diff --git a/classes/local/execution/engine.php b/classes/local/execution/engine.php
index 7f38d8ec..627f7e4d 100644
--- a/classes/local/execution/engine.php
+++ b/classes/local/execution/engine.php
@@ -747,10 +747,6 @@ private function setup_logging() {
             if (isset($record['context']['step'])) {
                 $record['message'] = '{step}: ' . $record['message'];
             }
-            if (isset($record['context']['record'])) {
-                $record['message'] .= ' {record}';
-                $record['context']['record'] = json_encode($record['context']['record']);
-            }
             return $record;
         });
 
diff --git a/classes/local/execution/iterators/dataflow_iterator.php b/classes/local/execution/iterators/dataflow_iterator.php
index 9f5946e3..0b5e8fbe 100644
--- a/classes/local/execution/iterators/dataflow_iterator.php
+++ b/classes/local/execution/iterators/dataflow_iterator.php
@@ -224,9 +224,7 @@ public function next($caller) {
             $this->stepvars->set('iterations', $this->iterationcount);
 
             // Log the iteration for real steps.
-            if (!$this->steptype instanceof flow_cap) {
-                $this->step->log->info('Iteration ' . $this->iterationcount, ['record' => $newvalue]);
-            }
+            $this->step->log->info('Iteration ' . $this->iterationcount, (array) $newvalue);
         } catch (\Throwable $e) {
             $this->step->log->error($e->getMessage());
             $this->step->engine->abort();