diff --git a/crates/nu-std/std/log.nu b/crates/nu-std/std/log.nu
index 1e2d222144..5ab2735280 100644
--- a/crates/nu-std/std/log.nu
+++ b/crates/nu-std/std/log.nu
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export-env {
         "DEBUG": "D"
     }
 
-    $env.NU_LOG_FORMAT = $"%ANSI_START%%DATE%|%LEVEL%|(ansi u)%MSG%%ANSI_STOP%"
+    $env.NU_LOG_FORMAT = $"%ANSI_START%%DATE%|%LEVEL%|%MSG%%ANSI_STOP%"
 
     $env.NU_LOG_DATE_FORMAT = "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%.3f"
 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-std/tests/logger_tests/test_logger_env.nu b/crates/nu-std/tests/logger_tests/test_logger_env.nu
index 642f65d347..a73724d322 100644
--- a/crates/nu-std/tests/logger_tests/test_logger_env.nu
+++ b/crates/nu-std/tests/logger_tests/test_logger_env.nu
@@ -38,5 +38,5 @@ def env_log_short_prefix [] {
 
 #[test]
 def env_log_format [] {
-    assert equal $env.NU_LOG_FORMAT $"%ANSI_START%%DATE%|%LEVEL%|(ansi u)%MSG%%ANSI_STOP%"
+    assert equal $env.NU_LOG_FORMAT $"%ANSI_START%%DATE%|%LEVEL%|%MSG%%ANSI_STOP%"
 }