diff --git a/app/controllers/projects/jobs_controller.rb b/app/controllers/projects/jobs_controller.rb
index 7497b5012ec..dd12d30a085 100644
--- a/app/controllers/projects/jobs_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/projects/jobs_controller.rb
@@ -78,8 +78,6 @@ class Projects::JobsController < Projects::ApplicationController
             result.merge!(trace.to_h)
           end
 
-          result[:html] = result[:html].presence || 'No job log'
-
           render json: result
         end
       end
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/45625-job-log-shows-no-job-log.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/45625-job-log-shows-no-job-log.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5f60e818cc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/45625-job-log-shows-no-job-log.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Removes 'No Job log' message from build trace
+merge_request: 18523
+author:
+type: fixed
diff --git a/spec/controllers/projects/jobs_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/projects/jobs_controller_spec.rb
index f677cec3408..b9a979044fe 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/projects/jobs_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/projects/jobs_controller_spec.rb
@@ -190,10 +190,7 @@ describe Projects::JobsController do
         expect(response).to have_gitlab_http_status(:ok)
         expect(json_response['id']).to eq job.id
         expect(json_response['status']).to eq job.status
-      end
-
-      it 'returns no job log message' do
-        expect(json_response['html']).to eq('No job log')
+        expect(json_response['html']).to be_nil
       end
     end