diff --git a/internal/consensus/pbts_test.go b/internal/consensus/pbts_test.go
index 9c65296c8..7e6f1d717 100644
--- a/internal/consensus/pbts_test.go
+++ b/internal/consensus/pbts_test.go
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func newPBTSTestHarness(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, tc pbtsTestConfigurat
 		Time:       tc.genesisTime,
 		Validators: validators,
 	})
-	cs := newState(ctx, t, log.NewTestingLogger(t), state, privVals[0], kvstore.NewApplication())
+	cs := newState(ctx, t, log.TestingLogger(), state, privVals[0], kvstore.NewApplication())
 	vss := make([]*validatorStub, validators)
 	for i := 0; i < validators; i++ {
 		vss[i] = newValidatorStub(privVals[i], int32(i))
diff --git a/internal/consensus/state_test.go b/internal/consensus/state_test.go
index 358d5f028..660df37b6 100644
--- a/internal/consensus/state_test.go
+++ b/internal/consensus/state_test.go
@@ -1208,7 +1208,7 @@ func TestStateLock_POLDoesNotUnlock(t *testing.T) {
 // new block if a proposal was not seen for that block.
 func TestStateLock_MissingProposalWhenPOLSeenDoesNotUpdateLock(t *testing.T) {
 	config := configSetup(t)
-	logger := log.NewTestingLogger(t)
+	logger := log.TestingLogger()
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	defer cancel()