diff --git a/files/apache-nova-api.template b/files/apache-nova-api.template
index 49081528ff..bcf406edf3 100644
--- a/files/apache-nova-api.template
+++ b/files/apache-nova-api.template
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Listen %PUBLICPORT%
     WSGIApplicationGroup %{GLOBAL}
     WSGIPassAuthorization On
     <IfVersion >= 2.4>
-      ErrorLogFormat "%{cu}t %M"
+      ErrorLogFormat "%M"
     </IfVersion>
     ErrorLog /var/log/%APACHE_NAME%/nova-api.log
     %SSLENGINE%
diff --git a/files/apache-nova-ec2-api.template b/files/apache-nova-ec2-api.template
index 6443567740..7b1d68b106 100644
--- a/files/apache-nova-ec2-api.template
+++ b/files/apache-nova-ec2-api.template
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Listen %PUBLICPORT%
     WSGIApplicationGroup %{GLOBAL}
     WSGIPassAuthorization On
     <IfVersion >= 2.4>
-      ErrorLogFormat "%{cu}t %M"
+      ErrorLogFormat "%M"
     </IfVersion>
     ErrorLog /var/log/%APACHE_NAME%/nova-ec2-api.log
     %SSLENGINE%