diff --git a/lib/reporters/default.js b/lib/reporters/default.js
index bc74d5c02..4cfa1f9fc 100644
--- a/lib/reporters/default.js
+++ b/lib/reporters/default.js
@@ -515,7 +515,8 @@ export default class Reporter {
 
 	writeFailure(event) {
 		this.lineWriter.writeLine(colors.title(this.prefixTitle(event.testFile, event.title)));
-		if (!this.writeLogs(event, true)) {
+
+		if (!event.logs || event.logs.length === 0) {
 			this.lineWriter.writeLine();
 		}
 
diff --git a/test-tap/reporters/default.regular.v12.log b/test-tap/reporters/default.regular.v12.log
index e30d6166f..aafc12bfb 100644
--- a/test-tap/reporters/default.regular.v12.log
+++ b/test-tap/reporters/default.regular.v12.log
@@ -204,10 +204,6 @@
 
 
   test › logs
-
-    ℹ hello
-    ℹ world
-
   test.cjs:18
 
    17:   t.log('world');
diff --git a/test-tap/reporters/default.regular.v14.log b/test-tap/reporters/default.regular.v14.log
index e30d6166f..aafc12bfb 100644
--- a/test-tap/reporters/default.regular.v14.log
+++ b/test-tap/reporters/default.regular.v14.log
@@ -204,10 +204,6 @@
 
 
   test › logs
-
-    ℹ hello
-    ℹ world
-
   test.cjs:18
 
    17:   t.log('world');
diff --git a/test-tap/reporters/default.regular.v16.log b/test-tap/reporters/default.regular.v16.log
index e30d6166f..aafc12bfb 100644
--- a/test-tap/reporters/default.regular.v16.log
+++ b/test-tap/reporters/default.regular.v16.log
@@ -204,10 +204,6 @@
 
 
   test › logs
-
-    ℹ hello
-    ℹ world
-
   test.cjs:18
 
    17:   t.log('world');
diff --git a/test-tap/reporters/default.regular.v17.log b/test-tap/reporters/default.regular.v17.log
index e30d6166f..aafc12bfb 100644
--- a/test-tap/reporters/default.regular.v17.log
+++ b/test-tap/reporters/default.regular.v17.log
@@ -204,10 +204,6 @@
 
 
   test › logs
-
-    ℹ hello
-    ℹ world
-
   test.cjs:18
 
    17:   t.log('world');