diff --git a/conf/application-json-logger.xml b/conf/application-json-logger.xml
index e40586e..36ed8df 100644
--- a/conf/application-json-logger.xml
+++ b/conf/application-json-logger.xml
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@
         <encoder class="uk.gov.hmrc.play.logging.JsonEncoder"/>
     </appender>
 
-    <logger name="uk.gov" level="${logger.uk.gov:-WARN}"/>
-
-    <root level="${logger.application:-WARN}">
+    <root level="WARN">
         <appender-ref ref="STDOUT"/>
     </root>
-</configuration>
+</configuration>
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