diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index f351666b47..944938627e 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 3.0
+ * Remove line number generation from default logback.xml
  * Don't execute any functions at prepare-time (CASSANDRA-9037)
  * Share file handles between all instances of a SegmentedFile (CASSANDRA-8893)
  * Make it possible to major compact LCS (CASSANDRA-7272)
diff --git a/conf/logback.xml b/conf/logback.xml
index e170d41886..1c94a2ca28 100644
--- a/conf/logback.xml
+++ b/conf/logback.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
       <maxFileSize>20MB</maxFileSize>
     </triggeringPolicy>
     <encoder>
-      <pattern>%-5level [%thread] %date{ISO8601} %F:%L - %msg%n</pattern>
+      <pattern>%-5level [%thread] %date{ISO8601} %F: %msg%n</pattern>
       <!-- old-style log format
       <pattern>%5level [%thread] %date{ISO8601} %F (line %L) %msg%n</pattern>
       -->