diff --git a/test/conf/log4j.properties b/test/conf/log4j.properties
index 914414d895..6c36ef6269 100644
--- a/test/conf/log4j.properties
+++ b/test/conf/log4j.properties
@@ -14,25 +14,12 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-# for production, you should probably set the root to INFO
-# and the pattern to %c instead of %l.  (%l is slower.)
 
-# output messages into a rolling log file as well as stdout
-log4j.rootLogger=DEBUG,stdout,R
-
-# stdout
-log4j.appender.stdout=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
-log4j.appender.stdout.layout=org.apache.log4j.SimpleLayout
+log4j.rootLogger=DEBUG,R
 
 # rolling log file ("system.log
 log4j.appender.R=org.apache.log4j.DailyRollingFileAppender
 log4j.appender.R.DatePattern='.'yyyy-MM-dd-HH
 log4j.appender.R.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
 log4j.appender.R.layout.ConversionPattern=%5p [%t] %d{ISO8601} %F (line %L) %m%n
-# Edit the next line to point to your logs directory
-log4j.appender.R.File=/var/cassandra/logs/system.log
-
-# Application logging options
-#log4j.logger.com.facebook=DEBUG
-#log4j.logger.com.facebook.infrastructure.gms=DEBUG
-#log4j.logger.com.facebook.infrastructure.db=DEBUG
+log4j.appender.R.File=build/test/logs/system.log