diff --git a/tools/run_tests/sanity/banned_functions.py b/tools/run_tests/sanity/banned_functions.py
index 74caf3c1dd1..b6838fabe51 100755
--- a/tools/run_tests/sanity/banned_functions.py
+++ b/tools/run_tests/sanity/banned_functions.py
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ DEPRECATED_FUNCTION_TEMP_ALLOW_LIST = {
         "./src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_grpc_imports.generated.c",
         "./src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_grpc_imports.generated.h",
     ],
-    "gpr_log_severity_string": [],
     "gpr_log(": [
         "./include/grpc/support/log.h",
         "./src/core/util/android/log.cc",
@@ -73,7 +72,6 @@ DEPRECATED_FUNCTION_TEMP_ALLOW_LIST = {
         "./src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_call_credentials.c",
     ],
     "gpr_log_message(": [
-        "./include/grpc/support/log.h",
         "./src/core/util/android/log.cc",
         "./src/core/util/linux/log.cc",
         "./src/core/util/log.cc",
@@ -95,6 +93,7 @@ DEPRECATED_FUNCTION_TEMP_ALLOW_LIST = {
     "gpr_assertion_failed": [],
     "GPR_ASSERT": [],
     "GPR_DEBUG_ASSERT": [],
+    "gpr_log_severity_string": [],
 }
 
 errors = 0