diff --git a/logging/logadmin/logadmin_test.go b/logging/logadmin/logadmin_test.go
index 0407b7e5f1d..d29d8e91d4a 100644
--- a/logging/logadmin/logadmin_test.go
+++ b/logging/logadmin/logadmin_test.go
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import (
 	"cloud.google.com/go/internal/testutil"
 	"cloud.google.com/go/logging"
 	ltesting "cloud.google.com/go/logging/internal/testing"
-	"github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
 	"github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes"
 	durpb "github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes/duration"
 	structpb "github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes/struct"
@@ -269,11 +268,11 @@ func TestListLogEntriesRequestDefaults(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// parse time from filter
 	if len(got.Filter) < len(timeFilterPrefix) {
-		t.Errorf("expect default filter to start with %v; got %v", timeFilterPrefix, got.Filter)
+		t.Errorf("got %v; want len(%v) start with '%v'", got, got.Filter, timeFilterPrefix)
 	}
-	filterTime, e := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, strings.Trim(got.Filter[len(timeFilterPrefix):], "\""))
-	if e != nil {
-		t.Errorf("expect default filter to have time in RFC3339; got %v", got.Filter)
+	filterTime, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, strings.Trim(got.Filter[len(timeFilterPrefix):], "\""))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("%v: expect default filter to have time in RFC3339; got %v", err, got.Filter)
 	}
 	timeDiff := time.Now().UTC().Sub(filterTime)
 
@@ -287,35 +286,34 @@ func TestListLogEntriesRequest(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, test := range []struct {
 		opts          []EntriesOption
 		resourceNames []string
-		filter        string
 		filterPrefix  string
 		orderBy       string
 	}{
 		// Timestamp default does not override user's filter
 		{[]EntriesOption{NewestFirst(), Filter(`timestamp > "2020-10-30T15:39:09Z"`)},
-			[]string{"projects/PROJECT_ID"}, `timestamp > "2020-10-30T15:39:09Z"`, "", "timestamp desc"},
+			[]string{"projects/PROJECT_ID"}, `timestamp > "2020-10-30T15:39:09Z"`, "timestamp desc"},
 		{[]EntriesOption{NewestFirst(), Filter("f")},
-			[]string{"projects/PROJECT_ID"}, "", "f AND timestamp >= \"", "timestamp desc"},
+			[]string{"projects/PROJECT_ID"}, "f AND timestamp >= \"", "timestamp desc"},
 		{[]EntriesOption{ProjectIDs([]string{"foo"})},
-			[]string{"projects/foo"}, "", "timestamp >= \"", ""},
+			[]string{"projects/foo"}, "timestamp >= \"", ""},
 		{[]EntriesOption{ResourceNames([]string{"folders/F", "organizations/O"})},
-			[]string{"folders/F", "organizations/O"}, "", "timestamp >= \"", ""},
+			[]string{"folders/F", "organizations/O"}, "timestamp >= \"", ""},
 		{[]EntriesOption{NewestFirst(), Filter("f"), ProjectIDs([]string{"foo"})},
-			[]string{"projects/foo"}, "", "f AND timestamp >= \"", "timestamp desc"},
+			[]string{"projects/foo"}, "f AND timestamp >= \"", "timestamp desc"},
 		{[]EntriesOption{NewestFirst(), Filter("f"), ProjectIDs([]string{"foo"})},
-			[]string{"projects/foo"}, "", "f AND timestamp >= \"", "timestamp desc"},
+			[]string{"projects/foo"}, "f AND timestamp >= \"", "timestamp desc"},
 		// If there are repeats, last one wins.
 		{[]EntriesOption{NewestFirst(), Filter("no"), ProjectIDs([]string{"foo"}), Filter("f")},
-			[]string{"projects/foo"}, "", "f AND timestamp >= \"", "timestamp desc"},
+			[]string{"projects/foo"}, "f AND timestamp >= \"", "timestamp desc"},
 	} {
 		got := listLogEntriesRequest("projects/PROJECT_ID", test.opts)
 		want := &logpb.ListLogEntriesRequest{
 			ResourceNames: test.resourceNames,
-			Filter:        test.filter,
+			Filter:        test.filterPrefix,
 			OrderBy:       test.orderBy,
 		}
-		if (test.filterPrefix == "" && !proto.Equal(got, want)) || !strings.HasPrefix(got.Filter, test.filterPrefix) || got.OrderBy != test.orderBy || !testutil.Equal(got.ResourceNames, test.resourceNames) {
-			t.Errorf("%v:\ngot  %v\nwant %v", test.opts, got, want)
+		if !testutil.Equal(got.ResourceNames, want.ResourceNames) || !strings.HasPrefix(got.Filter, want.Filter) || got.OrderBy != want.OrderBy {
+			t.Errorf("got: %v; want %v (mind wanted Filter is prefix)", got, want)
 		}
 	}
 }