diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/resources/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j2/log4j2.xml b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/resources/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j2/log4j2.xml
index 113618d0697d..bd89c70f278d 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/resources/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j2/log4j2.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/resources/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j2/log4j2.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 		<Property name="LOG_LEVEL_PATTERN">%5p</Property>
 		<Property name="LOG_DATEFORMAT_PATTERN">yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSSXXX</Property>
 		<Property name="CONSOLE_LOG_PATTERN">%clr{%d{${sys:LOG_DATEFORMAT_PATTERN}}}{faint} %clr{${sys:LOG_LEVEL_PATTERN}} %clr{%pid}{magenta} %clr{--- %esb{${sys:APPLICATION_NAME:-}}%esb{${sys:APPLICATION_GROUP:-}}[%15.15t] ${sys:LOG_CORRELATION_PATTERN:-}}{faint}%clr{%-40.40c{1.}}{cyan} %clr{:}{faint} %m%n${sys:LOG_EXCEPTION_CONVERSION_WORD}</Property>
-		<Property name="FILE_LOG_PATTERN">%d{${sys:LOG_DATEFORMAT_PATTERN}} ${sys:LOG_LEVEL_PATTERN} %pid --- %esb{${sys:APPLICATION_NAME:-}}%esb{${sys:APPLICATION_GROUP:-}}[%t] ${sys:LOG_CORRELATION_PATTERN:-}%-40.40c{1.} : %m%n${sys:LOG_EXCEPTION_CONVERSION_WORD}</Property>
 	</Properties>
 	<Appenders>
 		<Console name="Console" target="SYSTEM_OUT" follow="true">