diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j2/SpringBootConfigurationFactory.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j2/SpringBootConfigurationFactory.java
index 824b59ffe1..9f7fcb8f91 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j2/SpringBootConfigurationFactory.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j2/SpringBootConfigurationFactory.java
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.DefaultConfiguration;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.Order;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.Plugin;
 
-import org.springframework.boot.logging.LoggingSystem;
-
 /**
  * Spring Boot {@link ConfigurationFactory} that customizes Log4J2's default configuration
  * to:
@@ -56,11 +54,10 @@ public class SpringBootConfigurationFactory extends ConfigurationFactory {
 
 	@Override
 	public Configuration getConfiguration(LoggerContext loggerContext, ConfigurationSource source) {
-		if (source != null && source != ConfigurationSource.NULL_SOURCE
-				&& LoggingSystem.get(loggerContext.getClass().getClassLoader()) != null) {
-			return new SpringBootConfiguration();
+		if (source == null || source == ConfigurationSource.NULL_SOURCE) {
+			return null;
 		}
-		return null;
+		return new SpringBootConfiguration();
 	}
 
 	private static final class SpringBootConfiguration extends DefaultConfiguration {