diff --git a/src/builder.rs b/src/builder.rs
index c14ffcf5a..3a34a8a01 100644
--- a/src/builder.rs
+++ b/src/builder.rs
@@ -1231,6 +1231,8 @@ fn build_with_store_internal(
 	})
 }
 
+/// Sets up the node logger, creating a new log file if it does not exist, or utilizing
+/// the existing log file.
 fn setup_logger(config: &Config) -> Result<Arc<FilesystemLogger>, BuildError> {
 	let log_dir = match &config.log_dir_path {
 		Some(log_dir) => String::from(log_dir),
diff --git a/src/logger.rs b/src/logger.rs
index 19df24367..ea2effb74 100644
--- a/src/logger.rs
+++ b/src/logger.rs
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ use chrono::Utc;
 
 use std::fs;
 use std::io::Write;
-#[cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))]
-use std::os::unix::fs::symlink;
 use std::path::Path;
 
 pub(crate) struct FilesystemLogger {
@@ -24,33 +22,20 @@ pub(crate) struct FilesystemLogger {
 }
 
 impl FilesystemLogger {
+	/// Creates a new filesystem logger given the path to the log file directory and the log level.
 	pub(crate) fn new(log_dir: String, level: Level) -> Result<Self, ()> {
-		let log_file_name =
-			format!("ldk_node_{}.log", chrono::offset::Local::now().format("%Y_%m_%d"));
+		let log_file_name = "ldk_node.log";
 		let log_file_path = format!("{}/{}", log_dir, log_file_name);
 
 		if let Some(parent_dir) = Path::new(&log_file_path).parent() {
 			fs::create_dir_all(parent_dir).expect("Failed to create log parent directory");
 
-			// make sure the file exists, so that the symlink has something to point to.
+			// make sure the file exists.
 			fs::OpenOptions::new()
 				.create(true)
 				.append(true)
 				.open(log_file_path.clone())
 				.map_err(|e| eprintln!("ERROR: Failed to open log file: {}", e))?;
-
-			#[cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))]
-			{
-				// Create a symlink to the current log file, with prior cleanup
-				let log_file_symlink = parent_dir.join("ldk_node_latest.log");
-				if log_file_symlink.as_path().is_symlink() {
-					fs::remove_file(&log_file_symlink).map_err(|e| {
-						eprintln!("ERROR: Failed to remove log file symlink: {}", e)
-					})?;
-				}
-				symlink(&log_file_name, &log_file_symlink)
-					.map_err(|e| eprintln!("ERROR: Failed to create log file symlink: {}", e))?;
-			}
 		}
 
 		Ok(Self { file_path: log_file_path, level })
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests_rust.rs b/tests/integration_tests_rust.rs
index dc5c4b818..85174bec7 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests_rust.rs
+++ b/tests/integration_tests_rust.rs
@@ -232,8 +232,8 @@ fn start_stop_reinit() {
 	node.sync_wallets().unwrap();
 	assert_eq!(node.list_balances().spendable_onchain_balance_sats, expected_amount.to_sat());
 
-	let log_file_symlink = format!("{}/logs/ldk_node_latest.log", config.clone().storage_dir_path);
-	assert!(std::path::Path::new(&log_file_symlink).is_symlink());
+	let log_file = format!("{}/logs/ldk_node.log", config.clone().storage_dir_path);
+	assert!(std::path::Path::new(&log_file).exists());
 
 	node.stop().unwrap();
 	assert_eq!(node.stop(), Err(NodeError::NotRunning));