diff --git a/pkg/render/applicationlayer/applicationlayer.go b/pkg/render/applicationlayer/applicationlayer.go
index fdde3d48b6..055f9489dc 100644
--- a/pkg/render/applicationlayer/applicationlayer.go
+++ b/pkg/render/applicationlayer/applicationlayer.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	_ "embed"
 	"fmt"
-	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"text/template"
@@ -317,7 +316,6 @@ func (c *component) containers() []corev1.Container {
 		if c.config.PerHostWAFEnabled || c.config.SidecarInjectionEnabled {
 			commandArgs = append(
 				commandArgs,
-				"--waf-log-file", filepath.Join(CalicologsVolumePath, "waf", "waf.log"),
 				"--waf-ruleset-root-dir", WAFConfigVolumePath,
 				"--waf-ruleset-file", "tigera.conf",
 			)
diff --git a/pkg/render/applicationlayer/applicationlayer_test.go b/pkg/render/applicationlayer/applicationlayer_test.go
index 6190e653ea..3f26b5a57e 100644
--- a/pkg/render/applicationlayer/applicationlayer_test.go
+++ b/pkg/render/applicationlayer/applicationlayer_test.go
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 package applicationlayer_test
 
 import (
-	"path/filepath"
-
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 
@@ -682,7 +680,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Tigera Secure Application Layer rendering tests", func() {
 		dikastesArgs := dikastesContainer.Command
 		expectedDikastesArgs := []string{
 			"--per-host-waf-enabled",
-			"--waf-log-file", filepath.Join(applicationlayer.CalicologsVolumePath, "waf", "waf.log"),
 			"--waf-ruleset-root-dir", applicationlayer.WAFConfigVolumePath,
 			"--waf-ruleset-file", "tigera.conf",
 		}