diff --git a/plugins/identity-backend/src/service/router.ts b/plugins/identity-backend/src/service/router.ts
index 9cd79f142b..52e73db0fb 100644
--- a/plugins/identity-backend/src/service/router.ts
+++ b/plugins/identity-backend/src/service/router.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export async function createRouter(
   options: RouterOptions,
 ): Promise<express.Router> {
   const router = Router();
-  const logger = options.logger.child({ plugin: 'identity' });
+  const logger = options.logger;
 
   router.use('/ping', (_, res) => {
     logger.info('heartbeat for identity service');