diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostExtensionService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostExtensionService.ts
index c4913492e5c..5f66839baed 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostExtensionService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostExtensionService.ts
@@ -621,8 +621,8 @@ export abstract class AbstractExtHostExtensionService extends Disposable impleme
 	}
 
 	public async $extensionTestsExit(code: number): Promise<void> {
-		this._logService.info(`Extension host terminating: test runner requested exit with code ${code}`);
-		this._logService.info(`Extension host with pid ${process.pid} exiting with code ${code}`);
+		this._logService.info(`extension host terminating: test runner requested exit with code ${code}`);
+		this._logService.info(`exiting with code ${code}`);
 		this._logService.flush();
 		this._hostUtils.exit(code);
 	}
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ export abstract class AbstractExtHostExtensionService extends Disposable impleme
 			.then(() => this._handleEagerExtensions())
 			.then(() => {
 				this._eagerExtensionsActivated.open();
-				this._logService.info(`Eager extensions activated`);
+				this._logService.info(`eager extensions activated`);
 			});
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostExtensionService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostExtensionService.ts
index b237c4e4e63..3b3581d81aa 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostExtensionService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostExtensionService.ts
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export class ExtHostExtensionService extends AbstractExtHostExtensionService {
 		}
 		let r: T | null = null;
 		activationTimesBuilder.codeLoadingStart();
-		this._logService.trace(`ExtensionService#loadCommonJSModule ${module.toString(true)}`);
+		this._logService.info(`ExtensionService#loadCommonJSModule ${module.toString(true)}`);
 		this._logService.flush();
 		try {
 			if (extensionId) {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/extensions/common/extensionHostMain.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/extensions/common/extensionHostMain.ts
index 00a6d40c349..9e5551bccb4 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/extensions/common/extensionHostMain.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/extensions/common/extensionHostMain.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export class ExtensionHostMain {
 		this._logService = instaService.invokeFunction(accessor => accessor.get(ILogService));
 
 		performance.mark(`code/extHost/didCreateServices`);
-		this._logService.info(`Extension host with pid ${process.pid} started`);
+		this._logService.info('extension host started');
 		this._logService.trace('initData', initData);
 
 		// ugly self - inject
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ export class ExtensionHostMain {
 		// Give extensions 1 second to wrap up any async dispose, then exit in at most 4 seconds
 		setTimeout(() => {
 			Promise.race([timeout(4000), extensionsDeactivated]).finally(() => {
-				this._logService.info(`Extension host with pid ${process.pid} exiting with code 0`);
+				this._logService.info(`exiting with code 0`);
 				this._logService.flush();
 				this._logService.dispose();
 				this._hostUtils.exit(0);
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/extensions/common/extensionHostManager.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/extensions/common/extensionHostManager.ts
index ba8497395c2..cd88d6a6167 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/extensions/common/extensionHostManager.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/extensions/common/extensionHostManager.ts
@@ -102,8 +102,7 @@ class ExtensionHostManager extends Disposable implements IExtensionHostManager {
 		initialActivationEvents: string[],
 		@IInstantiationService private readonly _instantiationService: IInstantiationService,
 		@IWorkbenchEnvironmentService private readonly _environmentService: IWorkbenchEnvironmentService,
-		@ITelemetryService private readonly _telemetryService: ITelemetryService,
-		@ILogService private readonly _logService: ILogService,
+		@ITelemetryService private readonly _telemetryService: ITelemetryService
 	) {
 		super();
 		this._cachedActivationEvents = new Map<string, Promise<void>>();
@@ -136,8 +135,8 @@ class ExtensionHostManager extends Disposable implements IExtensionHostManager {
 				return { value: this._createExtensionHostCustomers(protocol) };
 			},
 			(err) => {
-				this._logService.error(`Error received from starting extension host (kind: ${extensionHostKindToString(this.kind)})`);
-				this._logService.error(err);
+				console.error(`Error received from starting extension host (kind: ${extensionHostKindToString(this.kind)})`);
+				console.error(err);
 
 				// Track errors during extension host startup
 				const failureTelemetryEvent: ExtensionHostStartupEvent = {