diff --git a/dspace/config/log4j2.xml b/dspace/config/log4j2.xml
index 6e9a43e4f0fe..dff148507754 100644
--- a/dspace/config/log4j2.xml
+++ b/dspace/config/log4j2.xml
@@ -23,18 +23,12 @@
     <Appenders>
         <!-- A1 is for most DSpace activity -->
         <Appender name='A1'
-                  filePattern="${log.dir}/dspace.log-%d{yyyy-MM-dd}"
-                  type='RollingFile'
-                  fileName='${log.dir}/dspace.log'
-
-        >
+                  type='File'
+                  fileName='${log.dir}/dspace.log'>
             <!-- NOTE: The %equals patterns are providing a default value of "unknown" if "correlationID" or
                  "requestID" are not currently set in the ThreadContext. -->
             <Layout type='PatternLayout'
                     pattern='%d %-5p %equals{%X{correlationID}}{}{unknown} %equals{%X{requestID}}{}{unknown} %c @ %m%n'/>
-            <policies>
-                <policy type='TimeBasedTriggeringPolicy'>yyyy-MM-dd</policy>
-            </policies>
             <!-- Sample deletion policy:  keep last 30 archived files
             <DefaultRolloverStrategy>
                 <Delete basePath='${log.dir}'>
@@ -47,14 +41,10 @@
 
         <!-- A2 is for the checksum checker -->
         <Appender name='A2'
-                  filePattern="${log.dir}/checker.log-%d{yyyy-MM-dd}"
-                  type='RollingFile'
+                  type='File'
                   fileName='${log.dir}/checker.log'>
             <Layout type='PatternLayout'
                     pattern='%m%n'/>
-            <policies>
-                <policy type='TimeBasedTriggeringPolicy'>yyyy-MM-dd</policy>
-            </policies>
             <!-- Sample deletion policy:  keep last 30 archived files
             <DefaultRolloverStrategy>
                 <Delete basePath='${log.dir}'>