diff --git a/pkg/exporter/sumologicexporter/config.go b/pkg/exporter/sumologicexporter/config.go
index b11b5ce9b8..eb8f958046 100644
--- a/pkg/exporter/sumologicexporter/config.go
+++ b/pkg/exporter/sumologicexporter/config.go
@@ -208,12 +208,6 @@ const (
 	DefaultClearLogsTimestamp bool = true
 	// DefaultLogKey defines default LogKey value
 	DefaultLogKey string = "log"
-	// DefaultAddTimestamp defines default AddTimestamp value
-	DefaultAddTimestamp bool = true
-	// DefaultTimestampKey defines default TimestampKey value
-	DefaultTimestampKey string = "timestamp"
-	// DefaultFlattenBody defines default FlattenBody value
-	DefaultFlattenBody bool = false
 	// DefaultDropRoutingAttribute defines default DropRoutingAttribute
 	DefaultDropRoutingAttribute string = ""
 	// DefaultStickySessionEnabled defines default StickySessionEnabled value
diff --git a/pkg/exporter/sumologicexporter/sender.go b/pkg/exporter/sumologicexporter/sender.go
index 66f7a1c7a1..31976ae106 100644
--- a/pkg/exporter/sumologicexporter/sender.go
+++ b/pkg/exporter/sumologicexporter/sender.go
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ func (s *sender) logToJSON(record plog.LogRecord) (string, error) {
 
 	// Only append the body when it's not empty to prevent sending 'null' log.
 	if body := recordCopy.Body(); !isEmptyAttributeValue(body) {
-		body.CopyTo(recordCopy.Attributes().PutEmpty("log"))
+		body.CopyTo(recordCopy.Attributes().PutEmpty(DefaultLogKey))
 	}
 
 	nextLine := new(bytes.Buffer)