diff --git a/x-pack/elastic-agent/pkg/agent/application/enroll_cmd_test.go b/x-pack/elastic-agent/pkg/agent/application/enroll_cmd_test.go
index ab58b735419..0fe2e3a2d1e 100644
--- a/x-pack/elastic-agent/pkg/agent/application/enroll_cmd_test.go
+++ b/x-pack/elastic-agent/pkg/agent/application/enroll_cmd_test.go
@@ -382,9 +382,9 @@ func readConfig(raw []byte) (*configuration.FleetAgentConfig, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	cfg := configuration.DefaultFleetAgentConfig()
+	cfg := configuration.DefaultConfiguration()
 	if err := config.Unpack(cfg); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return cfg, nil
+	return cfg.Fleet, nil
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/elastic-agent/pkg/agent/operation/common_test.go b/x-pack/elastic-agent/pkg/agent/operation/common_test.go
index 23a400483ca..1e57335c121 100644
--- a/x-pack/elastic-agent/pkg/agent/operation/common_test.go
+++ b/x-pack/elastic-agent/pkg/agent/operation/common_test.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ func getTestOperator(t *testing.T, downloadPath string, installPath string, p *a
 			TargetDirectory: downloadPath,
 			InstallPath:     installPath,
 		},
+		LoggingConfig: logger.DefaultLoggingConfig(),
 	}
 
 	l := getLogger()
diff --git a/x-pack/elastic-agent/pkg/reporter/log/reporter_test.go b/x-pack/elastic-agent/pkg/reporter/log/reporter_test.go
index c55f18b84a3..f58518ca70e 100644
--- a/x-pack/elastic-agent/pkg/reporter/log/reporter_test.go
+++ b/x-pack/elastic-agent/pkg/reporter/log/reporter_test.go
@@ -25,9 +25,7 @@ func TestReport(t *testing.T) {
 
 	testCases := []testCase{
 		{infoEvent, DefaultString(infoEvent), ""},
-		{infoEvent, JSONString(infoEvent), ""},
 		{errorEvent, "", DefaultString(errorEvent)},
-		{errorEvent, "", JSONString(errorEvent)},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
@@ -94,10 +92,6 @@ func (t testEvent) Time() time.Time               { return t.timestamp }
 func (t testEvent) Message() string               { return t.message }
 func (testEvent) Payload() map[string]interface{} { return map[string]interface{}{} }
 
-func JSONString(event testEvent) string {
-	timestamp := event.timestamp.Format(timeFormat)
-	return fmt.Sprintf(`{"Type":"%s","SubType":"%s","Time":"%s","Message":"message"}`, event.Type(), event.SubType(), timestamp)
-}
 func DefaultString(event testEvent) string {
 	timestamp := event.timestamp.Format(timeFormat)
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s: type: '%s': sub_type: '%s' message: message", timestamp, event.Type(), event.SubType())