diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Api/.publicApi/net462/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt b/src/OpenTelemetry.Api/.publicApi/net462/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
index 5f9552d7a4a..29b616ee92c 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Api/.publicApi/net462/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Api/.publicApi/net462/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-abstract OpenTelemetry.Logs.Logger.EmitLog(in OpenTelemetry.Logs.LogRecordData data, in OpenTelemetry.Logs.LogRecordAttributeList attributes = default(OpenTelemetry.Logs.LogRecordAttributeList)) -> void
+abstract OpenTelemetry.Logs.Logger.EmitLog(in OpenTelemetry.Logs.LogRecordData data, in OpenTelemetry.Logs.LogRecordAttributeList attributes) -> void
 abstract OpenTelemetry.Logs.LoggerProviderBuilder.AddInstrumentation<TInstrumentation>(System.Func<TInstrumentation!>! instrumentationFactory) -> OpenTelemetry.Logs.LoggerProviderBuilder!
 OpenTelemetry.Logs.IDeferredLoggerProviderBuilder
 OpenTelemetry.Logs.IDeferredLoggerProviderBuilder.Configure(System.Action<System.IServiceProvider!, OpenTelemetry.Logs.LoggerProviderBuilder!>! configure) -> OpenTelemetry.Logs.LoggerProviderBuilder!
 OpenTelemetry.Logs.Logger
+OpenTelemetry.Logs.Logger.EmitLog(in OpenTelemetry.Logs.LogRecordData data) -> void
 OpenTelemetry.Logs.Logger.Logger(string? name) -> void
 OpenTelemetry.Logs.Logger.Name.get -> string!
 OpenTelemetry.Logs.Logger.Version.get -> string?
@@ -76,4 +77,4 @@ OpenTelemetry.Logs.LogRecordSeverity.Warn4 = 16 -> OpenTelemetry.Logs.LogRecordS
 OpenTelemetry.Logs.LogRecordSeverityExtensions
 static OpenTelemetry.Logs.LogRecordAttributeList.CreateFromEnumerable(System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<System.Collections.Generic.KeyValuePair<string!, object?>>! attributes) -> OpenTelemetry.Logs.LogRecordAttributeList
 static OpenTelemetry.Logs.LogRecordSeverityExtensions.ToShortName(this OpenTelemetry.Logs.LogRecordSeverity logRecordSeverity) -> string!
-virtual OpenTelemetry.Logs.LoggerProvider.TryCreateLogger(string? name, out OpenTelemetry.Logs.Logger? logger) -> bool
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+virtual OpenTelemetry.Logs.LoggerProvider.TryCreateLogger(string? name, out OpenTelemetry.Logs.Logger? logger) -> bool
diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Api/.publicApi/netstandard2.0/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt b/src/OpenTelemetry.Api/.publicApi/netstandard2.0/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
index 5f9552d7a4a..29b616ee92c 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Api/.publicApi/netstandard2.0/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Api/.publicApi/netstandard2.0/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-abstract OpenTelemetry.Logs.Logger.EmitLog(in OpenTelemetry.Logs.LogRecordData data, in OpenTelemetry.Logs.LogRecordAttributeList attributes = default(OpenTelemetry.Logs.LogRecordAttributeList)) -> void
+abstract OpenTelemetry.Logs.Logger.EmitLog(in OpenTelemetry.Logs.LogRecordData data, in OpenTelemetry.Logs.LogRecordAttributeList attributes) -> void
 abstract OpenTelemetry.Logs.LoggerProviderBuilder.AddInstrumentation<TInstrumentation>(System.Func<TInstrumentation!>! instrumentationFactory) -> OpenTelemetry.Logs.LoggerProviderBuilder!
 OpenTelemetry.Logs.IDeferredLoggerProviderBuilder
 OpenTelemetry.Logs.IDeferredLoggerProviderBuilder.Configure(System.Action<System.IServiceProvider!, OpenTelemetry.Logs.LoggerProviderBuilder!>! configure) -> OpenTelemetry.Logs.LoggerProviderBuilder!
 OpenTelemetry.Logs.Logger
+OpenTelemetry.Logs.Logger.EmitLog(in OpenTelemetry.Logs.LogRecordData data) -> void
 OpenTelemetry.Logs.Logger.Logger(string? name) -> void
 OpenTelemetry.Logs.Logger.Name.get -> string!
 OpenTelemetry.Logs.Logger.Version.get -> string?
@@ -76,4 +77,4 @@ OpenTelemetry.Logs.LogRecordSeverity.Warn4 = 16 -> OpenTelemetry.Logs.LogRecordS
 OpenTelemetry.Logs.LogRecordSeverityExtensions
 static OpenTelemetry.Logs.LogRecordAttributeList.CreateFromEnumerable(System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<System.Collections.Generic.KeyValuePair<string!, object?>>! attributes) -> OpenTelemetry.Logs.LogRecordAttributeList
 static OpenTelemetry.Logs.LogRecordSeverityExtensions.ToShortName(this OpenTelemetry.Logs.LogRecordSeverity logRecordSeverity) -> string!
-virtual OpenTelemetry.Logs.LoggerProvider.TryCreateLogger(string? name, out OpenTelemetry.Logs.Logger? logger) -> bool
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+virtual OpenTelemetry.Logs.LoggerProvider.TryCreateLogger(string? name, out OpenTelemetry.Logs.Logger? logger) -> bool
diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Api/Logs/Logger.cs b/src/OpenTelemetry.Api/Logs/Logger.cs
index a47e7b97979..25bd741f113 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Api/Logs/Logger.cs
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Api/Logs/Logger.cs
@@ -44,6 +44,13 @@ protected Logger(string? name)
     /// </summary>
     public string? Version { get; private set; }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Emit a log.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="data"><see cref="LogRecordData"/>.</param>
+    public void EmitLog(in LogRecordData data)
+        => this.EmitLog(in data, default);
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Emit a log.
     /// </summary>
@@ -51,7 +58,7 @@ protected Logger(string? name)
     /// <param name="attributes"><see cref="LogRecordAttributeList"/>.</param>
     public abstract void EmitLog(
         in LogRecordData data,
-        in LogRecordAttributeList attributes = default);
+        in LogRecordAttributeList attributes);
 
     internal void SetInstrumentationScope(
         string? version)
diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Api/Logs/NoopLogger.cs b/src/OpenTelemetry.Api/Logs/NoopLogger.cs
index 3493687647a..51ba1d81042 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Api/Logs/NoopLogger.cs
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Api/Logs/NoopLogger.cs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public NoopLogger()
 
     public override void EmitLog(
         in LogRecordData data,
-        in LogRecordAttributeList attributes = default)
+        in LogRecordAttributeList attributes)
     {
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry/Logs/ILogger/OpenTelemetryLogger.cs b/src/OpenTelemetry/Logs/ILogger/OpenTelemetryLogger.cs
index 1ca14d3e0bd..e814b16eeec 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry/Logs/ILogger/OpenTelemetryLogger.cs
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry/Logs/ILogger/OpenTelemetryLogger.cs
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ private LoggerInstrumentationScope(string name, string version)
         public static LoggerInstrumentationScope Instance { get; }
             = new("OpenTelemetry", typeof(OpenTelemetryLogger).Assembly.GetName().Version?.ToString() ?? "1.0.0");
 
-        public override void EmitLog(in LogRecordData data, in LogRecordAttributeList attributes = default)
+        public override void EmitLog(in LogRecordData data, in LogRecordAttributeList attributes)
             => throw new NotSupportedException();
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry/Logs/LoggerSdk.cs b/src/OpenTelemetry/Logs/LoggerSdk.cs
index 2db29740a3e..e357f686122 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry/Logs/LoggerSdk.cs
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry/Logs/LoggerSdk.cs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public LoggerSdk(
     }
 
     /// <inheritdoc />
-    public override void EmitLog(in LogRecordData data, in LogRecordAttributeList attributes = default)
+    public override void EmitLog(in LogRecordData data, in LogRecordAttributeList attributes)
     {
         var provider = this.loggerProvider;
         var processor = provider.Processor;
diff --git a/test/OpenTelemetry.Api.Tests/Logs/LoggerProviderTests.cs b/test/OpenTelemetry.Api.Tests/Logs/LoggerProviderTests.cs
index b780ca16fa1..f1db68c0a83 100644
--- a/test/OpenTelemetry.Api.Tests/Logs/LoggerProviderTests.cs
+++ b/test/OpenTelemetry.Api.Tests/Logs/LoggerProviderTests.cs
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public TestLogger(string? name)
         {
         }
 
-        public override void EmitLog(in LogRecordData data, in LogRecordAttributeList attributes = default)
+        public override void EmitLog(in LogRecordData data, in LogRecordAttributeList attributes)
         {
         }
     }