diff --git a/spring-cloud-gateway-server-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/filter/headers/ForwardedHeadersFilter.java b/spring-cloud-gateway-server-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/filter/headers/ForwardedHeadersFilter.java
index b43a53814b..098a0247e2 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-gateway-server-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/filter/headers/ForwardedHeadersFilter.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-gateway-server-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/filter/headers/ForwardedHeadersFilter.java
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ public class ForwardedHeadersFilter implements HttpHeadersFilter, Ordered {
 
 	private Integer serverPort;
 
-	private final Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(getClass());
-
 	private boolean forwardedByEnabled = false;
 
 	/**
@@ -206,7 +204,7 @@ private void addForwardedByHeader(Forwarded forwarded) {
 			addForwardedBy(forwarded, InetAddress.getLocalHost());
 		}
 		catch (UnknownHostException e) {
-			this.logger.warn("Can not resolve host address, skipping Forwarded 'by' header", e);
+			log.warn("Can not resolve host address, skipping Forwarded 'by' header", e);
 		}
 	}