diff --git a/noir-projects/aztec-nr/aztec/src/messages/discovery/partial_notes.nr b/noir-projects/aztec-nr/aztec/src/messages/discovery/partial_notes.nr
index 0298748136f1..f8075f269661 100644
--- a/noir-projects/aztec-nr/aztec/src/messages/discovery/partial_notes.nr
+++ b/noir-projects/aztec-nr/aztec/src/messages/discovery/partial_notes.nr
@@ -10,10 +10,9 @@ use crate::{
 
 use dep::protocol_types::{
     address::AztecAddress,
-    constants::PUBLIC_LOG_SIZE_IN_FIELDS,
     debug_log::debug_log_format,
     hash::sha256_to_field,
-    traits::{Deserialize, Serialize, ToField},
+    traits::{Deserialize, Serialize},
 };
 
 global PARTIAL_NOTE_PRIVATE_MSG_CONTENT_NON_NOTE_FIELDS_LEN: u32 = 2;
@@ -28,17 +27,6 @@ pub global DELIVERED_PENDING_PARTIAL_NOTE_ARRAY_LENGTH_CAPSULES_SLOT: Field = sh
     "AZTEC_NR::DELIVERED_PENDING_PARTIAL_NOTE_ARRAY_LENGTH_CAPSULES_SLOT".as_bytes(),
 );
 
-/// Public logs contain an extra field at the beginning with the address of the contract that emitted them, and partial
-/// notes emit their completion tag in the log, resulting in the first two fields in the public log not being part of
-/// the packed public content.
-// TODO(#10273): improve how contract log siloing is handled
-pub global NON_PACKED_CONTENT_FIELDS_IN_PUBLIC_LOG: u32 = 2;
-
-/// The maximum length of the packed representation of public fields in a partial note. This is limited by public log
-/// size and extra fields in the log (e.g. the tag).
-pub global MAX_PUBLIC_PARTIAL_NOTE_PACKED_CONTENT_LENGTH: u32 =
-    PUBLIC_LOG_SIZE_IN_FIELDS - NON_PACKED_CONTENT_FIELDS_IN_PUBLIC_LOG;
-
 /// A partial note that was delivered but is still pending completion. Contains the information necessary to find the
 /// log that will complete it and lead to a note being discovered and delivered.
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -113,23 +101,12 @@ pub unconstrained fn fetch_and_process_public_partial_note_completion_logs<Env>(
             );
             let log = maybe_log.unwrap();
 
-            // Public logs have an extra field at the beginning with the contract address, which we use to verify
-            // that we're getting the logs from the expected contract.
-            // TODO(#10273): improve how contract log siloing is handled
-            assert_eq(
-                log.log_content.get(0),
-                contract_address.to_field(),
-                "Got a public log emitted by a different contract",
-            );
-
             // Public fields are assumed to all be placed at the end of the packed representation, so we combine the
-            // private and public packed fields (i.e. the contents of the private message and public log sans the extra
-            // fields) to get the complete packed content.
-            let packed_public_note_content: BoundedVec<_, MAX_PUBLIC_PARTIAL_NOTE_PACKED_CONTENT_LENGTH> =
-                array::subbvec(log.log_content, NON_PACKED_CONTENT_FIELDS_IN_PUBLIC_LOG);
+            // private and public packed fields (i.e. the contents of the private message and public log plaintext to get
+            // the complete packed content.
             let complete_packed_note = array::append(
                 pending_partial_note.packed_private_note_content,
-                packed_public_note_content,
+                log.log_plaintext,
             );
 
             let discovered_notes = attempt_note_nonce_discovery(
diff --git a/noir-projects/aztec-nr/aztec/src/messages/encryption/aes128.nr b/noir-projects/aztec-nr/aztec/src/messages/encryption/aes128.nr
index 862deb65b8d5..82b3c2d46089 100644
--- a/noir-projects/aztec-nr/aztec/src/messages/encryption/aes128.nr
+++ b/noir-projects/aztec-nr/aztec/src/messages/encryption/aes128.nr
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 use dep::protocol_types::{
-    constants::{GENERATOR_INDEX__SYMMETRIC_KEY, GENERATOR_INDEX__SYMMETRIC_KEY_2},
+    constants::{
+        GENERATOR_INDEX__SYMMETRIC_KEY, GENERATOR_INDEX__SYMMETRIC_KEY_2,
+        PRIVATE_LOG_CIPHERTEXT_LEN,
+    },
     hash::poseidon2_hash_with_separator,
     point::Point,
 };
@@ -12,8 +15,7 @@ use crate::{
     messages::{
         encryption::log_encryption::{
             EPH_PK_SIGN_BYTE_SIZE_IN_BYTES, EPH_PK_X_SIZE_IN_FIELDS,
-            HEADER_CIPHERTEXT_SIZE_IN_BYTES, LogEncryption, PRIVATE_LOG_CIPHERTEXT_LEN,
-            PRIVATE_LOG_PLAINTEXT_SIZE_IN_FIELDS,
+            HEADER_CIPHERTEXT_SIZE_IN_BYTES, LogEncryption, PRIVATE_LOG_PLAINTEXT_SIZE_IN_FIELDS,
         },
         logs::arithmetic_generics_utils::{
             get_arr_of_size__log_bytes__from_PT, get_arr_of_size__log_bytes_padding__from_PT,
diff --git a/noir-projects/aztec-nr/aztec/src/messages/encryption/log_encryption.nr b/noir-projects/aztec-nr/aztec/src/messages/encryption/log_encryption.nr
index d328dcbf323a..23c425fa1fb8 100644
--- a/noir-projects/aztec-nr/aztec/src/messages/encryption/log_encryption.nr
+++ b/noir-projects/aztec-nr/aztec/src/messages/encryption/log_encryption.nr
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 use crate::prelude::AztecAddress;
-use protocol_types::constants::PRIVATE_LOG_SIZE_IN_FIELDS;
-
-pub global PRIVATE_LOG_CIPHERTEXT_LEN: u32 = PRIVATE_LOG_SIZE_IN_FIELDS - 1; // 1 field for the tag
+use protocol_types::constants::PRIVATE_LOG_CIPHERTEXT_LEN;
 
 // TODO(#12750): The global variables below should not be here as they are AES128 specific.
 // ciphertext_length (2) + 14 bytes pkcs#7 AES padding.
diff --git a/noir-projects/aztec-nr/aztec/src/oracle/message_discovery.nr b/noir-projects/aztec-nr/aztec/src/oracle/message_discovery.nr
index 5a4ae812df2e..59fc4c309ef1 100644
--- a/noir-projects/aztec-nr/aztec/src/oracle/message_discovery.nr
+++ b/noir-projects/aztec-nr/aztec/src/oracle/message_discovery.nr
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::messages::discovery::private_notes::MAX_NOTE_PACKED_LEN;
 use dep::protocol_types::{
     address::AztecAddress,
-    constants::{MAX_NOTE_HASHES_PER_TX, PUBLIC_LOG_SIZE_IN_FIELDS},
+    constants::{MAX_NOTE_HASHES_PER_TX, PUBLIC_LOG_PLAINTEXT_LEN},
 };
 
 /// Finds new private logs that may have been sent to all registered accounts in PXE in the current contract and makes
@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@ pub unconstrained fn deliver_note(
     )
 }
 
-/// The contents of a public log, plus contextual information about the transaction in which the log was emitted. This
-/// is the data required in order to discover notes that are being delivered in a log.
+/// The plaintext of a public log (i.e. the content minus the tag), plus contextual information about the transaction
+// in which the log was emitted. This is the data required in order to discover notes that are being delivered in a
+// log.
 pub struct PublicLogWithTxData {
-    // The log fields length is PUBLIC_LOG_SIZE_IN_FIELDS. + 1 because the contract address is prepended to the content.
-    pub log_content: BoundedVec<Field, PUBLIC_LOG_SIZE_IN_FIELDS + 1>,
+    pub log_plaintext: BoundedVec<Field, PUBLIC_LOG_PLAINTEXT_LEN>,
     pub tx_hash: Field,
     /// The array of new note hashes created by `tx_hash`
     pub unique_note_hashes_in_tx: BoundedVec<Field, MAX_NOTE_HASHES_PER_TX>,
diff --git a/noir-projects/noir-protocol-circuits/crates/types/src/constants.nr b/noir-projects/noir-protocol-circuits/crates/types/src/constants.nr
index be878904e1df..1c2b80b4796a 100644
--- a/noir-projects/noir-protocol-circuits/crates/types/src/constants.nr
+++ b/noir-projects/noir-protocol-circuits/crates/types/src/constants.nr
@@ -250,11 +250,20 @@ pub global PRIVATE_LOG_LENGTH: u32 = PRIVATE_LOG_SIZE_IN_FIELDS + 1 /* length */
 pub global PRIVATE_LOG_DATA_LENGTH: u32 = PRIVATE_LOG_LENGTH
     + 1 /* note_hash_counter */
     + 1 /* counter */;
+/// A private log's ciphertext is all fields except the first one, which is called 'tag'. We call this 'ciphertext'
+/// because, unlike public logs, it is expected that private logs are encrypted (though this is not
+/// mandatory).
+pub global PRIVATE_LOG_CIPHERTEXT_LEN: u32 = PRIVATE_LOG_SIZE_IN_FIELDS - 1; // -1 for the tag
 pub global SCOPED_PRIVATE_LOG_DATA_LENGTH: u32 = PRIVATE_LOG_DATA_LENGTH + 1 /* contract_address */;
 pub global PUBLIC_LOG_SIZE_IN_FIELDS: u32 = 13;
 pub global PUBLIC_LOG_LENGTH: u32 = PUBLIC_LOG_SIZE_IN_FIELDS
     + 1 /* length */
     + 1 /* contract_address */;
+/// A public log's plaintext is all fields except the first one, which is called 'tag'. We call this 'plaintext' because,
+/// unlike public logs, it is expected that public logs are not encrypted (since the encryption would be public,
+/// revealing the plaintext).
+pub global PUBLIC_LOG_PLAINTEXT_LEN: u32 = PUBLIC_LOG_SIZE_IN_FIELDS - 1; // -1 for the tag
+
 // TODO(MW): add new constant for this - the below is just the largest combination atm
 pub global CONTRACT_CLASS_LOG_SIZE_IN_FIELDS: u32 = MAX_PACKED_BYTECODE_SIZE_PER_PRIVATE_FUNCTION_IN_FIELDS
     + REGISTERER_PRIVATE_FUNCTION_BROADCASTED_ADDITIONAL_FIELDS;
diff --git a/yarn-project/constants/src/constants.gen.ts b/yarn-project/constants/src/constants.gen.ts
index c4f138959a84..a9340b3e055f 100644
--- a/yarn-project/constants/src/constants.gen.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/constants/src/constants.gen.ts
@@ -143,9 +143,11 @@ export const TREE_LEAF_READ_REQUEST_LENGTH = 2;
 export const PRIVATE_LOG_SIZE_IN_FIELDS = 18;
 export const PRIVATE_LOG_LENGTH = 19;
 export const PRIVATE_LOG_DATA_LENGTH = 21;
+export const PRIVATE_LOG_CIPHERTEXT_LEN = 17;
 export const SCOPED_PRIVATE_LOG_DATA_LENGTH = 22;
 export const PUBLIC_LOG_SIZE_IN_FIELDS = 13;
 export const PUBLIC_LOG_LENGTH = 15;
+export const PUBLIC_LOG_PLAINTEXT_LEN = 12;
 export const CONTRACT_CLASS_LOG_SIZE_IN_FIELDS = 3019;
 export const CONTRACT_CLASS_LOG_LENGTH = 3021;
 export const LOG_HASH_LENGTH = 2;
diff --git a/yarn-project/pxe/src/pxe_oracle_interface/pxe_oracle_interface.test.ts b/yarn-project/pxe/src/pxe_oracle_interface/pxe_oracle_interface.test.ts
index 9effc3f239ab..415ebc32244c 100644
--- a/yarn-project/pxe/src/pxe_oracle_interface/pxe_oracle_interface.test.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/pxe/src/pxe_oracle_interface/pxe_oracle_interface.test.ts
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ describe('PXEOracleInterface', () => {
 
       const result = (await pxeOracleInterface.getPublicLogByTag(tag, logContractAddress))!;
 
-      expect(result.logContent).toEqual([logContractAddress.toField()].concat(scopedLog.log.getEmittedFields()));
+      expect(result.logPlaintext).toEqual(scopedLog.log.getEmittedFieldsWithoutTag());
       expect(result.uniqueNoteHashesInTx).toEqual(indexedTxEffect.data.noteHashes);
       expect(result.txHash).toEqual(scopedLog.txHash);
       expect(result.firstNullifierInTx).toEqual(indexedTxEffect.data.nullifiers[0]);
@@ -668,8 +668,9 @@ describe('PXEOracleInterface', () => {
     });
 
     it('returns log fields that are actually emitted', async () => {
-      const logContent = [Fr.random(), Fr.random()];
       const logContractAddress = await AztecAddress.random();
+      const logPlaintext = [Fr.random()];
+      const logContent = [tag, ...logPlaintext];
 
       const log = PublicLog.from({
         contractAddress: logContractAddress,
@@ -689,7 +690,7 @@ describe('PXEOracleInterface', () => {
 
       const result = await pxeOracleInterface.getPublicLogByTag(tag, logContractAddress);
 
-      expect(result?.logContent).toEqual([log.contractAddress.toField(), ...logContent]);
+      expect(result?.logPlaintext).toEqual(logPlaintext);
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/yarn-project/pxe/src/pxe_oracle_interface/pxe_oracle_interface.ts b/yarn-project/pxe/src/pxe_oracle_interface/pxe_oracle_interface.ts
index 48ff18828437..39b34d7da00c 100644
--- a/yarn-project/pxe/src/pxe_oracle_interface/pxe_oracle_interface.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/pxe/src/pxe_oracle_interface/pxe_oracle_interface.ts
@@ -719,11 +719,12 @@ export class PXEOracleInterface implements ExecutionDataProvider {
       throw new Error(`Unexpected: failed to retrieve tx effects for tx ${scopedLog.txHash} which is known to exist`);
     }
 
-    const logContent = (scopedLog.isFromPublic ? [(scopedLog.log as PublicLog).contractAddress.toField()] : []).concat(
-      scopedLog.log.getEmittedFields(),
+    return new PublicLogWithTxData(
+      scopedLog.log.getEmittedFieldsWithoutTag(),
+      scopedLog.txHash,
+      txEffect.data.noteHashes,
+      txEffect.data.nullifiers[0],
     );
-
-    return new PublicLogWithTxData(logContent, scopedLog.txHash, txEffect.data.noteHashes, txEffect.data.nullifiers[0]);
   }
 
   public async removeNullifiedNotes(contractAddress: AztecAddress) {
diff --git a/yarn-project/stdlib/src/logs/log_with_tx_data.ts b/yarn-project/stdlib/src/logs/log_with_tx_data.ts
index b5fa2e15f948..3168eb70c363 100644
--- a/yarn-project/stdlib/src/logs/log_with_tx_data.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/stdlib/src/logs/log_with_tx_data.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { MAX_NOTE_HASHES_PER_TX, PUBLIC_LOG_SIZE_IN_FIELDS } from '@aztec/constants';
+import { MAX_NOTE_HASHES_PER_TX, PUBLIC_LOG_PLAINTEXT_LEN } from '@aztec/constants';
 import { Fr } from '@aztec/foundation/fields';
 import { TxHash } from '@aztec/stdlib/tx';
 
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ import { TxHash } from '@aztec/stdlib/tx';
 export class PublicLogWithTxData {
   constructor(
     // The emitted fields of a log.
-    // For public logs, the contract address is prepended to the content.
-    public logContent: Fr[],
+    public logPlaintext: Fr[],
     public txHash: TxHash,
     public uniqueNoteHashesInTx: Fr[],
     public firstNullifierInTx: Fr,
@@ -16,9 +15,7 @@ export class PublicLogWithTxData {
 
   toNoirSerialization(): (Fr | Fr[])[] {
     return [
-      // The log fields length is PUBLIC_LOG_SIZE_IN_FIELDS. + 1 because the contract address is prepended to the content.
-      // This is only used for public logs currently, so the maxLength is PUBLIC_LOG_SIZE_IN_FIELDS + 1.
-      ...toBoundedVecSerialization(this.logContent, PUBLIC_LOG_SIZE_IN_FIELDS + 1),
+      ...toBoundedVecSerialization(this.logPlaintext, PUBLIC_LOG_PLAINTEXT_LEN),
       this.txHash.hash,
       ...toBoundedVecSerialization(this.uniqueNoteHashesInTx, MAX_NOTE_HASHES_PER_TX),
       this.firstNullifierInTx,
diff --git a/yarn-project/stdlib/src/logs/private_log.ts b/yarn-project/stdlib/src/logs/private_log.ts
index 49a40e3be1dc..848f20d5d00b 100644
--- a/yarn-project/stdlib/src/logs/private_log.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/stdlib/src/logs/private_log.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ export class PrivateLog {
     return this.fields.slice(0, this.emittedLength);
   }
 
+  getEmittedFieldsWithoutTag() {
+    return this.fields.slice(1, this.emittedLength);
+  }
+
   toBlobFields(): Fr[] {
     return [new Fr(this.emittedLength)].concat(this.getEmittedFields());
   }
diff --git a/yarn-project/stdlib/src/logs/public_log.ts b/yarn-project/stdlib/src/logs/public_log.ts
index a52e7085dd54..43727682ba55 100644
--- a/yarn-project/stdlib/src/logs/public_log.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/stdlib/src/logs/public_log.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ export class PublicLog {
     return this.fields.slice(0, this.emittedLength);
   }
 
+  getEmittedFieldsWithoutTag() {
+    return this.fields.slice(1, this.emittedLength);
+  }
+
   toBlobFields(): Fr[] {
     return [new Fr(this.emittedLength), this.contractAddress.toField()].concat(this.getEmittedFields());
   }