStep.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/indexlifecycle/AllocationRoutedStep.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ package org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.indexlifecycle;
 
 import com.carrotsearch.hppc.cursors.ObjectCursor;
 
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.support.ActiveShardCount;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.ClusterState;
@@ -20,7 +21,6 @@ import org.elasticsearch.cluster.routing.allocation.decider.FilterAllocationDeci
 import org.elasticsearch.common.ParseField;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.Strings;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.collect.ImmutableOpenIntMap;
-import org.elasticsearch.common.logging.ESLoggerFactory;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.settings.ClusterSettings;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.settings.Settings;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.xcontent.ConstructingObjectParser;
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import java.util.Objects;
 public class AllocationRoutedStep extends ClusterStateWaitStep {
     public static final String NAME = "check-allocation";
 
-    private static final Logger logger = ESLoggerFactory.getLogger(AllocationRoutedStep.class);
+    private static final Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(AllocationRoutedStep.class);
 
     private static final AllocationDeciders ALLOCATION_DECIDERS = new AllocationDeciders(Settings.EMPTY, Collections.singletonList(
             new FilterAllocationDecider(Settings.EMPTY, new ClusterSettings(Settings.EMPTY, ClusterSettings.BUILT_IN_CLUSTER_SETTINGS))));
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/indexlifecycle/LifecyclePolicy.java b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/indexlifecycle/LifecyclePolicy.java
index 6e01d0ff0f3..abf46df9a16 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/indexlifecycle/LifecyclePolicy.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/indexlifecycle/LifecyclePolicy.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  */
 package org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.indexlifecycle;
 
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 import org.elasticsearch.client.Client;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.AbstractDiffable;
@@ -13,7 +14,6 @@ import org.elasticsearch.common.ParseField;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.Strings;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.StreamInput;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.StreamOutput;
-import org.elasticsearch.common.logging.ESLoggerFactory;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.xcontent.ConstructingObjectParser;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.xcontent.ToXContentObject;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.xcontent.XContentBuilder;
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ import java.util.stream.Collectors;
  */
 public class LifecyclePolicy extends AbstractDiffable<LifecyclePolicy>
         implements ToXContentObject, Diffable<LifecyclePolicy> {
-    private static final Logger logger = ESLoggerFactory.getLogger(LifecyclePolicy.class);
+    private static final Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(LifecyclePolicy.class);
 
     public static final ParseField PHASES_FIELD = new ParseField("phases");
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/ilm/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/indexlifecycle/ExecuteStepsUpdateTask.java b/x-pack/plugin/ilm/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/indexlifecycle/ExecuteStepsUpdateTask.java
index 48e65a40a24..e9d35da5434 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/ilm/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/indexlifecycle/ExecuteStepsUpdateTask.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/ilm/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/indexlifecycle/ExecuteStepsUpdateTask.java
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
 
 package org.elasticsearch.xpack.indexlifecycle;
 
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 import org.elasticsearch.ElasticsearchException;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.ClusterState;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.ClusterStateUpdateTask;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.metadata.IndexMetaData;
-import org.elasticsearch.common.logging.ESLoggerFactory;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.xcontent.ToXContentObject;
 import org.elasticsearch.index.Index;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.indexlifecycle.ClusterStateActionStep;
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.function.LongSupplier;
 
 public class ExecuteStepsUpdateTask extends ClusterStateUpdateTask {
-    private static final Logger logger = ESLoggerFactory.getLogger(ExecuteStepsUpdateTask.class);
+    private static final Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(ExecuteStepsUpdateTask.class);
     private final String policy;
     private final Index index;
     private final Step startStep;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/ilm/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/indexlifecycle/IndexLifecycleRunner.java b/x-pack/plugin/ilm/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/indexlifecycle/IndexLifecycleRunner.java
index 7b91a42ff64..076a25c7d25 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/ilm/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/indexlifecycle/IndexLifecycleRunner.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/ilm/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/indexlifecycle/IndexLifecycleRunner.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 package org.elasticsearch.xpack.indexlifecycle;
 
 import com.carrotsearch.hppc.cursors.ObjectCursor;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 import org.elasticsearch.ElasticsearchException;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.support.TransportAction;
@@ -15,7 +16,6 @@ import org.elasticsearch.cluster.metadata.MetaData;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.service.ClusterService;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.Strings;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.bytes.BytesReference;
-import org.elasticsearch.common.logging.ESLoggerFactory;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.settings.Settings;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.xcontent.ToXContent;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.xcontent.ToXContentObject;
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.function.LongSupplier;
 
 public class IndexLifecycleRunner {
-    private static final Logger logger = ESLoggerFactory.getLogger(IndexLifecycleRunner.class);
+    private static final Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(IndexLifecycleRunner.class);
     private PolicyStepsRegistry stepRegistry;
     private ClusterService clusterService;
     private LongSupplier nowSupplier;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/ilm/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/indexlifecycle/IndexLifecycleService.java b/x-pack/plugin/ilm/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/indexlifecycle/IndexLifecycleService.java
index 8e5e70c0939..2ea924b9608 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/ilm/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/indexlifecycle/IndexLifecycleService.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/ilm/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/indexlifecycle/IndexLifecycleService.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ package org.elasticsearch.xpack.indexlifecycle;
 
 import com.carrotsearch.hppc.cursors.ObjectCursor;
 
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 import org.apache.lucene.util.SetOnce;
 import org.elasticsearch.client.Client;
@@ -18,7 +19,6 @@ import org.elasticsearch.cluster.metadata.IndexMetaData;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.service.ClusterService;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.Strings;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.component.AbstractComponent;
-import org.elasticsearch.common.logging.ESLoggerFactory;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.settings.Settings;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.unit.TimeValue;
 import org.elasticsearch.protocol.xpack.indexlifecycle.OperationMode;
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ import java.util.function.LongSupplier;
  */
 public class IndexLifecycleService extends AbstractComponent
         implements ClusterStateListener, ClusterStateApplier, SchedulerEngine.Listener, Closeable {
-    private static final Logger logger = ESLoggerFactory.getLogger(IndexLifecycleService.class);
+    private static final Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(IndexLifecycleService.class);
     private static final Set<String> IGNORE_ACTIONS_MAINTENANCE_REQUESTED = Collections.singleton(ShrinkAction.NAME);
 
     private final SetOnce<SchedulerEngine> scheduler = new SetOnce<>();
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/ilm/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/indexlifecycle/OperationModeUpdateTask.java b/x-pack/plugin/ilm/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/indexlifecycle/OperationModeUpdateTask.java
index 871a782a9ac..0bd8e351351 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/ilm/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/indexlifecycle/OperationModeUpdateTask.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/ilm/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/indexlifecycle/OperationModeUpdateTask.java
@@ -5,16 +5,16 @@
  */
 package org.elasticsearch.xpack.indexlifecycle;
 
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.ClusterState;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.ClusterStateUpdateTask;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.metadata.MetaData;
-import org.elasticsearch.common.logging.ESLoggerFactory;
 import org.elasticsearch.protocol.xpack.indexlifecycle.OperationMode;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.indexlifecycle.IndexLifecycleMetadata;
 
 public class OperationModeUpdateTask extends ClusterStateUpdateTask {
-    private static final Logger logger = ESLoggerFactory.getLogger(OperationModeUpdateTask.class);
+    private static final Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(OperationModeUpdateTask.class);
     private final OperationMode mode;
 
     public OperationModeUpdateTask(OperationMode mode) {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/ilm/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/indexlifecycle/PolicyStepsRegistry.java b/x-pack/plugin/ilm/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/indexlifecycle/PolicyStepsRegistry.java
index c486592c637..2715b9ae09b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/ilm/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/indexlifecycle/PolicyStepsRegistry.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/ilm/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/indexlifecycle/PolicyStepsRegistry.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 package org.elasticsearch.xpack.indexlifecycle;
 
 import com.carrotsearch.hppc.cursors.ObjectCursor;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 import org.elasticsearch.client.Client;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.ClusterState;
@@ -15,7 +16,6 @@ import org.elasticsearch.cluster.metadata.IndexMetaData;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.Nullable;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.StreamInput;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.StreamOutput;
-import org.elasticsearch.common.logging.ESLoggerFactory;
 import org.elasticsearch.index.Index;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.ClientHelper;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.indexlifecycle.ErrorStep;
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import java.util.function.LongSupplier;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 public class PolicyStepsRegistry {
-    private static final Logger logger = ESLoggerFactory.getLogger(PolicyStepsRegistry.class);
+    private static final Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(PolicyStepsRegistry.class);
 
     // keeps track of existing policies in the cluster state
     private final SortedMap<String, LifecyclePolicyMetadata> lifecyclePolicyMap;