diff --git a/lib/gitlab/ci/pipeline/chain/validate/external.rb b/lib/gitlab/ci/pipeline/chain/validate/external.rb
index b569e3444a1421c4c77840c8bbc63e7ec1f81d27..e006bd2ab3fce580e478fbf49c251e096780b01f 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/ci/pipeline/chain/validate/external.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/ci/pipeline/chain/validate/external.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def perform!
               pipeline_authorized = validate_external
 
               log_message = pipeline_authorized ? 'authorized' : 'not authorized'
-              Gitlab::AppLogger.info(message: "Pipeline #{log_message}", project_id: project.id, user_id: current_user.id)
+              Gitlab::AppLogger.info(message: "Pipeline #{log_message}", project_id: project.id)
 
               return if pipeline_authorized
 
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/pipeline/chain/validate/external_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/pipeline/chain/validate/external_spec.rb
index 5f22c342265a30e85ae835625e00a0d7d20b148d..11ba2d15fec94663454dffb46fbb7496c7f1a0d2 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/pipeline/chain/validate/external_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/pipeline/chain/validate/external_spec.rb
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
       end
 
       it 'logs the authorization' do
-        expect(Gitlab::AppLogger).to receive(:info).with(message: 'Pipeline authorized', project_id: project.id, user_id: user.id)
+        expect(Gitlab::AppLogger).to receive(:info).with(message: 'Pipeline authorized', project_id: project.id)
 
         perform!
       end
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@
       it 'logs the authorization' do
         allow(Gitlab::AppLogger).to receive(:info)
 
-        expect(Gitlab::AppLogger).to receive(:info).with(message: 'Pipeline not authorized', project_id: project.id, user_id: user.id)
+        expect(Gitlab::AppLogger).to receive(:info).with(message: 'Pipeline not authorized', project_id: project.id)
 
         perform!
       end
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@
         end
 
         it 'logs the authorization' do
-          expect(Gitlab::AppLogger).to receive(:info).with(message: 'Pipeline not authorized', project_id: project.id, user_id: user.id)
+          expect(Gitlab::AppLogger).to receive(:info).with(message: 'Pipeline not authorized', project_id: project.id)
 
           perform!
         end