diff --git a/docker/root/etc/templates/app.ini b/docker/root/etc/templates/app.ini
index 7e8aa0bd0..01fb407f4 100644
--- a/docker/root/etc/templates/app.ini
+++ b/docker/root/etc/templates/app.ini
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ PATH = /data/gitea/attachments
 [log]
 MODE = console
 LEVEL = info
-ROUTER = console
 ROOT_PATH = /data/gitea/log
 
 [security]
diff --git a/tests/mssql.ini.tmpl b/tests/mssql.ini.tmpl
index 93ade7480..d4562586f 100644
--- a/tests/mssql.ini.tmpl
+++ b/tests/mssql.ini.tmpl
@@ -86,9 +86,8 @@ PROVIDER_CONFIG = tests/{{TEST_TYPE}}/gitea-{{TEST_TYPE}}-mssql/data/sessions
 [log]
 MODE                 = {{TEST_LOGGER}}
 ROOT_PATH            = {{REPO_TEST_DIR}}mssql-log
-ROUTER               = ,
-XORM                 = file
 ENABLE_SSH_LOG       = true
+logger.xorm.MODE     = file
 
 [log.test]
 LEVEL                = Info
diff --git a/tests/mysql.ini.tmpl b/tests/mysql.ini.tmpl
index 10aa3cabb..15a7a379f 100644
--- a/tests/mysql.ini.tmpl
+++ b/tests/mysql.ini.tmpl
@@ -84,9 +84,8 @@ PROVIDER_CONFIG = tests/{{TEST_TYPE}}/gitea-{{TEST_TYPE}}-mysql/data/sessions
 [log]
 MODE                 = {{TEST_LOGGER}}
 ROOT_PATH            = {{REPO_TEST_DIR}}mysql-log
-ROUTER               = ,
-XORM                 = file
 ENABLE_SSH_LOG       = true
+logger.xorm.MODE     = file
 
 [log.test]
 LEVEL                = Info
diff --git a/tests/mysql8.ini.tmpl b/tests/mysql8.ini.tmpl
index 633644174..7d4c27c03 100644
--- a/tests/mysql8.ini.tmpl
+++ b/tests/mysql8.ini.tmpl
@@ -83,9 +83,8 @@ PROVIDER_CONFIG = tests/{{TEST_TYPE}}/gitea-{{TEST_TYPE}}-mysql8/data/sessions
 [log]
 MODE                 = {{TEST_LOGGER}}
 ROOT_PATH            = {{REPO_TEST_DIR}}mysql8-log
-ROUTER               = ,
-XORM                 = file
 ENABLE_SSH_LOG       = true
+logger.xorm.MODE     = file
 
 [log.test]
 LEVEL                = Info
diff --git a/tests/pgsql.ini.tmpl b/tests/pgsql.ini.tmpl
index 2b54843c3..ee1373d71 100644
--- a/tests/pgsql.ini.tmpl
+++ b/tests/pgsql.ini.tmpl
@@ -87,9 +87,8 @@ PROVIDER_CONFIG = tests/{{TEST_TYPE}}/gitea-{{TEST_TYPE}}-pgsql/data/sessions
 [log]
 MODE                 = {{TEST_LOGGER}}
 ROOT_PATH            = {{REPO_TEST_DIR}}pgsql-log
-ROUTER               = ,
-XORM                 = file
 ENABLE_SSH_LOG       = true
+logger.xorm.MODE     = file
 
 [log.test]
 LEVEL                = Info
diff --git a/tests/sqlite.ini.tmpl b/tests/sqlite.ini.tmpl
index 546b27c5f..74e195711 100644
--- a/tests/sqlite.ini.tmpl
+++ b/tests/sqlite.ini.tmpl
@@ -82,9 +82,8 @@ PROVIDER_CONFIG = tests/{{TEST_TYPE}}/gitea-{{TEST_TYPE}}-sqlite/data/sessions
 [log]
 MODE                 = {{TEST_LOGGER}}
 ROOT_PATH            = {{REPO_TEST_DIR}}sqlite-log
-ROUTER               = ,
-XORM                 = file
 ENABLE_SSH_LOG       = true
+logger.xorm.MODE     = file
 
 [log.test]
 LEVEL                = Info