diff --git a/libpod/container_log.go b/libpod/container_log.go
index 7a9eb2dbf2..da6d516703 100644
--- a/libpod/container_log.go
+++ b/libpod/container_log.go
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ func (c *Container) readFromLogFile(ctx context.Context, options *logs.LogOption
 	go func() {
 		defer options.WaitGroup.Done()
 
-		var partial string
 		for line := range t.Lines {
 			select {
 			case <-ctx.Done():
@@ -89,13 +88,6 @@ func (c *Container) readFromLogFile(ctx context.Context, options *logs.LogOption
 				logrus.Errorf("Getting new log line: %v", err)
 				continue
 			}
-			if nll.Partial() {
-				partial += nll.Msg
-				continue
-			} else if !nll.Partial() && len(partial) > 0 {
-				nll.Msg = partial + nll.Msg
-				partial = ""
-			}
 			nll.CID = c.ID()
 			nll.CName = c.Name()
 			nll.ColorID = colorID
diff --git a/test/e2e/logs_test.go b/test/e2e/logs_test.go
index 0d24a7e177..14dd6b6b8d 100644
--- a/test/e2e/logs_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/logs_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	. "github.com/containers/podman/v4/test/utils"
+	"github.com/containers/storage/pkg/stringid"
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega/gexec"
@@ -370,6 +371,26 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman logs", func() {
 			Expect(results.OutputToString()).To(Equal("stdout"))
 			Expect(results.ErrorToString()).To(Equal("stderr"))
 		})
+
+		It("podman logs partial log lines: "+log, func() {
+			skipIfJournaldInContainer()
+
+			cname := "log-test"
+			content := stringid.GenerateNonCryptoID()
+			// use printf to print no extra newline
+			logc := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"run", "--log-driver", log, "--name", cname, ALPINE, "printf", content})
+			logc.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
+			Expect(logc).To(Exit(0))
+			// Important: do not use OutputToString(), this will remove the trailing newline from the output.
+			// However this test must make sure that there is no such extra newline.
+			Expect(string(logc.Out.Contents())).To(Equal(content))
+
+			logs := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"logs", cname})
+			logs.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
+			Expect(logs).To(Exit(0))
+			// see comment above
+			Expect(string(logs.Out.Contents())).To(Equal(content))
+		})
 	}
 
 	It("using journald for container with container tag", func() {