diff --git a/base/logging/logging.jl b/base/logging/logging.jl
index e0cc936bfbf3f..41721e84cc934 100644
--- a/base/logging/logging.jl
+++ b/base/logging/logging.jl
@@ -420,12 +420,13 @@ function logmsg_code(_module, file, line, level, message, exs...)
     end
 end
 
-@noinline function handle_message_nothrow(logger, level, msg, _module, group, id, file,
-                                          line, args...; kwargs...)
+@noinline function handle_message_nothrow(logger, level, msg, _module, group, id, file, line; kwargs...)
+    @nospecialize
     try
         @invokelatest handle_message(
-            logger, level, msg, _module, group, id, file, line, args...;
+            logger, level, msg, _module, group, id, file, line;
             kwargs...)
+
     catch err
         @invokelatest logging_error(logger, level, _module, group, id, file, line, err, true)
     end
diff --git a/test/corelogging.jl b/test/corelogging.jl
index b10630fa2fdff..64475c8252067 100644
--- a/test/corelogging.jl
+++ b/test/corelogging.jl
@@ -115,26 +115,11 @@ end
     end
 end
 @testset "Log message handle_message exception handling" begin
-    function capture_stderr(func)
-        fname = tempname()
-        f = open(fname, "w")
-        redirect_stderr(f) do
-            func()
-        end
-        close(f)
-        buf = read(fname)
-        rm(fname)
-        String(buf)
-    end
-
     # Exceptions in log handling (printing) of msg are caught by default
     struct Foo end
     Base.show(::IO, ::Foo) = 1 ÷ 0
-    out = capture_stderr() do
-        @info Foo()
-    end
-    @test occursin("Error: Exception while generating log record in module Main at", out)
-    @test occursin("DivideError: integer division error", out)
+
+    @test_warn r"Error: Exception while generating log record in module Main at.*DivideError: integer division error" @info Foo()
 
     # Exceptions in log handling (printing) of attributes are caught by default
     out = capture_stderr() do