diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-elasticsearch/lib/domain.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-elasticsearch/lib/domain.ts
index 480361c1358f6..668086dab5372 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-elasticsearch/lib/domain.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-elasticsearch/lib/domain.ts
@@ -1474,6 +1474,36 @@ export class Domain extends DomainBase implements IDomain {
       });
     }
 
+    const logPublishing: Record<string, any> = {};
+
+    if (this.appLogGroup) {
+      logPublishing.ES_APPLICATION_LOGS = {
+        enabled: true,
+        cloudWatchLogsLogGroupArn: this.appLogGroup.logGroupArn,
+      };
+    }
+
+    if (this.slowSearchLogGroup) {
+      logPublishing.SEARCH_SLOW_LOGS = {
+        enabled: true,
+        cloudWatchLogsLogGroupArn: this.slowSearchLogGroup.logGroupArn,
+      };
+    }
+
+    if (this.slowIndexLogGroup) {
+      logPublishing.INDEX_SLOW_LOGS = {
+        enabled: true,
+        cloudWatchLogsLogGroupArn: this.slowIndexLogGroup.logGroupArn,
+      };
+    }
+
+    if (this.auditLogGroup) {
+      logPublishing.AUDIT_LOGS = {
+        enabled: this.auditLogGroup != null,
+        cloudWatchLogsLogGroupArn: this.auditLogGroup?.logGroupArn,
+      };
+    }
+
     // Create the domain
     this.domain = new CfnDomain(this, 'Resource', {
       domainName: this.physicalName,
@@ -1506,24 +1536,7 @@ export class Domain extends DomainBase implements IDomain {
           : undefined,
       },
       nodeToNodeEncryptionOptions: { enabled: nodeToNodeEncryptionEnabled },
-      logPublishingOptions: {
-        AUDIT_LOGS: {
-          enabled: this.auditLogGroup != null,
-          cloudWatchLogsLogGroupArn: this.auditLogGroup?.logGroupArn,
-        },
-        ES_APPLICATION_LOGS: {
-          enabled: this.appLogGroup != null,
-          cloudWatchLogsLogGroupArn: this.appLogGroup?.logGroupArn,
-        },
-        SEARCH_SLOW_LOGS: {
-          enabled: this.slowSearchLogGroup != null,
-          cloudWatchLogsLogGroupArn: this.slowSearchLogGroup?.logGroupArn,
-        },
-        INDEX_SLOW_LOGS: {
-          enabled: this.slowIndexLogGroup != null,
-          cloudWatchLogsLogGroupArn: this.slowIndexLogGroup?.logGroupArn,
-        },
-      },
+      logPublishingOptions: logPublishing,
       cognitoOptions: {
         enabled: props.cognitoKibanaAuth != null,
         identityPoolId: props.cognitoKibanaAuth?.identityPoolId,
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-elasticsearch/test/domain.test.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-elasticsearch/test/domain.test.ts
index affa1d45e4477..ff85a85e218f8 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-elasticsearch/test/domain.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-elasticsearch/test/domain.test.ts
@@ -89,18 +89,10 @@ test('minimal example renders correctly', () => {
       Enabled: false,
     },
     LogPublishingOptions: {
-      AUDIT_LOGS: {
-        Enabled: false,
-      },
-      ES_APPLICATION_LOGS: {
-        Enabled: false,
-      },
-      SEARCH_SLOW_LOGS: {
-        Enabled: false,
-      },
-      INDEX_SLOW_LOGS: {
-        Enabled: false,
-      },
+      AUDIT_LOGS: assert.ABSENT,
+      ES_APPLICATION_LOGS: assert.ABSENT,
+      SEARCH_SLOW_LOGS: assert.ABSENT,
+      INDEX_SLOW_LOGS: assert.ABSENT,
     },
     NodeToNodeEncryptionOptions: {
       Enabled: false,
@@ -133,9 +125,6 @@ describe('log groups', () => {
 
     expect(stack).toHaveResourceLike('AWS::Elasticsearch::Domain', {
       LogPublishingOptions: {
-        ES_APPLICATION_LOGS: {
-          Enabled: false,
-        },
         SEARCH_SLOW_LOGS: {
           CloudWatchLogsLogGroupArn: {
             'Fn::GetAtt': [
@@ -145,9 +134,9 @@ describe('log groups', () => {
           },
           Enabled: true,
         },
-        INDEX_SLOW_LOGS: {
-          Enabled: false,
-        },
+        AUDIT_LOGS: assert.ABSENT,
+        ES_APPLICATION_LOGS: assert.ABSENT,
+        INDEX_SLOW_LOGS: assert.ABSENT,
       },
     });
   });
@@ -162,12 +151,6 @@ describe('log groups', () => {
 
     expect(stack).toHaveResourceLike('AWS::Elasticsearch::Domain', {
       LogPublishingOptions: {
-        ES_APPLICATION_LOGS: {
-          Enabled: false,
-        },
-        SEARCH_SLOW_LOGS: {
-          Enabled: false,
-        },
         INDEX_SLOW_LOGS: {
           CloudWatchLogsLogGroupArn: {
             'Fn::GetAtt': [
@@ -177,6 +160,9 @@ describe('log groups', () => {
           },
           Enabled: true,
         },
+        AUDIT_LOGS: assert.ABSENT,
+        ES_APPLICATION_LOGS: assert.ABSENT,
+        SEARCH_SLOW_LOGS: assert.ABSENT,
       },
     });
   });
@@ -200,12 +186,9 @@ describe('log groups', () => {
           },
           Enabled: true,
         },
-        SEARCH_SLOW_LOGS: {
-          Enabled: false,
-        },
-        INDEX_SLOW_LOGS: {
-          Enabled: false,
-        },
+        AUDIT_LOGS: assert.ABSENT,
+        SEARCH_SLOW_LOGS: assert.ABSENT,
+        INDEX_SLOW_LOGS: assert.ABSENT,
       },
     });
   });
@@ -237,15 +220,9 @@ describe('log groups', () => {
           },
           Enabled: true,
         },
-        ES_APPLICATION_LOGS: {
-          Enabled: false,
-        },
-        SEARCH_SLOW_LOGS: {
-          Enabled: false,
-        },
-        INDEX_SLOW_LOGS: {
-          Enabled: false,
-        },
+        ES_APPLICATION_LOGS: assert.ABSENT,
+        SEARCH_SLOW_LOGS: assert.ABSENT,
+        INDEX_SLOW_LOGS: assert.ABSENT,
       },
     });
   });
@@ -296,6 +273,7 @@ describe('log groups', () => {
           },
           Enabled: true,
         },
+        AUDIT_LOGS: assert.ABSENT,
       },
     });
     expect(stack).toHaveResourceLike('AWS::Elasticsearch::Domain', {
@@ -327,6 +305,7 @@ describe('log groups', () => {
           },
           Enabled: true,
         },
+        AUDIT_LOGS: assert.ABSENT,
       },
     });
   });
@@ -385,12 +364,6 @@ describe('log groups', () => {
 
     expect(stack).toHaveResourceLike('AWS::Elasticsearch::Domain', {
       LogPublishingOptions: {
-        AUDIT_LOGS: {
-          Enabled: false,
-        },
-        ES_APPLICATION_LOGS: {
-          Enabled: false,
-        },
         SEARCH_SLOW_LOGS: {
           CloudWatchLogsLogGroupArn: {
             'Fn::GetAtt': [
@@ -400,9 +373,9 @@ describe('log groups', () => {
           },
           Enabled: true,
         },
-        INDEX_SLOW_LOGS: {
-          Enabled: false,
-        },
+        AUDIT_LOGS: assert.ABSENT,
+        ES_APPLICATION_LOGS: assert.ABSENT,
+        INDEX_SLOW_LOGS: assert.ABSENT,
       },
     });
   });
@@ -420,15 +393,6 @@ describe('log groups', () => {
 
     expect(stack).toHaveResourceLike('AWS::Elasticsearch::Domain', {
       LogPublishingOptions: {
-        AUDIT_LOGS: {
-          Enabled: false,
-        },
-        ES_APPLICATION_LOGS: {
-          Enabled: false,
-        },
-        SEARCH_SLOW_LOGS: {
-          Enabled: false,
-        },
         INDEX_SLOW_LOGS: {
           CloudWatchLogsLogGroupArn: {
             'Fn::GetAtt': [
@@ -438,6 +402,9 @@ describe('log groups', () => {
           },
           Enabled: true,
         },
+        AUDIT_LOGS: assert.ABSENT,
+        ES_APPLICATION_LOGS: assert.ABSENT,
+        SEARCH_SLOW_LOGS: assert.ABSENT,
       },
     });
   });
@@ -455,9 +422,6 @@ describe('log groups', () => {
 
     expect(stack).toHaveResourceLike('AWS::Elasticsearch::Domain', {
       LogPublishingOptions: {
-        AUDIT_LOGS: {
-          Enabled: false,
-        },
         ES_APPLICATION_LOGS: {
           CloudWatchLogsLogGroupArn: {
             'Fn::GetAtt': [
@@ -467,12 +431,9 @@ describe('log groups', () => {
           },
           Enabled: true,
         },
-        SEARCH_SLOW_LOGS: {
-          Enabled: false,
-        },
-        INDEX_SLOW_LOGS: {
-          Enabled: false,
-        },
+        AUDIT_LOGS: assert.ABSENT,
+        SEARCH_SLOW_LOGS: assert.ABSENT,
+        INDEX_SLOW_LOGS: assert.ABSENT,
       },
     });
   });
@@ -507,15 +468,9 @@ describe('log groups', () => {
           },
           Enabled: true,
         },
-        ES_APPLICATION_LOGS: {
-          Enabled: false,
-        },
-        SEARCH_SLOW_LOGS: {
-          Enabled: false,
-        },
-        INDEX_SLOW_LOGS: {
-          Enabled: false,
-        },
+        ES_APPLICATION_LOGS: assert.ABSENT,
+        SEARCH_SLOW_LOGS: assert.ABSENT,
+        INDEX_SLOW_LOGS: assert.ABSENT,
       },
     });
   });
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-elasticsearch/test/integ.elasticsearch.advancedsecurity.expected.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-elasticsearch/test/integ.elasticsearch.advancedsecurity.expected.json
index a4ec48af68521..e919ee6365e8e 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-elasticsearch/test/integ.elasticsearch.advancedsecurity.expected.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-elasticsearch/test/integ.elasticsearch.advancedsecurity.expected.json
@@ -40,20 +40,7 @@
         "EncryptionAtRestOptions": {
           "Enabled": true
         },
-        "LogPublishingOptions": {
-          "AUDIT_LOGS": {
-            "Enabled": false
-          },
-          "ES_APPLICATION_LOGS": {
-            "Enabled": false
-          },
-          "SEARCH_SLOW_LOGS": {
-            "Enabled": false
-          },
-          "INDEX_SLOW_LOGS": {
-            "Enabled": false
-          }
-        },
+        "LogPublishingOptions": {},
         "NodeToNodeEncryptionOptions": {
           "Enabled": true
         }
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-elasticsearch/test/integ.elasticsearch.custom-kms-key.expected.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-elasticsearch/test/integ.elasticsearch.custom-kms-key.expected.json
index f987bec734004..fafc653e73740 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-elasticsearch/test/integ.elasticsearch.custom-kms-key.expected.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-elasticsearch/test/integ.elasticsearch.custom-kms-key.expected.json
@@ -211,9 +211,6 @@
           }
         },
         "LogPublishingOptions": {
-          "AUDIT_LOGS": {
-            "Enabled": false
-          },
           "ES_APPLICATION_LOGS": {
             "CloudWatchLogsLogGroupArn": {
               "Fn::GetAtt": [
@@ -231,9 +228,6 @@
               ]
             },
             "Enabled": true
-          },
-          "INDEX_SLOW_LOGS": {
-            "Enabled": false
           }
         },
         "NodeToNodeEncryptionOptions": {
@@ -442,13 +436,13 @@
             ]
           }
         },
-        "Handler": "index.handler",
         "Role": {
           "Fn::GetAtt": [
             "AWS679f53fac002430cb0da5b7982bd2287ServiceRoleC1EA0FF2",
             "Arn"
           ]
         },
+        "Handler": "index.handler",
         "Runtime": "nodejs12.x",
         "Timeout": 120
       },
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-elasticsearch/test/integ.elasticsearch.expected.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-elasticsearch/test/integ.elasticsearch.expected.json
index a6a6dd2b0d37f..6c782aee20cc9 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-elasticsearch/test/integ.elasticsearch.expected.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-elasticsearch/test/integ.elasticsearch.expected.json
@@ -157,9 +157,6 @@
           "Enabled": true
         },
         "LogPublishingOptions": {
-          "AUDIT_LOGS": {
-            "Enabled": false
-          },
           "ES_APPLICATION_LOGS": {
             "CloudWatchLogsLogGroupArn": {
               "Fn::GetAtt": [
@@ -177,9 +174,6 @@
               ]
             },
             "Enabled": true
-          },
-          "INDEX_SLOW_LOGS": {
-            "Enabled": false
           }
         },
         "NodeToNodeEncryptionOptions": {
@@ -358,13 +352,13 @@
             ]
           }
         },
-        "Handler": "index.handler",
         "Role": {
           "Fn::GetAtt": [
             "AWS679f53fac002430cb0da5b7982bd2287ServiceRoleC1EA0FF2",
             "Arn"
           ]
         },
+        "Handler": "index.handler",
         "Runtime": "nodejs12.x",
         "Timeout": 120
       },
@@ -529,9 +523,6 @@
           "Enabled": true
         },
         "LogPublishingOptions": {
-          "AUDIT_LOGS": {
-            "Enabled": false
-          },
           "ES_APPLICATION_LOGS": {
             "CloudWatchLogsLogGroupArn": {
               "Fn::GetAtt": [
@@ -549,9 +540,6 @@
               ]
             },
             "Enabled": true
-          },
-          "INDEX_SLOW_LOGS": {
-            "Enabled": false
           }
         },
         "NodeToNodeEncryptionOptions": {
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-elasticsearch/test/integ.elasticsearch.unsignedbasicauth.expected.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-elasticsearch/test/integ.elasticsearch.unsignedbasicauth.expected.json
index 99ca282a3469a..b55ac9e14df69 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-elasticsearch/test/integ.elasticsearch.unsignedbasicauth.expected.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-elasticsearch/test/integ.elasticsearch.unsignedbasicauth.expected.json
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
       "Type": "AWS::SecretsManager::Secret",
       "Properties": {
         "GenerateSecretString": {
-          "GenerateStringKey": "password",
           "ExcludeCharacters": "{}'\\*[]()`",
+          "GenerateStringKey": "password",
           "SecretStringTemplate": "{\"username\":\"admin\"}"
         }
       }
@@ -54,20 +54,7 @@
         "EncryptionAtRestOptions": {
           "Enabled": true
         },
-        "LogPublishingOptions": {
-          "AUDIT_LOGS": {
-            "Enabled": false
-          },
-          "ES_APPLICATION_LOGS": {
-            "Enabled": false
-          },
-          "SEARCH_SLOW_LOGS": {
-            "Enabled": false
-          },
-          "INDEX_SLOW_LOGS": {
-            "Enabled": false
-          }
-        },
+        "LogPublishingOptions": {},
         "NodeToNodeEncryptionOptions": {
           "Enabled": true
         }
@@ -297,4 +284,4 @@
       "Description": "Artifact hash for asset \"b64b129569a5ac7a9abf88a18ac0b504d1fb1208872460476ed3fd435830eb94\""
     }
   }
-}
+}
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