diff --git a/controllers/asosecret_controller.go b/controllers/asosecret_controller.go
index 2765633bfa7..a7b1fe0fcde 100644
--- a/controllers/asosecret_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/asosecret_controller.go
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func (asos *ASOSecretReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request
 	)
 	defer done()
 
-	log = log.WithValues("namespace", req.Namespace, "AzureCluster", req.Name)
+	log = log.WithValues("namespace", req.Namespace)
 
 	// asoSecretOwner is the resource that created the identity. This could be either an AzureCluster or AzureManagedControlPlane (if AKS is enabled).
 	// check for AzureCluster first and if it is not found, check for AzureManagedControlPlane.
diff --git a/controllers/azureidentity_controller.go b/controllers/azureidentity_controller.go
index b1175b820ab..e1f20de53ff 100644
--- a/controllers/azureidentity_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/azureidentity_controller.go
@@ -151,8 +151,6 @@ func (r *AzureIdentityReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Reques
 
 	var bindingsToDelete []aadpodv1.AzureIdentityBinding
 	for _, b := range bindings.Items {
-		log = log.WithValues("azureidentitybinding", b.Name)
-
 		binding := b
 		clusterName := binding.ObjectMeta.Labels[clusterv1.ClusterNameLabel]
 		clusterNamespace := binding.ObjectMeta.Labels[infrav1.ClusterLabelNamespace]
diff --git a/controllers/helpers.go b/controllers/helpers.go
index 49746b8b481..97de96a198d 100644
--- a/controllers/helpers.go
+++ b/controllers/helpers.go
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func AzureClusterToAzureMachinesMapper(ctx context.Context, c client.Client, obj
 			return nil
 		}
 
-		log = log.WithValues("AzureCluster", azCluster.Name, "Namespace", azCluster.Namespace)
+		log := log.WithValues("AzureCluster", azCluster.Name, "Namespace", azCluster.Namespace)
 
 		// Don't handle deleted AzureClusters
 		if !azCluster.ObjectMeta.DeletionTimestamp.IsZero() {
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ func AzureManagedClusterToAzureManagedMachinePoolsMapper(ctx context.Context, c
 			return nil
 		}
 
-		log = log.WithValues("AzureManagedCluster", azCluster.Name, "Namespace", azCluster.Namespace)
+		log := log.WithValues("AzureManagedCluster", azCluster.Name, "Namespace", azCluster.Namespace)
 
 		// Don't handle deleted AzureManagedClusters
 		if !azCluster.ObjectMeta.DeletionTimestamp.IsZero() {
@@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ func AzureManagedControlPlaneToAzureManagedMachinePoolsMapper(ctx context.Contex
 			return nil
 		}
 
-		log = log.WithValues("AzureManagedControlPlane", azControlPlane.Name, "Namespace", azControlPlane.Namespace)
+		log := log.WithValues("AzureManagedControlPlane", azControlPlane.Name, "Namespace", azControlPlane.Namespace)
 
 		// Don't handle deleted AzureManagedControlPlanes
 		if !azControlPlane.ObjectMeta.DeletionTimestamp.IsZero() {
@@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ func AzureManagedClusterToAzureManagedControlPlaneMapper(ctx context.Context, c
 			return nil
 		}
 
-		log = log.WithValues("AzureManagedCluster", azCluster.Name, "Namespace", azCluster.Namespace)
+		log := log.WithValues("AzureManagedCluster", azCluster.Name, "Namespace", azCluster.Namespace)
 
 		// Don't handle deleted AzureManagedClusters
 		if !azCluster.ObjectMeta.DeletionTimestamp.IsZero() {
@@ -899,7 +899,7 @@ func AzureManagedControlPlaneToAzureManagedClusterMapper(ctx context.Context, c
 			return nil
 		}
 
-		log = log.WithValues("AzureManagedControlPlane", azManagedControlPlane.Name, "Namespace", azManagedControlPlane.Namespace)
+		log := log.WithValues("AzureManagedControlPlane", azManagedControlPlane.Name, "Namespace", azManagedControlPlane.Namespace)
 
 		// Don't handle deleted AzureManagedControlPlanes
 		if !azManagedControlPlane.ObjectMeta.DeletionTimestamp.IsZero() {
diff --git a/exp/controllers/helpers.go b/exp/controllers/helpers.go
index e15238fbd8f..dfa908b0b7d 100644
--- a/exp/controllers/helpers.go
+++ b/exp/controllers/helpers.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func AzureClusterToAzureMachinePoolsMapper(ctx context.Context, c client.Client,
 			return nil
 		}
 
-		log = log.WithValues("AzureCluster", azCluster.Name, "Namespace", azCluster.Namespace)
+		log := log.WithValues("AzureCluster", azCluster.Name, "Namespace", azCluster.Namespace)
 
 		// Don't handle deleted AzureClusters
 		if !azCluster.ObjectMeta.DeletionTimestamp.IsZero() {
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func AzureManagedControlPlaneToAzureMachinePoolsMapper(ctx context.Context, c cl
 			return nil
 		}
 
-		log = log.WithValues("AzureManagedControlPlane", azControlPlane.Name, "Namespace", azControlPlane.Namespace)
+		log := log.WithValues("AzureManagedControlPlane", azControlPlane.Name, "Namespace", azControlPlane.Namespace)
 
 		// Don't handle deleted AzureManagedControlPlane
 		if !azControlPlane.ObjectMeta.DeletionTimestamp.IsZero() {
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ func AzureMachinePoolMachineMapper(scheme *runtime.Scheme, log logr.Logger) hand
 			return nil
 		}
 
-		log = log.WithValues("AzureMachinePoolMachine", azureMachinePoolMachine.Name, "Namespace", azureMachinePoolMachine.Namespace)
+		log := log.WithValues("AzureMachinePoolMachine", azureMachinePoolMachine.Name, "Namespace", azureMachinePoolMachine.Namespace)
 		for _, ref := range azureMachinePoolMachine.OwnerReferences {
 			if ref.Kind != gvk.Kind {
 				continue