diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 42b123bc9c..2a0bfce956 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -392,9 +392,6 @@ opensearchplugin {
     extendedPlugins = ['rule-framework', 'workload-management;optional=true', 'transport-grpc;optional=true']
 }
 
-// This requires an additional Jar not published as part of build-tools
-loggerUsageCheck.enabled = false
-
 publishing {
     publications {
         pluginZip(MavenPublication) { publication ->
diff --git a/bwc-test/build.gradle b/bwc-test/build.gradle
index 005503dc1f..b363fed816 100644
--- a/bwc-test/build.gradle
+++ b/bwc-test/build.gradle
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ dependencies {
 
 }
 
-loggerUsageCheck.enabled = false
 testingConventions.enabled = false
 validateNebulaPom.enabled = false
 
diff --git a/sample-resource-plugin/build.gradle b/sample-resource-plugin/build.gradle
index 053b055526..9de2a32985 100644
--- a/sample-resource-plugin/build.gradle
+++ b/sample-resource-plugin/build.gradle
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ opensearchplugin {
 
 dependencyLicenses.enabled = false
 thirdPartyAudit.enabled = false
-loggerUsageCheck.enabled = false
 validateNebulaPom.enabled = false
 testingConventions.enabled = false
 tasks.configureEach { task ->
diff --git a/sample-resource-plugin/src/main/java/org/opensearch/sample/resource/actions/transport/UpdateResourceTransportAction.java b/sample-resource-plugin/src/main/java/org/opensearch/sample/resource/actions/transport/UpdateResourceTransportAction.java
index 321b32338f..e6a8834d54 100644
--- a/sample-resource-plugin/src/main/java/org/opensearch/sample/resource/actions/transport/UpdateResourceTransportAction.java
+++ b/sample-resource-plugin/src/main/java/org/opensearch/sample/resource/actions/transport/UpdateResourceTransportAction.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.message.ParameterizedMessage;
 
 import org.opensearch.action.index.IndexRequest;
 import org.opensearch.action.support.ActionFilters;
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ private void updateResource(UpdateResourceRequest request, ActionListener<Create
                 }, listener::onFailure));
             }
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            log.error("Failed to update resource: {}", request.getResourceId(), e);
+            log.error(() -> new ParameterizedMessage("Failed to update resource: {}", request.getResourceId()), e);
             listener.onFailure(e);
         }
 
diff --git a/sample-resource-plugin/src/main/java/org/opensearch/sample/resourcegroup/actions/transport/UpdateResourceGroupTransportAction.java b/sample-resource-plugin/src/main/java/org/opensearch/sample/resourcegroup/actions/transport/UpdateResourceGroupTransportAction.java
index 0e34bc8491..28af118661 100644
--- a/sample-resource-plugin/src/main/java/org/opensearch/sample/resourcegroup/actions/transport/UpdateResourceGroupTransportAction.java
+++ b/sample-resource-plugin/src/main/java/org/opensearch/sample/resourcegroup/actions/transport/UpdateResourceGroupTransportAction.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.message.ParameterizedMessage;
 
 import org.opensearch.action.index.IndexRequest;
 import org.opensearch.action.support.ActionFilters;
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ private void updateResource(UpdateResourceGroupRequest request, ActionListener<C
                 }, listener::onFailure));
             }
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            log.error("Failed to update resource: {}", request.getResourceId(), e);
+            log.error(() -> new ParameterizedMessage("Failed to update resource: {}", request.getResourceId()), e);
             listener.onFailure(e);
         }