diff --git a/awx/main/models/unified_jobs.py b/awx/main/models/unified_jobs.py
index a169feec25..0f70dc50fb 100644
--- a/awx/main/models/unified_jobs.py
+++ b/awx/main/models/unified_jobs.py
@@ -1599,7 +1599,8 @@ class UnifiedJob(
             extra["controller_node"] = self.controller_node or "NOT_SET"
         elif state == "execution_node_chosen":
             extra["execution_node"] = self.execution_node or "NOT_SET"
-        logger_job_lifecycle.info(msg, extra=extra)
+
+        logger_job_lifecycle.info(f"{msg} {json.dumps(extra)}")
 
     @property
     def launched_by(self):
diff --git a/awx/main/utils/formatters.py b/awx/main/utils/formatters.py
index 48edd56f65..5b6b5d785d 100644
--- a/awx/main/utils/formatters.py
+++ b/awx/main/utils/formatters.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 from copy import copy
 import json
-import json_log_formatter
 import logging
 import traceback
 import socket
@@ -15,15 +14,6 @@ from django.core.serializers.json import DjangoJSONEncoder
 from django.conf import settings
 
 
-class JobLifeCycleFormatter(json_log_formatter.JSONFormatter):
-    def json_record(self, message: str, extra: dict, record: logging.LogRecord):
-        if 'time' not in extra:
-            extra['time'] = now()
-        if record.exc_info:
-            extra['exc_info'] = self.formatException(record.exc_info)
-        return extra
-
-
 class TimeFormatter(logging.Formatter):
     """
     Custom log formatter used for inventory imports
diff --git a/awx/settings/defaults.py b/awx/settings/defaults.py
index 3ad62ca8b2..2ff82d7fc5 100644
--- a/awx/settings/defaults.py
+++ b/awx/settings/defaults.py
@@ -849,7 +849,6 @@ LOGGING = {
         'json': {'()': 'awx.main.utils.formatters.LogstashFormatter'},
         'timed_import': {'()': 'awx.main.utils.formatters.TimeFormatter', 'format': '%(relativeSeconds)9.3f %(levelname)-8s %(message)s'},
         'dispatcher': {'format': '%(asctime)s %(levelname)-8s [%(guid)s] %(name)s PID:%(process)d %(message)s'},
-        'job_lifecycle': {'()': 'awx.main.utils.formatters.JobLifeCycleFormatter'},
     },
     # Extended below based on install scenario. You probably don't want to add something directly here.
     # See 'handler_config' below.
@@ -917,7 +916,7 @@ handler_config = {
     'wsrelay': {'filename': 'wsrelay.log'},
     'task_system': {'filename': 'task_system.log'},
     'rbac_migrations': {'filename': 'tower_rbac_migrations.log'},
-    'job_lifecycle': {'filename': 'job_lifecycle.log', 'formatter': 'job_lifecycle'},
+    'job_lifecycle': {'filename': 'job_lifecycle.log'},
     'rsyslog_configurer': {'filename': 'rsyslog_configurer.log'},
     'cache_clear': {'filename': 'cache_clear.log'},
     'ws_heartbeat': {'filename': 'ws_heartbeat.log'},