diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/logs/common/logs.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/logs/common/logs.contribution.ts
index 11c7aa061f2..90fae135d50 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/logs/common/logs.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/logs/common/logs.contribution.ts
@@ -12,15 +12,12 @@ import { IWorkbenchContribution, IWorkbenchContributionsRegistry, Extensions as
 import { IFileService, whenProviderRegistered } from '../../../../platform/files/common/files.js';
 import { IOutputChannelRegistry, IOutputService, Extensions } from '../../../services/output/common/output.js';
 import { Disposable, DisposableMap, DisposableStore, toDisposable } from '../../../../base/common/lifecycle.js';
-import { CONTEXT_LOG_LEVEL, ILogService, ILoggerResource, ILoggerService, LogLevel, LogLevelToString, isLogLevel } from '../../../../platform/log/common/log.js';
+import { CONTEXT_LOG_LEVEL, ILoggerResource, ILoggerService, LogLevel, LogLevelToString, isLogLevel } from '../../../../platform/log/common/log.js';
 import { LifecyclePhase } from '../../../services/lifecycle/common/lifecycle.js';
 import { IInstantiationService, ServicesAccessor } from '../../../../platform/instantiation/common/instantiation.js';
-import { URI } from '../../../../base/common/uri.js';
 import { Event } from '../../../../base/common/event.js';
 import { windowLogId, showWindowLogActionId } from '../../../services/log/common/logConstants.js';
-import { createCancelablePromise, timeout } from '../../../../base/common/async.js';
-import { CancellationError, getErrorMessage, isCancellationError } from '../../../../base/common/errors.js';
-import { CancellationToken } from '../../../../base/common/cancellation.js';
+import { createCancelablePromise } from '../../../../base/common/async.js';
 import { IDefaultLogLevelsService } from './defaultLogLevels.js';
 import { ContextKeyExpr, IContextKeyService } from '../../../../platform/contextkey/common/contextkey.js';
 import { CounterSet } from '../../../../base/common/map.js';
@@ -61,7 +58,6 @@ class LogOutputChannels extends Disposable implements IWorkbenchContribution {
 	private readonly loggerDisposables = this._register(new DisposableMap());
 
 	constructor(
-		@ILogService private readonly logService: ILogService,
 		@ILoggerService private readonly loggerService: ILoggerService,
 		@IContextKeyService private readonly contextKeyService: IContextKeyService,
 		@IFileService private readonly fileService: IFileService,
@@ -149,25 +145,21 @@ class LogOutputChannels extends Disposable implements IWorkbenchContribution {
 		const disposables = new DisposableStore();
 		const promise = createCancelablePromise(async token => {
 			await whenProviderRegistered(logger.resource, this.fileService);
-			try {
-				await this.whenFileExists(logger.resource, 1, token);
-				const existingChannel = this.outputChannelRegistry.getChannel(logger.id);
-				const remoteLogger = existingChannel?.files?.[0].scheme === Schemas.vscodeRemote ? this.loggerService.getRegisteredLogger(existingChannel.files[0]) : undefined;
-				if (remoteLogger) {
-					this.deregisterLogChannel(remoteLogger);
-				}
-				const hasToAppendRemote = existingChannel && logger.resource.scheme === Schemas.vscodeRemote;
-				const id = hasToAppendRemote ? `${logger.id}.remote` : logger.id;
-				const label = hasToAppendRemote ? nls.localize('remote name', "{0} (Remote)", logger.name ?? logger.id) : logger.name ?? logger.id;
-				this.outputChannelRegistry.registerChannel({ id, label, files: [logger.resource], log: true, extensionId: logger.extensionId });
-				disposables.add(toDisposable(() => this.outputChannelRegistry.removeChannel(id)));
-				if (remoteLogger) {
-					this.registerLogChannel(remoteLogger);
-				}
-			} catch (error) {
-				if (!isCancellationError(error)) {
-					this.logService.error('Error while registering log channel', logger.resource.toString(), getErrorMessage(error));
-				}
+			if (token.isCancellationRequested) {
+				return;
+			}
+			const existingChannel = this.outputChannelRegistry.getChannel(logger.id);
+			const remoteLogger = existingChannel?.files?.[0].scheme === Schemas.vscodeRemote ? this.loggerService.getRegisteredLogger(existingChannel.files[0]) : undefined;
+			if (remoteLogger) {
+				this.deregisterLogChannel(remoteLogger);
+			}
+			const hasToAppendRemote = existingChannel && logger.resource.scheme === Schemas.vscodeRemote;
+			const id = hasToAppendRemote ? `${logger.id}.remote` : logger.id;
+			const label = hasToAppendRemote ? nls.localize('remote name', "{0} (Remote)", logger.name ?? logger.id) : logger.name ?? logger.id;
+			this.outputChannelRegistry.registerChannel({ id, label, files: [logger.resource], log: true, extensionId: logger.extensionId });
+			disposables.add(toDisposable(() => this.outputChannelRegistry.removeChannel(id)));
+			if (remoteLogger) {
+				this.registerLogChannel(remoteLogger);
 			}
 		});
 		disposables.add(toDisposable(() => promise.cancel()));
@@ -178,22 +170,6 @@ class LogOutputChannels extends Disposable implements IWorkbenchContribution {
 		this.loggerDisposables.deleteAndDispose(logger.resource.toString());
 	}
 
-	private async whenFileExists(file: URI, trial: number, token: CancellationToken): Promise<void> {
-		const exists = await this.fileService.exists(file);
-		if (exists) {
-			return;
-		}
-		if (token.isCancellationRequested) {
-			throw new CancellationError();
-		}
-		if (trial > 10) {
-			throw new Error(`Timed out while waiting for file to be created`);
-		}
-		this.logService.debug(`[Registering Log Channel] File does not exist. Waiting for 1s to retry.`, file.toString());
-		await timeout(1000, token);
-		await this.whenFileExists(file, trial + 1, token);
-	}
-
 	private registerShowWindowLogAction(): void {
 		this._register(registerAction2(class ShowWindowLogAction extends Action2 {
 			constructor() {