diff --git a/config/connect-log4j.properties b/config/connect-log4j.properties
index 157d5931b6d..2e049a50b8a 100644
--- a/config/connect-log4j.properties
+++ b/config/connect-log4j.properties
@@ -38,5 +38,4 @@ connect.log.pattern=[%d] %p %X{connector.context}%m (%c:%L)%n
 log4j.appender.stdout.layout.ConversionPattern=${connect.log.pattern}
 log4j.appender.connectAppender.layout.ConversionPattern=${connect.log.pattern}
 
-log4j.logger.org.apache.zookeeper=ERROR
 log4j.logger.org.reflections=ERROR
diff --git a/tests/kafkatest/services/templates/connect_log4j.properties b/tests/kafkatest/services/templates/connect_log4j.properties
index 4894612c43f..90543ac9462 100644
--- a/tests/kafkatest/services/templates/connect_log4j.properties
+++ b/tests/kafkatest/services/templates/connect_log4j.properties
@@ -25,5 +25,4 @@ log4j.appender.FILE.Append=true
 log4j.appender.FILE.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
 log4j.appender.FILE.layout.conversionPattern=[%d] %p %m (%c)%n
 
-log4j.logger.org.apache.zookeeper=ERROR
 log4j.logger.org.reflections=ERROR