diff --git a/lsp/org.eclipse.cdt.lsp.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/lsp/core/Activator.java b/lsp/org.eclipse.cdt.lsp.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/lsp/core/Activator.java
index 82e3149a670..1574abc8cea 100644
--- a/lsp/org.eclipse.cdt.lsp.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/lsp/core/Activator.java
+++ b/lsp/org.eclipse.cdt.lsp.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/lsp/core/Activator.java
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
 
 package org.eclipse.cdt.lsp.core;
 
-import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus;
-import org.eclipse.core.runtime.Status;
 import org.eclipse.ui.plugin.AbstractUIPlugin;
 import org.osgi.framework.BundleContext;
 
@@ -41,33 +39,4 @@ public class Activator extends AbstractUIPlugin {
 		return plugin;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Creates an error status.
-	 *
-	 * @noreference This method is not intended to be referenced by clients.
-	 */
-	public static Status createErrorStatus(String message, Throwable e) {
-		return new Status(IStatus.ERROR, PLUGIN_ID, IStatus.ERROR, message, e);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @noreference This method is not intended to be referenced by clients.
-	 */
-	public static void log(Throwable e) {
-		log("Error", e); //$NON-NLS-1$
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @noreference This method is not intended to be referenced by clients.
-	 */
-	public static void log(String message, Throwable e) {
-		log(createErrorStatus(message, e));
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @noreference This method is not intended to be referenced by clients.
-	 */
-	public static void log(IStatus status) {
-		getDefault().getLog().log(status);
-	}
 }
diff --git a/lsp/org.eclipse.cdt.lsp.cquery/src/org/eclipse/cdt/lsp/internal/cquery/ui/PublishSemanticHighlighting.java b/lsp/org.eclipse.cdt.lsp.cquery/src/org/eclipse/cdt/lsp/internal/cquery/ui/PublishSemanticHighlighting.java
index 83c72f1f3e3..061552c2582 100644
--- a/lsp/org.eclipse.cdt.lsp.cquery/src/org/eclipse/cdt/lsp/internal/cquery/ui/PublishSemanticHighlighting.java
+++ b/lsp/org.eclipse.cdt.lsp.cquery/src/org/eclipse/cdt/lsp/internal/cquery/ui/PublishSemanticHighlighting.java
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ import java.util.function.Consumer;
 
 import org.eclipse.cdt.internal.ui.editor.SemanticHighlightingManager.HighlightedPosition;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.internal.ui.editor.SemanticHighlightingManager.HighlightingStyle;
-import org.eclipse.cdt.lsp.core.Activator;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.lsp.internal.cquery.CquerySemanticHighlights;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.lsp.internal.cquery.HighlightSymbol;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.lsp.internal.text.ResolveDocumentUri;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.lsp.internal.ui.text.PresentationReconcilerCPP;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.ui.CUIPlugin;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.ui.PreferenceConstants;
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.Platform;
 import org.eclipse.jface.preference.IPreferenceStore;
 import org.eclipse.jface.preference.PreferenceConverter;
 import org.eclipse.jface.text.BadLocationException;
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public class PublishSemanticHighlighting implements Consumer<CquerySemanticHighl
 		try {
 			doc.removePositionCategory(PresentationReconcilerCPP.SEMANTIC_HIGHLIGHTING_POSITION_CATEGORY);
 		} catch (BadPositionCategoryException e) {
-			Activator.log(e);
+			Platform.getLog(getClass()).error(e.getMessage(), e);
 		}
 		// Again add Semantic Highlighting Position Category to the document.
 		doc.addPositionCategory(PresentationReconcilerCPP.SEMANTIC_HIGHLIGHTING_POSITION_CATEGORY);
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ public class PublishSemanticHighlighting implements Consumer<CquerySemanticHighl
 					offset = doc.getLineOffset(range.getStart().getLine()) + range.getStart().getCharacter();
 					length = doc.getLineOffset(range.getEnd().getLine()) + range.getEnd().getCharacter() - offset;
 				} catch (BadLocationException e) {
-					Activator.log(e);
+					Platform.getLog(getClass()).error(e.getMessage(), e);
 				}
 
 				int textStyle = SWT.NORMAL;
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ public class PublishSemanticHighlighting implements Consumer<CquerySemanticHighl
 					doc.addPosition(PresentationReconcilerCPP.SEMANTIC_HIGHLIGHTING_POSITION_CATEGORY,
 							highlightedPosition);
 				} catch (BadLocationException | BadPositionCategoryException e) {
-					Activator.log(e);
+					Platform.getLog(getClass()).error(e.getMessage(), e);
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/lsp/org.eclipse.cdt.lsp.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/lsp/internal/ui/text/LineBackgroundListenerCPP.java b/lsp/org.eclipse.cdt.lsp.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/lsp/internal/ui/text/LineBackgroundListenerCPP.java
index 05a33e0ff3d..07fca9213b2 100644
--- a/lsp/org.eclipse.cdt.lsp.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/lsp/internal/ui/text/LineBackgroundListenerCPP.java
+++ b/lsp/org.eclipse.cdt.lsp.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/lsp/internal/ui/text/LineBackgroundListenerCPP.java
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 package org.eclipse.cdt.lsp.internal.ui.text;
 
 import org.eclipse.cdt.internal.ui.editor.CEditor;
-import org.eclipse.cdt.lsp.core.Activator;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.ui.CUIPlugin;
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.Platform;
 import org.eclipse.jface.preference.PreferenceConverter;
 import org.eclipse.jface.text.BadLocationException;
 import org.eclipse.jface.text.BadPositionCategoryException;
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public class LineBackgroundListenerCPP implements LineBackgroundListener {
 			inactivePositions = currentDocument
 					.getPositions(PresentationReconcilerCPP.INACTIVE_CODE_HIGHLIGHTING_POSITION_CATEGORY);
 		} catch (BadPositionCategoryException e) {
-			Activator.log(e);
+			Platform.getLog(getClass()).error(e.getMessage(), e);
 		}
 
 		if (inactivePositions == null) {
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public class LineBackgroundListenerCPP implements LineBackgroundListener {
 				}
 			}
 		} catch (BadLocationException e) {
-			Activator.log(e);
+			Platform.getLog(getClass()).error(e.getMessage(), e);
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/lsp/org.eclipse.cdt.lsp.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/lsp/internal/ui/text/PresentationReconcilerCPP.java b/lsp/org.eclipse.cdt.lsp.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/lsp/internal/ui/text/PresentationReconcilerCPP.java
index 3fad96e82bc..5e51ffd47da 100644
--- a/lsp/org.eclipse.cdt.lsp.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/lsp/internal/ui/text/PresentationReconcilerCPP.java
+++ b/lsp/org.eclipse.cdt.lsp.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/lsp/internal/ui/text/PresentationReconcilerCPP.java
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.internal.ui.text.CPresentationReconciler;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.internal.ui.text.PartitionDamager;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.internal.ui.text.SingleTokenCScanner;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.internal.ui.text.TokenStore;
-import org.eclipse.cdt.lsp.core.Activator;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.lsp.internal.text.ResolveDocumentUri;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.ui.CUIPlugin;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.ui.ILanguageUI;
@@ -51,6 +50,7 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.ui.text.ICTokenScanner;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.ui.text.ITokenStoreFactory;
 import org.eclipse.core.resources.IResource;
 import org.eclipse.core.resources.ResourcesPlugin;
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.Platform;
 import org.eclipse.jface.text.BadPositionCategoryException;
 import org.eclipse.jface.text.DefaultPositionUpdater;
 import org.eclipse.jface.text.IDocument;
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ public class PresentationReconcilerCPP extends CPresentationReconciler {
 		try {
 			returnedPositions = doc.getPositions(SEMANTIC_HIGHLIGHTING_POSITION_CATEGORY);
 		} catch (BadPositionCategoryException e) {
-			Activator.log(e);
+			Platform.getLog(getClass()).error(e.getMessage(), e);
 		}
 
 		if (returnedPositions == null) {
diff --git a/lsp/org.eclipse.cdt.lsp.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/lsp/internal/ui/text/SetInactiveRegions.java b/lsp/org.eclipse.cdt.lsp.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/lsp/internal/ui/text/SetInactiveRegions.java
index 898dd031781..d62a1646089 100644
--- a/lsp/org.eclipse.cdt.lsp.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/lsp/internal/ui/text/SetInactiveRegions.java
+++ b/lsp/org.eclipse.cdt.lsp.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/lsp/internal/ui/text/SetInactiveRegions.java
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.function.BiConsumer;
 import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
-import org.eclipse.cdt.lsp.core.Activator;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.lsp.internal.text.ResolveDocumentUri;
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.Platform;
 import org.eclipse.jface.text.BadLocationException;
 import org.eclipse.jface.text.BadPositionCategoryException;
 import org.eclipse.jface.text.IDocument;
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public final class SetInactiveRegions implements BiConsumer<Supplier<URI>, Suppl
 		try {
 			doc.removePositionCategory(PresentationReconcilerCPP.INACTIVE_CODE_HIGHLIGHTING_POSITION_CATEGORY);
 		} catch (BadPositionCategoryException e) {
-			Activator.log(e);
+			Platform.getLog(getClass()).error(e.getMessage(), e);
 		}
 		// Again add Inactive Code Position Category to the document.
 		doc.addPositionCategory(PresentationReconcilerCPP.INACTIVE_CODE_HIGHLIGHTING_POSITION_CATEGORY);
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public final class SetInactiveRegions implements BiConsumer<Supplier<URI>, Suppl
 				offset = doc.getLineOffset(region.getStart().getLine());
 				length = doc.getLineOffset(region.getEnd().getLine()) - offset;
 			} catch (BadLocationException e) {
-				Activator.log(e);
+				Platform.getLog(getClass()).error(e.getMessage(), e);
 			}
 
 			Position inactivePosition = new Position(offset, length);
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public final class SetInactiveRegions implements BiConsumer<Supplier<URI>, Suppl
 				doc.addPosition(PresentationReconcilerCPP.INACTIVE_CODE_HIGHLIGHTING_POSITION_CATEGORY,
 						inactivePosition);
 			} catch (BadLocationException | BadPositionCategoryException e) {
-				Activator.log(e);
+				Platform.getLog(getClass()).error(e.getMessage(), e);
 			}
 		}
 	}