diff --git a/samples/bluetooth/hci_rpmsg/src/main.c b/samples/bluetooth/hci_rpmsg/src/main.c
index d328dc28718..536bbda1243 100644
--- a/samples/bluetooth/hci_rpmsg/src/main.c
+++ b/samples/bluetooth/hci_rpmsg/src/main.c
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #include <zephyr.h>
 #include <arch/cpu.h>
 #include <sys/byteorder.h>
-#include <logging/log.h>
 #include <sys/util.h>
 #include <drivers/ipm.h>
 
@@ -30,9 +29,9 @@
 #include <bluetooth/buf.h>
 #include <bluetooth/hci_raw.h>
 
-#define LOG_LEVEL LOG_LEVEL_INFO
+#define BT_DBG_ENABLED 0
 #define LOG_MODULE_NAME hci_rpmsg
-LOG_MODULE_REGISTER(LOG_MODULE_NAME);
+#include "common/log.h"
 
 static int endpoint_id;
 
@@ -234,7 +233,7 @@ static int hci_rpmsg_send(struct net_buf *buf)
 #if defined(CONFIG_BT_CTLR_ASSERT_HANDLER)
 void bt_ctlr_assert_handle(char *file, uint32_t line)
 {
-	LOG_ERR("Controller assert in: %s at %d", file, line);
+	BT_ASSERT_MSG(false, "Controller assert in: %s at %d", file, line);
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_BT_CTLR_ASSERT_HANDLER */