diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index e22070c4d4..7b3376afc7 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ jobs:
             . /opt/conda/etc/profile.d/conda.sh
             mkdir /logs
             conda activate esmvaltool
-            pip install "intake-esgf>=2025.10.22"  # TODO: remove after merge
             pip install --no-deps .[test] > /logs/install.txt 2>&1
             pip check
       - test_and_report:
diff --git a/esmvalcore/config/config-logging.yml b/esmvalcore/config/config-logging.yml
index 64c0f0bb38..89b708bdda 100644
--- a/esmvalcore/config/config-logging.yml
+++ b/esmvalcore/config/config-logging.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ formatters:
 filters:
   only_ours: # only keep events from known loggers
     (): esmvalcore.config._logging.FilterMultipleNames
-    names: [esmvalcore, intake-esgf]
+    names: [esmvalcore, esmvaltool, intake-esgf]
     mode: allow
   only_cmor: # only events from CMOR check and generic fixes
     (): esmvalcore.config._logging.FilterMultipleNames