diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/linecorp/armeria/common/logging/DefaultRequestLog.java b/core/src/main/java/com/linecorp/armeria/common/logging/DefaultRequestLog.java
index e4a7d804371..250eed2fae3 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/linecorp/armeria/common/logging/DefaultRequestLog.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/linecorp/armeria/common/logging/DefaultRequestLog.java
@@ -992,11 +992,7 @@ public void requestContent(@Nullable Object requestContent, @Nullable Object raw
             ctx.updateRpcRequest((RpcRequest) requestContent);
         }
         updateFlags(RequestLogProperty.REQUEST_CONTENT);
-
-        final int requestCompletionFlags = RequestLogProperty.FLAGS_REQUEST_COMPLETE & ~deferredFlags;
-        if (isAvailable(requestCompletionFlags)) {
-            setNamesIfAbsent();
-        }
+        setNamesIfAbsent();
     }
 
     @Nullable
@@ -1118,14 +1114,6 @@ private void endRequest0(@Nullable Throwable requestCause, long requestEndTimeNa
             this.requestCause = requestCause;
         }
         updateFlags(flags);
-
-        // The check here covers two cases:
-        // 1) #endRequest has completed all flags except name.
-        // 2) #requestContent has been called from a different thread, but names hasn't been set
-        if (hasInterestedFlags(deferredFlags, RequestLogProperty.REQUEST_CONTENT) &&
-            isAvailable(RequestLogProperty.REQUEST_CONTENT)) {
-            setNamesIfAbsent();
-        }
     }
 
     private void setNamesIfAbsent() {