diff --git a/nixos/lib/test-driver/src/test_driver/driver.py b/nixos/lib/test-driver/src/test_driver/driver.py
index 414b637feb2f..8b6a5dfef5a0 100644
--- a/nixos/lib/test-driver/src/test_driver/driver.py
+++ b/nixos/lib/test-driver/src/test_driver/driver.py
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ class Driver:
         vlan_symbols = {
             f"vlan{v.nr}": self.vlans[idx] for idx, v in enumerate(self.vlans)
         }
-        self.logger.debug(
+        print(
             "additionally exposed symbols:\n    "
             + ", ".join(map(lambda m: m.name, self.machines))
             + ",\n    "
diff --git a/nixos/lib/test-driver/src/test_driver/logger.py b/nixos/lib/test-driver/src/test_driver/logger.py
index fe295a14e621..a5bf7c61c1a4 100644
--- a/nixos/lib/test-driver/src/test_driver/logger.py
+++ b/nixos/lib/test-driver/src/test_driver/logger.py
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ class TerminalLogger(AbstractLogger):
         tic = time.time()
         yield
         toc = time.time()
-        self.info(f"(finished: {message}, in {toc - tic:.2f} seconds)", attributes)
+        self.log(f"(finished: {message}, in {toc - tic:.2f} seconds)", attributes)
 
     def debug(self, *args, **kwargs) -> None:
         if self._log_level <= LogLevel.DEBUG:
@@ -379,6 +379,6 @@ class XMLLogger(AbstractLogger):
         yield
         self.drain_log_queue()
         toc = time.time()
-        self.info(f"(finished: {message}, in {toc - tic:.2f} seconds)")
+        self.log(f"(finished: {message}, in {toc - tic:.2f} seconds)")
 
         self.xml.endElement("nest")
diff --git a/nixos/lib/test-driver/src/test_driver/machine/__init__.py b/nixos/lib/test-driver/src/test_driver/machine/__init__.py
index 3ec746a7c09b..909a906a9a0d 100644
--- a/nixos/lib/test-driver/src/test_driver/machine/__init__.py
+++ b/nixos/lib/test-driver/src/test_driver/machine/__init__.py
@@ -271,18 +271,6 @@ class BaseMachine(ABC):
         """
         self.logger.log(msg, {"machine": self.name})
 
-    def debug(self, msg: str) -> None:
-        """
-        Log a message to console with log level for debug.
-        """
-        self.logger.debug(msg, {"machine": self.name})
-
-    def error(self, msg: str) -> None:
-        """
-        Log a message to console with log level for error.
-        """
-        self.logger.error(msg, {"machine": self.name})
-
     def log_serial(self, msg: str) -> None:
         self.logger.log_serial(msg, self.name)
 
@@ -867,7 +855,7 @@ class QemuMachine(BaseMachine):
         def tty_matches(last_try: bool) -> bool:
             text = self.get_tty_text(tty)
             if last_try:
-                self.debug(
+                self.log(
                     f"Last chance to match /{regexp}/ on TTY{tty}, "
                     f"which currently contains: {text}"
                 )
@@ -1073,8 +1061,8 @@ class QemuMachine(BaseMachine):
 
             toc = time.time()
 
-            self.debug("connected to guest root shell")
-            self.debug(f"(connecting took {toc - tic:.2f} seconds)")
+            self.log("connected to guest root shell")
+            self.log(f"(connecting took {toc - tic:.2f} seconds)")
             self.connected = True
 
     @contextmanager
@@ -1237,7 +1225,7 @@ class QemuMachine(BaseMachine):
         if self.booted:
             return
 
-        self.debug("starting vm")
+        self.log("starting vm")
 
         def clear(path: Path) -> Path:
             if path.exists():
@@ -1311,7 +1299,7 @@ class QemuMachine(BaseMachine):
         self.pid = self.process.pid
         self.booted = True
 
-        self.debug(f"QEMU running (pid {self.pid})")
+        self.log(f"QEMU running (pid {self.pid})")
 
     def shutdown(self) -> None:
         """
@@ -1414,7 +1402,7 @@ class QemuMachine(BaseMachine):
     def release(self) -> None:
         if self.pid is None:
             return
-        self.logger.debug(f"kill QemuMachine (pid {self.pid})")
+        self.logger.info(f"kill QemuMachine (pid {self.pid})")
         assert self.process
         assert self.shell
         assert self.monitor
@@ -1504,7 +1492,7 @@ class NspawnMachine(BaseMachine):
         if self.machine_sock:
             self.machine_sock.close()
 
-        self.logger.debug(f"kill NspawnMachine (pid {self.pid})")
+        self.logger.info(f"kill NspawnMachine (pid {self.pid})")
         assert self.process is not None
         self.process.terminate()
         self.process = None
@@ -1622,7 +1610,7 @@ class NspawnMachine(BaseMachine):
         proc = self.process
 
         # 1. Wait for the directory to actually be created by the container
-        self.debug(f"Waiting for journal at {journal_path}...")
+        self.log(f"Waiting for journal at {journal_path}...")
         max_attempts = 10
         attempts = 0
         while not journal_path.exists() and attempts < max_attempts:
@@ -1659,7 +1647,7 @@ class NspawnMachine(BaseMachine):
                         if proc.poll() is not None:
                             break
                 except Exception as e:
-                    self.error(f"Error while reading journalctl output: {e}")
+                    self.log(f"Error while reading journalctl output: {e}")
                 finally:
                     log_proc.terminate()
                     log_proc.wait()
@@ -1697,7 +1685,7 @@ class NspawnMachine(BaseMachine):
 
         self.pid = self.process.pid
 
-        self.debug(f"systemd-nspawn running (pid {self.pid})")
+        self.log(f"systemd-nspawn running (pid {self.pid})")
 
         journal_thread = threading.Thread(target=self._stream_journal, daemon=True)
         journal_thread.start()