diff --git a/docs/cmd/tkn_pipelinerun_logs.md b/docs/cmd/tkn_pipelinerun_logs.md
index 681994119c..1648dc4d0e 100644
--- a/docs/cmd/tkn_pipelinerun_logs.md
+++ b/docs/cmd/tkn_pipelinerun_logs.md
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ Show the logs of PipelineRun named 'microservice-1' for all Tasks and steps (inc
 
 ```
   -a, --all                           show all logs including init steps injected by tekton
-      --display-name                  show logs with task display name (display name and step name)
   -E, --exit-with-pipelinerun-error   exit with pipelinerun to the unix shell, 0 if success, 1 if error, 2 on unknown status
   -f, --follow                        stream live logs
   -F, --fzf                           use fzf to select a PipelineRun
diff --git a/docs/man/man1/tkn-pipelinerun-logs.1 b/docs/man/man1/tkn-pipelinerun-logs.1
index 0da46f67bd..a5879ea6d8 100644
--- a/docs/man/man1/tkn-pipelinerun-logs.1
+++ b/docs/man/man1/tkn-pipelinerun-logs.1
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@ Show the logs of a PipelineRun
 \fB\-a\fP, \fB\-\-all\fP[=false]
     show all logs including init steps injected by tekton
 
-.PP
-\fB\-\-display\-name\fP[=false]
-    show logs with task display name (display name and step name)
-
 .PP
 \fB\-E\fP, \fB\-\-exit\-with\-pipelinerun\-error\fP[=false]
     exit with pipelinerun to the unix shell, 0 if success, 1 if error, 2 on unknown status
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/pipelinerun/logs.go b/pkg/cmd/pipelinerun/logs.go
index ecfae7efeb..235003cfcb 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/pipelinerun/logs.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/pipelinerun/logs.go
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ Show the logs of PipelineRun named 'microservice-1' for all Tasks and steps (inc
 	c.Flags().BoolVarP(&opts.Follow, "follow", "f", false, "stream live logs")
 	c.Flags().BoolVarP(&opts.Timestamps, "timestamps", "", false, "show logs with timestamp")
 	c.Flags().BoolVarP(&opts.Prefixing, "prefix", "", true, "prefix each log line with the log source (task name and step name)")
-	c.Flags().BoolVarP(&opts.DisplayName, "display-name", "", false, "show logs with task display name (display name and step name)")
 	c.Flags().BoolVarP(&opts.ExitWithPrError, "exit-with-pipelinerun-error", "E", false, "exit with pipelinerun to the unix shell, 0 if success, 1 if error, 2 on unknown status")
 	c.Flags().StringSliceVarP(&opts.Tasks, "task", "t", []string{}, "show logs for mentioned Tasks only")
 	c.Flags().IntVarP(&opts.Limit, "limit", "", defaultLimit, "lists number of PipelineRuns")
@@ -111,7 +110,7 @@ func Run(opts *options.LogOptions) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	log.NewWriter(log.LogTypePipeline, opts.Prefixing).WithDisplayName(opts.DisplayName).Write(opts.Stream, logC, errC)
+	log.NewWriter(log.LogTypePipeline, opts.Prefixing).Write(opts.Stream, logC, errC)
 
 	// get pipelinerun status
 	if opts.ExitWithPrError {
diff --git a/pkg/log/log.go b/pkg/log/log.go
index c95a6f93f4..7e1f606b71 100644
--- a/pkg/log/log.go
+++ b/pkg/log/log.go
@@ -27,9 +27,8 @@ var pipelineGroupResource = schema.GroupVersionResource{Group: "tekton.dev", Res
 
 // Log represents data to write on log channel
 type Log struct {
-	Pipeline        string
-	Task            string
-	TaskDisplayName string
-	Step            string
-	Log             string
+	Pipeline string
+	Task     string
+	Step     string
+	Log      string
 }
diff --git a/pkg/log/pipeline_reader.go b/pkg/log/pipeline_reader.go
index 19cb59312b..740d416ce9 100644
--- a/pkg/log/pipeline_reader.go
+++ b/pkg/log/pipeline_reader.go
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ func (r *Reader) pipeLogs(logC chan<- Log, errC chan<- error) {
 				tlogC = nil
 				continue
 			}
-			logC <- Log{Task: l.Task, TaskDisplayName: l.TaskDisplayName, Step: l.Step, Log: l.Log}
+			logC <- Log{Task: l.Task, Step: l.Step, Log: l.Log}
 
 		case e, ok := <-terrC:
 			if !ok {
@@ -208,7 +208,6 @@ func (r *Reader) setUpTask(taskNumber int, tr taskrunpkg.Run) {
 	r.setNumber(taskNumber)
 	r.setRun(tr.Name)
 	r.setTask(tr.Task)
-	r.setDisplayName(tr.DisplayName)
 	r.setRetries(tr.Retries)
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/log/reader.go b/pkg/log/reader.go
index 2ebe019e64..e4ded0d591 100644
--- a/pkg/log/reader.go
+++ b/pkg/log/reader.go
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ type Reader struct {
 	steps           []string
 	logType         string
 	task            string
-	displayName     string
 	number          int
 	activityTimeout time.Duration
 	retries         int
@@ -109,10 +108,6 @@ func (r *Reader) setTask(task string) {
 	r.task = task
 }
 
-func (r *Reader) setDisplayName(displayName string) {
-	r.displayName = displayName
-}
-
 func (r *Reader) clone() *Reader {
 	c := *r
 	return &c
diff --git a/pkg/log/task_reader.go b/pkg/log/task_reader.go
index ecb80da0a6..7ba470bb2a 100644
--- a/pkg/log/task_reader.go
+++ b/pkg/log/task_reader.go
@@ -138,10 +138,10 @@ func (r *Reader) readStepsLogs(logC chan<- Log, errC chan<- error, steps []*step
 			case l, ok := <-containerLogC:
 				if !ok {
 					containerLogC = nil
-					logC <- Log{Task: r.task, TaskDisplayName: r.displayName, Step: step.name, Log: "EOFLOG"}
+					logC <- Log{Task: r.task, Step: step.name, Log: "EOFLOG"}
 					continue
 				}
-				logC <- Log{Task: r.task, TaskDisplayName: r.displayName, Step: step.name, Log: l.Log}
+				logC <- Log{Task: r.task, Step: step.name, Log: l.Log}
 
 			case e, ok := <-containerLogErrC:
 				if !ok {
diff --git a/pkg/log/writer.go b/pkg/log/writer.go
index 074ec33560..0e965987ba 100644
--- a/pkg/log/writer.go
+++ b/pkg/log/writer.go
@@ -23,10 +23,9 @@ import (
 
 // Writer helps logging pod"s log
 type Writer struct {
-	fmt         *formatted.Color
-	logType     string
-	prefixing   bool
-	displayName bool
+	fmt       *formatted.Color
+	logType   string
+	prefixing bool
 }
 
 // NewWriter returns the new instance of LogWriter
@@ -38,12 +37,6 @@ func NewWriter(logType string, prefixing bool) *Writer {
 	}
 }
 
-// WithDisplayName sets the display name
-func (lw *Writer) WithDisplayName(displayName bool) *Writer {
-	lw.displayName = displayName
-	return lw
-}
-
 // Write formatted pod's logs
 func (lw *Writer) Write(s *cli.Stream, logC <-chan Log, errC <-chan error) {
 	for logC != nil || errC != nil {
@@ -59,10 +52,6 @@ func (lw *Writer) Write(s *cli.Stream, logC <-chan Log, errC <-chan error) {
 				continue
 			}
 
-			if lw.displayName && l.TaskDisplayName != "" {
-				l.Task = l.TaskDisplayName
-			}
-
 			if lw.prefixing {
 				switch lw.logType {
 				case LogTypePipeline:
diff --git a/pkg/options/logs.go b/pkg/options/logs.go
index 8fe588f55f..8e353570b6 100644
--- a/pkg/options/logs.go
+++ b/pkg/options/logs.go
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ type LogOptions struct {
 	Tail            int64
 	Timestamps      bool
 	Prefixing       bool
-	DisplayName     bool
 	ExitWithPrError bool
 	// ActivityTimeout is the amount of time to wait for some activity
 	// (e.g. Pod ready) before giving up.
diff --git a/pkg/taskrun/taskrun.go b/pkg/taskrun/taskrun.go
index 64d314c5cf..f748d5df61 100644
--- a/pkg/taskrun/taskrun.go
+++ b/pkg/taskrun/taskrun.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 
 type Run struct {
 	Name           string
-	DisplayName    string
 	Task           string
 	Retries        int
 	StartTime      *metav1.Time
@@ -91,9 +90,8 @@ func SortTasksBySpecOrder(pipelineTasks []v1.PipelineTask, pipelinesTaskRuns map
 		if n, ok := trNames[ts.Name]; ok {
 			trStatusFields := pipelinesTaskRuns[n].Status.TaskRunStatusFields
 			trs = append(trs, Run{
-				Task:           ts.Name,
+				Task:           taskName(ts),
 				Name:           n,
-				DisplayName:    ts.DisplayName,
 				Retries:        ts.Retries,
 				StartTime:      trStatusFields.StartTime,
 				CompletionTime: trStatusFields.CompletionTime,
@@ -103,3 +101,10 @@ func SortTasksBySpecOrder(pipelineTasks []v1.PipelineTask, pipelinesTaskRuns map
 	sort.Sort(trs)
 	return trs
 }
+
+func taskName(task v1.PipelineTask) string {
+	if task.DisplayName != "" {
+		return task.DisplayName
+	}
+	return task.Name
+}