diff --git a/oslo_context/context.py b/oslo_context/context.py
index 0458174..19bc1a3 100644
--- a/oslo_context/context.py
+++ b/oslo_context/context.py
@@ -102,15 +102,7 @@ class RequestContext(object):
 
     def get_logging_values(self):
         """Return a dictionary of logging specific context attributes."""
-        # Define these attributes so that oslo.log does not throw an exception
-        # if used in any formatting strings
-        values = {'instance': '',
-                  'resource': '',
-                  'user_name': '',
-                  'project_name': '',
-                  'color': ''}
-        values.update(self.to_dict())
-
+        values = self.to_dict()
         return values
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/oslo_context/tests/test_context.py b/oslo_context/tests/test_context.py
index 406e480..1a91023 100644
--- a/oslo_context/tests/test_context.py
+++ b/oslo_context/tests/test_context.py
@@ -261,11 +261,6 @@ class ContextTest(test_base.BaseTestCase):
         self.assertIn('request_id', d)
         self.assertIn('resource_uuid', d)
         self.assertIn('user_identity', d)
-        self.assertIn('instance', d)
-        self.assertIn('resource', d)
-        self.assertIn('user_name', d)
-        self.assertIn('project_name', d)
-        self.assertIn('color', d)
 
         self.assertEqual(auth_token, d['auth_token'])
         self.assertEqual(tenant, d['tenant'])
@@ -280,22 +275,6 @@ class ContextTest(test_base.BaseTestCase):
         user_identity = "%s %s %s %s %s" % (user, tenant, domain,
                                             user_domain, project_domain)
         self.assertEqual(user_identity, d['user_identity'])
-        self.assertEqual("", d['instance'])
-        self.assertEqual("", d['resource'])
-        self.assertEqual("", d['user_name'])
-        self.assertEqual("", d['project_name'])
-        self.assertEqual("", d['color'])
-
-    def test_get_logging_values_extra_attributes(self):
-        ctx = context.RequestContext()
-        d = ctx.get_logging_values()
-        self.assertEqual("", d['color'])
-        color = "red"
-        setattr(ctx, "color", color)
-        d = ctx.get_logging_values()
-        # Regardless of setting attribute, this is not affected as this
-        # is not included in to_dict().
-        self.assertEqual("", d['color'])
 
     def test_dict_empty_user_identity(self):
         ctx = context.RequestContext()