diff --git a/.changelog/1452.breaking.txt b/.changelog/1452.breaking.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bd70709a8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/1452.breaking.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+feat(sumologicexporter)!: remove deprecated json_logs
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/upgrading.md b/docs/upgrading.md
index 34c5a4ab69..de9516b11f 100644
--- a/docs/upgrading.md
+++ b/docs/upgrading.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Upgrading
 
+- [Upgrading to v0.95.0-sumo-0](#upgrading-to-v0950-sumo-0)
+  - [`sumologic` exporter: remove `json_logs`](#sumologic-exporter-remove-json_logs)
 - [Upgrading to v0.94.0-sumo-0](#upgrading-to-v0940-sumo-0)
   - [`servicegraph` processor: removed in favor of `servicegraph` connector](#servicegraph-processor-removed-in-favor-of-servicegraph-connector)
 - [Upgrading to v0.92.0-sumo-0](#upgrading-to-v0920-sumo-0)
@@ -50,6 +52,14 @@
     - [Removing unnecessary metadata using the resourceprocessor](#removing-unnecessary-metadata-using-the-resourceprocessor)
     - [Moving record-level attributes used for metadata to the resource level](#moving-record-level-attributes-used-for-metadata-to-the-resource-level)
 
+## Upgrading to v0.95.0-sumo-0
+
+### `sumologic` exporter: remove `json_logs`
+
+`json_logs` has been removed in favor of `transform` processor.
+
+Please follow [the migration process](#sumologic-exporter-deprecate-json_logs)
+
 ## Upgrading to v0.94.0-sumo-0
 
 ### `servicegraph` processor: removed in favor of `servicegraph` connector
diff --git a/pkg/exporter/sumologicexporter/README.md b/pkg/exporter/sumologicexporter/README.md
index 4bd585658a..9c514cc35e 100644
--- a/pkg/exporter/sumologicexporter/README.md
+++ b/pkg/exporter/sumologicexporter/README.md
@@ -61,25 +61,6 @@ exporters:
     # default = true
     clear_logs_timestamp: {true, false}
 
-    json_logs:
-      # defines which key will be used to attach the log body at.
-      # This option affects JSON log format only.
-      # By default this is "log".
-      log_key: <log>
-      # defines whether to include a timestamp field when sending
-      # JSON logs, which would contain UNIX epoch timestamp in milliseconds.
-      # This option affects JSON log format only.
-      # default = true.
-      add_timestamp: {true, false}
-      # when add_timestamp is set to true then this key defines what is the name
-      # of the timestamp key.
-      # default = "timestamp".
-      timestamp_key: <timestamp_key>
-      # When flatten_body is set to true and log is a map,
-      # log's body is going to be flattened and `log_key` won't be used
-      # default = false
-      flatten_body: {true, false}
-
     # instructs sumologicexporter to use an edpoint automatically generated by
     # sumologicextension;
     # to use direct endpoint, set it `auth` to `null` and set the endpoint configuration
diff --git a/pkg/exporter/sumologicexporter/config.go b/pkg/exporter/sumologicexporter/config.go
index a31ab347b8..eb8f958046 100644
--- a/pkg/exporter/sumologicexporter/config.go
+++ b/pkg/exporter/sumologicexporter/config.go
@@ -70,33 +70,11 @@ type Config struct {
 	// By default this is true.
 	ClearLogsTimestamp bool `mapstructure:"clear_logs_timestamp"`
 
-	JSONLogs `mapstructure:"json_logs"`
-
 	// StickySessionEnabled defines if sticky session support is enable.
 	// By default this is false.
 	StickySessionEnabled bool `mapstructure:"sticky_session_enabled"`
 }
 
-type JSONLogs struct {
-	// LogKey defines which key will be used to attach the log body at.
-	// This option affects JSON log format only.
-	// By default this is "log".
-	LogKey string `mapstructure:"log_key"`
-	// AddTimestamp defines whether to include a timestamp field when sending
-	// JSON logs, which would contain UNIX epoch timestamp in milliseconds.
-	// This option affects JSON log format only.
-	// By default this is true.
-	AddTimestamp bool `mapstructure:"add_timestamp"`
-	// When add_timestamp is set to true then this key defines what is the name
-	// of the timestamp key.
-	// By default this is "timestamp".
-	TimestampKey string `mapstructure:"timestamp_key"`
-	// When flatten_body is set to true and log is a map,
-	// log's body is going to be flattened and `log_key` won't be used
-	// By default this is false.
-	FlattenBody bool `mapstructure:"flatten_body"`
-}
-
 // CreateDefaultHTTPClientSettings returns default http client settings
 func CreateDefaultHTTPClientSettings() confighttp.HTTPClientSettings {
 	return confighttp.HTTPClientSettings{
@@ -230,12 +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/factory.go b/pkg/exporter/sumologicexporter/factory.go
index da7da6c386..6b98604db2 100644
--- a/pkg/exporter/sumologicexporter/factory.go
+++ b/pkg/exporter/sumologicexporter/factory.go
@@ -51,13 +51,7 @@ func createDefaultConfig() component.Config {
 		MetricFormat:       DefaultMetricFormat,
 		Client:             DefaultClient,
 		ClearLogsTimestamp: DefaultClearLogsTimestamp,
-		JSONLogs: JSONLogs{
-			LogKey:       DefaultLogKey,
-			AddTimestamp: DefaultAddTimestamp,
-			TimestampKey: DefaultTimestampKey,
-			FlattenBody:  DefaultFlattenBody,
-		},
-		TraceFormat: OTLPTraceFormat,
+		TraceFormat:        OTLPTraceFormat,
 
 		HTTPClientSettings:   CreateDefaultHTTPClientSettings(),
 		BackOffConfig:        configretry.NewDefaultBackOffConfig(),
diff --git a/pkg/exporter/sumologicexporter/factory_test.go b/pkg/exporter/sumologicexporter/factory_test.go
index 0ec6da3a86..a803d1beb3 100644
--- a/pkg/exporter/sumologicexporter/factory_test.go
+++ b/pkg/exporter/sumologicexporter/factory_test.go
@@ -44,12 +44,7 @@ func TestCreateDefaultConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		MetricFormat:       "otlp",
 		Client:             "otelcol",
 		ClearLogsTimestamp: true,
-		JSONLogs: JSONLogs{
-			LogKey:       "log",
-			AddTimestamp: true,
-			TimestampKey: "timestamp",
-		},
-		TraceFormat: "otlp",
+		TraceFormat:        "otlp",
 
 		HTTPClientSettings: confighttp.HTTPClientSettings{
 			Timeout:     30 * time.Second,
diff --git a/pkg/exporter/sumologicexporter/sender.go b/pkg/exporter/sumologicexporter/sender.go
index be551142e5..31976ae106 100644
--- a/pkg/exporter/sumologicexporter/sender.go
+++ b/pkg/exporter/sumologicexporter/sender.go
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ type sender struct {
 	config                     *Config
 	client                     *http.Client
 	prometheusFormatter        prometheusFormatter
-	jsonLogsConfig             JSONLogs
 	dataUrlMetrics             string
 	dataUrlLogs                string
 	dataUrlTraces              string
@@ -177,7 +176,6 @@ func newSender(
 		config:                     cfg,
 		client:                     cl,
 		prometheusFormatter:        pf,
-		jsonLogsConfig:             cfg.JSONLogs,
 		dataUrlMetrics:             metricsUrl,
 		dataUrlLogs:                logsUrl,
 		dataUrlTraces:              tracesUrl,
@@ -358,25 +356,10 @@ func (s *sender) logToText(record plog.LogRecord) string {
 func (s *sender) logToJSON(record plog.LogRecord) (string, error) {
 	recordCopy := plog.NewLogRecord()
 	record.CopyTo(recordCopy)
-	if s.jsonLogsConfig.AddTimestamp {
-		addJSONTimestamp(recordCopy.Attributes(), s.jsonLogsConfig.TimestampKey, recordCopy.Timestamp())
-	}
 
 	// Only append the body when it's not empty to prevent sending 'null' log.
 	if body := recordCopy.Body(); !isEmptyAttributeValue(body) {
-		if s.jsonLogsConfig.FlattenBody && body.Type() == pcommon.ValueTypeMap {
-			// Cannot use CopyTo, as it overrides data.orig's values
-			body.Map().Range(func(k string, v pcommon.Value) bool {
-				_, ok := recordCopy.Attributes().Get(k)
-
-				if !ok {
-					v.CopyTo(recordCopy.Attributes().PutEmpty(k))
-				}
-				return true
-			})
-		} else {
-			body.CopyTo(recordCopy.Attributes().PutEmpty(s.jsonLogsConfig.LogKey))
-		}
+		body.CopyTo(recordCopy.Attributes().PutEmpty(DefaultLogKey))
 	}
 
 	nextLine := new(bytes.Buffer)
@@ -391,21 +374,6 @@ func (s *sender) logToJSON(record plog.LogRecord) (string, error) {
 	return strings.TrimSuffix(nextLine.String(), "\n"), nil
 }
 
-var timeZeroUTC = time.Unix(0, 0).UTC()
-
-// addJSONTimestamp adds a timestamp field to record attribtues before sending
-// out the logs as JSON.
-// If the attached timestamp is equal to 0 (millisecond based UNIX timestamp)
-// then send out current time formatted as milliseconds since January 1, 1970.
-func addJSONTimestamp(attrs pcommon.Map, timestampKey string, pt pcommon.Timestamp) {
-	t := pt.AsTime()
-	if t == timeZeroUTC {
-		attrs.PutInt(timestampKey, time.Now().UnixMilli())
-	} else {
-		attrs.PutInt(timestampKey, t.UnixMilli())
-	}
-}
-
 func isEmptyAttributeValue(att pcommon.Value) bool {
 	switch att.Type() {
 	case pcommon.ValueTypeEmpty:
@@ -428,7 +396,7 @@ func isEmptyAttributeValue(att pcommon.Value) bool {
 // returns array of records which has not been sent correctly and error
 func (s *sender) sendNonOTLPLogs(ctx context.Context, rl plog.ResourceLogs, flds fields) ([]plog.LogRecord, error) {
 	if s.config.LogFormat == OTLPLogFormat {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Attempting to send OTLP logs as non-OTLP data")
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("attempting to send OTLP logs as non-OTLP data")
 	}
 
 	var (
diff --git a/pkg/exporter/sumologicexporter/sender_test.go b/pkg/exporter/sumologicexporter/sender_test.go
index 0a2903a113..2f1c5559f5 100644
--- a/pkg/exporter/sumologicexporter/sender_test.go
+++ b/pkg/exporter/sumologicexporter/sender_test.go
@@ -471,34 +471,14 @@ func TestSendLogsJsonConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		{
 			name: "default config",
-			configOpts: []func(*Config){
-				func(c *Config) {
-					c.JSONLogs = JSONLogs{
-						LogKey:       DefaultLogKey,
-						AddTimestamp: DefaultAddTimestamp,
-						TimestampKey: DefaultTimestampKey,
-						FlattenBody:  DefaultFlattenBody,
-					}
-				},
-			},
-			bodyRegex: `{"key1":"value1","key2":"value2","log":"Example log","timestamp":\d{13}}` +
+			bodyRegex: `{"key1":"value1","key2":"value2","log":"Example log"}` +
 				`\n` +
-				`{"key1":"value1","key2":"value2","log":"Another example log","timestamp":\d{13}}`,
+				`{"key1":"value1","key2":"value2","log":"Another example log"}`,
 			logsFunc: twoLogsFunc,
 		},
 		{
-			name: "empty body",
-			configOpts: []func(*Config){
-				func(c *Config) {
-					c.JSONLogs = JSONLogs{
-						LogKey:       DefaultLogKey,
-						AddTimestamp: DefaultAddTimestamp,
-						TimestampKey: DefaultTimestampKey,
-						FlattenBody:  DefaultFlattenBody,
-					}
-				},
-			},
-			bodyRegex: `{"key1":"value1","key2":"value2","timestamp":\d{13}}`,
+			name:      "empty body",
+			bodyRegex: `{"key1":"value1","key2":"value2"}`,
 
 			logsFunc: func() plog.ResourceLogs {
 				rls := plog.NewResourceLogs()
@@ -511,84 +491,10 @@ func TestSendLogsJsonConfig(t *testing.T) {
 				return rls
 			},
 		},
-		{
-			name: "disabled add timestamp",
-			configOpts: []func(*Config){
-				func(c *Config) {
-					c.JSONLogs = JSONLogs{
-						LogKey:       DefaultLogKey,
-						AddTimestamp: false,
-					}
-				},
-			},
-			bodyRegex: `{"key1":"value1","key2":"value2","log":"Example log"}` +
-				`\n` +
-				`{"key1":"value1","key2":"value2","log":"Another example log"}`,
-			logsFunc: twoLogsFunc,
-		},
-		{
-			name: "enabled add timestamp with custom timestamp key",
-			configOpts: []func(*Config){
-				func(c *Config) {
-					c.JSONLogs = JSONLogs{
-						LogKey:       DefaultLogKey,
-						AddTimestamp: true,
-						TimestampKey: "xxyy_zz",
-					}
-				},
-			},
-			bodyRegex: `{"key1":"value1","key2":"value2","log":"Example log","xxyy_zz":\d{13}}` +
-				`\n` +
-				`{"key1":"value1","key2":"value2","log":"Another example log","xxyy_zz":\d{13}}`,
-			logsFunc: twoLogsFunc,
-		},
-		{
-			name: "custom log key",
-			configOpts: []func(*Config){
-				func(c *Config) {
-					c.JSONLogs = JSONLogs{
-						LogKey:       "log_vendor_key",
-						AddTimestamp: DefaultAddTimestamp,
-						TimestampKey: DefaultTimestampKey,
-						FlattenBody:  DefaultFlattenBody,
-					}
-				},
-			},
-			bodyRegex: `{"key1":"value1","key2":"value2","log_vendor_key":"Example log","timestamp":\d{13}}` +
-				`\n` +
-				`{"key1":"value1","key2":"value2","log_vendor_key":"Another example log","timestamp":\d{13}}`,
-			logsFunc: twoLogsFunc,
-		},
-		{
-			name: "flatten body",
-			configOpts: []func(*Config){
-				func(c *Config) {
-					c.JSONLogs = JSONLogs{
-						LogKey:       "log_vendor_key",
-						AddTimestamp: DefaultAddTimestamp,
-						TimestampKey: DefaultTimestampKey,
-						FlattenBody:  true,
-					}
-				},
-			},
-			bodyRegex: `{"a":"b","c":false,"d":20,"e":20.5,"f":\["p",true,13,19.3\],` +
-				`"g":{"h":"i","j":false,"k":12,"l":11.1},"m":"n","timestamp":\d{13}}`,
-			logsFunc: twoComplexBodyLogsFunc,
-		},
 		{
 			name: "complex body",
-			configOpts: []func(*Config){
-				func(c *Config) {
-					c.JSONLogs = JSONLogs{
-						LogKey:       "log_vendor_key",
-						AddTimestamp: DefaultAddTimestamp,
-						TimestampKey: DefaultTimestampKey,
-						FlattenBody:  DefaultFlattenBody,
-					}
-				},
-			},
-			bodyRegex: `{"log_vendor_key":{"a":"b","c":false,"d":20,"e":20.5,"f":\["p",true,13,19.3\],` +
-				`"g":{"h":"i","j":false,"k":12,"l":11.1}},"m":"n","timestamp":\d{13}}`,
+			bodyRegex: `{"log":{"a":"b","c":false,"d":20,"e":20.5,"f":\["p",true,13,19.3\],` +
+				`"g":{"h":"i","j":false,"k":12,"l":11.1}},"m":"n"}`,
 			logsFunc: twoComplexBodyLogsFunc,
 		},
 	}
@@ -620,9 +526,9 @@ func TestSendLogsJson(t *testing.T) {
 		func(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 			body := extractBody(t, req)
 			var regex string
-			regex += `{"key1":"value1","key2":"value2","log":"Example log","timestamp":\d{13}}`
+			regex += `{"key1":"value1","key2":"value2","log":"Example log"}`
 			regex += `\n`
-			regex += `{"key1":"value1","key2":"value2","log":"Another example log","timestamp":\d{13}}`
+			regex += `{"key1":"value1","key2":"value2","log":"Another example log"}`
 			assert.Regexp(t, regex, body)
 
 			assert.Equal(t, "key=value", req.Header.Get("X-Sumo-Fields"))
@@ -659,9 +565,9 @@ func TestSendLogsJsonHTLM(t *testing.T) {
 		func(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 			body := extractBody(t, req)
 			var regex string
-			regex += `{"key1":"value1","key2":"value2","log":"Example log","timestamp":\d{13}}`
+			regex += `{"key1":"value1","key2":"value2","log":"Example log"}`
 			regex += `\n`
-			regex += `{"key1":"value1","key2":"value2","log":"<p>Another example log</p>","timestamp":\d{13}}`
+			regex += `{"key1":"value1","key2":"value2","log":"<p>Another example log</p>"}`
 			assert.Regexp(t, regex, body)
 
 			assert.Equal(t, "key=value", req.Header.Get("X-Sumo-Fields"))
@@ -698,9 +604,9 @@ func TestSendLogsJsonMultitype(t *testing.T) {
 		func(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 			body := extractBody(t, req)
 			var regex string
-			regex += `{"key1":"value1","key2":"value2","log":{"lk1":"lv1","lk2":13},"timestamp":\d{13}}`
+			regex += `{"key1":"value1","key2":"value2","log":{"lk1":"lv1","lk2":13}}`
 			regex += `\n`
-			regex += `{"key1":"value1","key2":"value2","log":\["lv2",13\],"timestamp":\d{13}}`
+			regex += `{"key1":"value1","key2":"value2","log":\["lv2",13\]}`
 			assert.Regexp(t, regex, body)
 
 			assert.Equal(t, "key=value", req.Header.Get("X-Sumo-Fields"))
@@ -752,13 +658,13 @@ func TestSendLogsJsonSplit(t *testing.T) {
 		func(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 			body := extractBody(t, req)
 			var regex string
-			regex += `{"key1":"value1","key2":"value2","log":"Example log","timestamp":\d{13}}`
+			regex += `{"key1":"value1","key2":"value2","log":"Example log"}`
 			assert.Regexp(t, regex, body)
 		},
 		func(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 			body := extractBody(t, req)
 			var regex string
-			regex += `{"key1":"value1","key2":"value2","log":"Another example log","timestamp":\d{13}}`
+			regex += `{"key1":"value1","key2":"value2","log":"Another example log"}`
 			assert.Regexp(t, regex, body)
 		},
 	})
@@ -795,14 +701,14 @@ func TestSendLogsJsonSplitFailedOne(t *testing.T) {
 			body := extractBody(t, req)
 
 			var regex string
-			regex += `{"key1":"value1","key2":"value2","log":"Example log","timestamp":\d{13}}`
+			regex += `{"key1":"value1","key2":"value2","log":"Example log"}`
 			assert.Regexp(t, regex, body)
 		},
 		func(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 			body := extractBody(t, req)
 
 			var regex string
-			regex += `{"key1":"value1","key2":"value2","log":"Another example log","timestamp":\d{13}}`
+			regex += `{"key1":"value1","key2":"value2","log":"Another example log"}`
 			assert.Regexp(t, regex, body)
 		},
 	})
@@ -840,7 +746,7 @@ func TestSendLogsJsonSplitFailedAll(t *testing.T) {
 			body := extractBody(t, req)
 
 			var regex string
-			regex += `{"key1":"value1","key2":"value2","log":"Example log","timestamp":\d{13}}`
+			regex += `{"key1":"value1","key2":"value2","log":"Example log"}`
 			assert.Regexp(t, regex, body)
 		},
 		func(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
@@ -849,7 +755,7 @@ func TestSendLogsJsonSplitFailedAll(t *testing.T) {
 			body := extractBody(t, req)
 
 			var regex string
-			regex += `{"key1":"value1","key2":"value2","log":"Another example log","timestamp":\d{13}}`
+			regex += `{"key1":"value1","key2":"value2","log":"Another example log"}`
 			assert.Regexp(t, regex, body)
 		},
 	})