diff --git a/java/ql/src/experimental/semmle/code/java/Logging.qll b/java/ql/src/experimental/semmle/code/java/Logging.qll
index 9d7efb1f330..7543e0514fc 100644
--- a/java/ql/src/experimental/semmle/code/java/Logging.qll
+++ b/java/ql/src/experimental/semmle/code/java/Logging.qll
@@ -29,13 +29,8 @@ class LoggingCall extends MethodAccess {
     )
     or
     exists(RefType t, Method m | t.hasQualifiedName("android.util", "Log") |
-      (
-        m.hasName(["d", "e", "i", "v", "w", "wtf"])
-      ) and
-      (
-        m.getDeclaringType().getASourceSupertype*() = t or
-        m.getDeclaringType().extendsOrImplements*(t)
-      ) and
+      m.hasName(["d", "e", "i", "v", "w", "wtf"]) and
+      m.getDeclaringType() = t and
       m.getReturnType() instanceof IntegralType and
       this = m.getAReference()
     )