diff --git a/borgmatic/borg/repo_create.py b/borgmatic/borg/repo_create.py
index d174fc76..fa36e14f 100644
--- a/borgmatic/borg/repo_create.py
+++ b/borgmatic/borg/repo_create.py
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ def create_repository(
             if feature.available(feature.Feature.REPO_CREATE, local_borg_version)
             else ('init',)
         )
-        + ('--log-json',)
         + (('--encryption', encryption_mode) if encryption_mode else ())
         + (('--other-repo', source_repository) if source_repository else ())
         + (('--copy-crypt-key',) if copy_crypt_key else ())
diff --git a/borgmatic/borg/repo_info.py b/borgmatic/borg/repo_info.py
index 109382bb..42f3c466 100644
--- a/borgmatic/borg/repo_info.py
+++ b/borgmatic/borg/repo_info.py
@@ -49,9 +49,8 @@ def display_repository_info(
         )
         + flags.make_flags('remote-path', remote_path)
         + flags.make_flags('umask', config.get('umask'))
-        + ('--log-json',)
         + flags.make_flags('lock-wait', lock_wait)
-        + (('--json',) if repo_info_arguments.json else ())
+        + (('--json',) if repo_info_arguments.json else ('--log-json',))
         + (tuple(shlex.split(extra_borg_options)) if extra_borg_options else ())
         + flags.make_repository_flags(repository_path, local_borg_version)
     )
diff --git a/tests/unit/borg/test_repo_create.py b/tests/unit/borg/test_repo_create.py
index 7221d996..e7222b52 100644
--- a/tests/unit/borg/test_repo_create.py
+++ b/tests/unit/borg/test_repo_create.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from borgmatic.borg import repo_create as module
 from ..test_verbosity import insert_logging_mock
 
 REPO_INFO_SOME_UNKNOWN_EXIT_CODE = -999
-REPO_CREATE_COMMAND = ('borg', 'repo-create', '--log-json', '--encryption', 'repokey')
+REPO_CREATE_COMMAND = ('borg', 'repo-create', '--encryption', 'repokey')
 
 
 def insert_repo_info_command_found_mock():
diff --git a/tests/unit/borg/test_repo_info.py b/tests/unit/borg/test_repo_info.py
index f3052593..f542d456 100644
--- a/tests/unit/borg/test_repo_info.py
+++ b/tests/unit/borg/test_repo_info.py
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ def test_display_repository_info_with_log_info_and_json_suppresses_most_borg_out
     flexmock(module.environment).should_receive('make_environment')
     flexmock(module.borgmatic.config.paths).should_receive('get_working_directory').and_return(None)
     flexmock(module).should_receive('execute_command_and_capture_output').with_args(
-        ('borg', 'repo-info', '--log-json', '--json', '--repo', 'repo'),
+        ('borg', 'repo-info', '--json', '--repo', 'repo'),
         environment=None,
         working_directory=None,
         borg_local_path='borg',
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ def test_display_repository_info_with_log_debug_and_json_suppresses_most_borg_ou
     flexmock(module.environment).should_receive('make_environment')
     flexmock(module.borgmatic.config.paths).should_receive('get_working_directory').and_return(None)
     flexmock(module).should_receive('execute_command_and_capture_output').with_args(
-        ('borg', 'repo-info', '--log-json', '--json', '--repo', 'repo'),
+        ('borg', 'repo-info', '--json', '--repo', 'repo'),
         environment=None,
         working_directory=None,
         borg_local_path='borg',
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ def test_display_repository_info_with_json_calls_borg_with_json_flag():
     flexmock(module.environment).should_receive('make_environment')
     flexmock(module.borgmatic.config.paths).should_receive('get_working_directory').and_return(None)
     flexmock(module).should_receive('execute_command_and_capture_output').with_args(
-        ('borg', 'repo-info', '--log-json', '--json', '--repo', 'repo'),
+        ('borg', 'repo-info', '--json', '--repo', 'repo'),
         environment=None,
         working_directory=None,
         borg_local_path='borg',
@@ -458,16 +458,9 @@ def test_display_repository_info_with_lock_wait_calls_borg_with_lock_wait_flags(
     )
     flexmock(module.environment).should_receive('make_environment')
     flexmock(module.borgmatic.config.paths).should_receive('get_working_directory').and_return(None)
-    flexmock(module).should_receive('execute_command_and_capture_output').with_args(
-        ('borg', 'repo-info', '--log-json', '--lock-wait', '5', '--json', '--repo', 'repo'),
-        environment=None,
-        working_directory=None,
-        borg_local_path='borg',
-        borg_exit_codes=None,
-    ).and_yield('[]')
     flexmock(module.flags).should_receive('warn_for_aggressive_archive_flags')
     flexmock(module).should_receive('execute_command').with_args(
-        ('borg', 'repo-info', '--log-json', '--lock-wait', '5', '--repo', 'repo'),
+        ('borg', 'repo-info', '--lock-wait', '5', '--log-json', '--repo', 'repo'),
         output_log_level=module.borgmatic.logger.ANSWER,
         environment=None,
         working_directory=None,