diff --git a/test/evergreen/compatibility_test_for_releases.sh b/test/evergreen/compatibility_test_for_releases.sh
index 18e2742f3..978dc4c32 100755
--- a/test/evergreen/compatibility_test_for_releases.sh
+++ b/test/evergreen/compatibility_test_for_releases.sh
@@ -166,18 +166,14 @@ create_configs()
     echo "huffman_key=0" >> $file_name              # WT-6893 - Not supported by newer releases
     echo "in_memory=0" >> $file_name                # Interested in the on-disk format
     echo "leak_memory=1" >> $file_name              # Faster runs
-    echo "logging=1" >> $file_name                  # Test log compatibility
     echo "logging_compression=snappy" >> $file_name # We only built with snappy, force the choice
     echo "rows=1000000" >> $file_name
     echo "salvage=0" >> $file_name                  # Faster runs
     echo "stress.checkpoint=0" >> $file_name        # Faster runs
     echo "timer=4" >> $file_name
     echo "verify=1" >> $file_name
-    # WT-8601 has not been backported to 4.2 and transactions are expected to be timestamped.
     if [ "$branch_name" == "mongodb-4.2" ] ; then
         echo "transaction.timestamps=1" >> $file_name # WT-7545 - Older releases can't do non-timestamp transactions
-    else
-        echo "transaction.timestamps=0" >> $file_name # WT-8601 - Timestamps do not work with logged tables
     fi
 
     # Append older release configs for newer compatibility release test