diff --git a/python/ray/ray_logging.py b/python/ray/ray_logging.py
index e5f84eb2a..0668f397f 100644
--- a/python/ray/ray_logging.py
+++ b/python/ray/ray_logging.py
@@ -153,6 +153,46 @@ class StandardFdRedirectionRotatingFileHandler(RotatingFileHandler):
         os.dup2(self.stream.fileno(), self.get_original_stream().fileno())
 
 
+def get_worker_log_file_name(worker_type):
+    job_id = os.environ.get("RAY_JOB_ID")
+    if worker_type == "WORKER":
+        assert job_id is not None, (
+            "RAY_JOB_ID should be set as an env "
+            "variable within default_worker.py. If you see this error, "
+            "please report it to Ray's Github issue.")
+        worker_name = "worker"
+    else:
+        job_id = ray.JobID.nil()
+        worker_name = "io_worker"
+
+    # Make sure these values are set already.
+    assert ray.worker._global_node is not None
+    assert ray.worker.global_worker is not None
+    filename = (f"{worker_name}-"
+                f"{binary_to_hex(ray.worker.global_worker.worker_id)}-"
+                f"{job_id}-{os.getpid()}")
+    return filename
+
+
+def configure_log_file(out_file, err_file):
+    stdout_fileno = sys.stdout.fileno()
+    stderr_fileno = sys.stderr.fileno()
+    # C++ logging requires redirecting the stdout file descriptor. Note that
+    # dup2 will automatically close the old file descriptor before overriding
+    # it.
+    os.dup2(out_file.fileno(), stdout_fileno)
+    os.dup2(err_file.fileno(), stderr_fileno)
+    # We also manually set sys.stdout and sys.stderr because that seems to
+    # have an effect on the output buffering. Without doing this, stdout
+    # and stderr are heavily buffered resulting in seemingly lost logging
+    # statements. We never want to close the stdout file descriptor, dup2 will
+    # close it when necessary and we don't want python's GC to close it.
+    sys.stdout = ray.utils.open_log(
+        stdout_fileno, unbuffered=True, closefd=False)
+    sys.stderr = ray.utils.open_log(
+        stderr_fileno, unbuffered=True, closefd=False)
+
+
 def setup_and_get_worker_interceptor_logger(args,
                                             max_bytes=0,
                                             backup_count=0,
diff --git a/python/ray/workers/default_worker.py b/python/ray/workers/default_worker.py
index 8b63b2c81..d9f7837ff 100644
--- a/python/ray/workers/default_worker.py
+++ b/python/ray/workers/default_worker.py
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ import ray.node
 import ray.ray_constants as ray_constants
 import ray.utils
 from ray.parameter import RayParams
-from ray.ray_logging import (StandardStreamInterceptor,
-                             setup_and_get_worker_interceptor_logger)
+from ray.ray_logging import get_worker_log_file_name, configure_log_file
 
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
     description=("Parse addresses for the worker "
@@ -175,20 +174,10 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     ray.worker._global_node = node
     ray.worker.connect(node, mode=mode)
 
-    # Redirect stdout and stderr to the default worker interceptor logger.
-    # NOTE: We deprecated redirect_worker_output arg,
-    # so we don't need to handle here.
-    stdout_interceptor = StandardStreamInterceptor(
-        setup_and_get_worker_interceptor_logger(args, is_for_stdout=True),
-        intercept_stdout=True)
-    stderr_interceptor = StandardStreamInterceptor(
-        setup_and_get_worker_interceptor_logger(args, is_for_stdout=False),
-        intercept_stdout=False)
-    # Although the os level fd is duplicated already, we should overwrite
-    # the python level stdout/stderr object.
-    # Otherwise, buffers won't be flushed.
-    sys.stdout = stdout_interceptor
-    sys.stderr = stderr_interceptor
+    # Setup log file.
+    out_file, err_file = node.get_log_file_handles(
+        get_worker_log_file_name(args.worker_type))
+    configure_log_file(out_file, err_file)
 
     if mode == ray.WORKER_MODE:
         ray.worker.global_worker.main_loop()