diff --git a/src/Compilers/Core/Portable/CommandLine/CommonCompiler.cs b/src/Compilers/Core/Portable/CommandLine/CommonCompiler.cs
index bbc7099a888502f61797e20e2fb99558e47bc51d..4309c8e34f4a83b9765d8281ea028e11c156cf9b 100644
--- a/src/Compilers/Core/Portable/CommandLine/CommonCompiler.cs
+++ b/src/Compilers/Core/Portable/CommandLine/CommonCompiler.cs
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ protected virtual void PrintError(Diagnostic diagnostic, TextWriter consoleOutpu
             consoleOutput.WriteLine(DiagnosticFormatter.Format(diagnostic, Culture));
         }
 
-        public StreamErrorLogger GetErrorLogger(TextWriter consoleOutput, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        public SarifErrorLogger GetErrorLogger(TextWriter consoleOutput, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             Debug.Assert(Arguments.ErrorLogPath != null);
 
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ public StreamErrorLogger GetErrorLogger(TextWriter consoleOutput, CancellationTo
                                     FileAccess.Write,
                                     FileShare.ReadWrite | FileShare.Delete);
 
-            StreamErrorLogger logger;
+            SarifErrorLogger logger;
             if (errorLog == null)
             {
                 Debug.Assert(diagnostics.HasAnyErrors());
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ public StreamErrorLogger GetErrorLogger(TextWriter consoleOutput, CancellationTo
         public virtual int Run(TextWriter consoleOutput, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
         {
             var saveUICulture = CultureInfo.CurrentUICulture;
-            StreamErrorLogger errorLogger = null;
+            SarifErrorLogger errorLogger = null;
 
             try
             {
diff --git a/src/Compilers/Core/Portable/CommandLine/ErrorLogger.cs b/src/Compilers/Core/Portable/CommandLine/ErrorLogger.cs
index 9d0c1d84a3968909ceef34ff527026c848602f07..41ee97d4c2c539f2f0808d5416765cf60075b3dd 100644
--- a/src/Compilers/Core/Portable/CommandLine/ErrorLogger.cs
+++ b/src/Compilers/Core/Portable/CommandLine/ErrorLogger.cs
@@ -14,27 +14,4 @@ internal abstract class ErrorLogger
     {
         public abstract void LogDiagnostic(Diagnostic diagnostic);
     }
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Used for logging all compiler diagnostics into a given <see cref="Stream"/>.
-    /// This logger is responsible for closing the given stream on <see cref="Dispose"/>.
-    /// It is incorrect to use the logger concurrently from multiple threads.
-    /// </summary>
-    internal abstract class StreamErrorLogger : ErrorLogger, IDisposable
-    {
-        protected JsonWriter _writer { get; } // TODO: Rename to Writer.
-
-        public StreamErrorLogger(Stream stream)
-        {
-            Debug.Assert(stream != null);
-            Debug.Assert(stream.Position == 0);
-
-            _writer = new JsonWriter(new StreamWriter(stream));
-        }
-
-        public virtual void Dispose()
-        {
-            _writer.Dispose();
-        }
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Compilers/Core/Portable/CommandLine/SarifErrorLoggerBase.cs b/src/Compilers/Core/Portable/CommandLine/SarifErrorLogger.cs
similarity index 88%
rename from src/Compilers/Core/Portable/CommandLine/SarifErrorLoggerBase.cs
rename to src/Compilers/Core/Portable/CommandLine/SarifErrorLogger.cs
index a8eee2ce8256895983741d464321d2a70176b661..2abe1e165bafb2e3df738ea13009951741ec4802 100644
--- a/src/Compilers/Core/Portable/CommandLine/SarifErrorLoggerBase.cs
+++ b/src/Compilers/Core/Portable/CommandLine/SarifErrorLogger.cs
@@ -4,16 +4,21 @@
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Globalization;
+using Roslyn.Utilities;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CodeAnalysis
 {
-    internal abstract class SarifErrorLoggerBase : StreamErrorLogger, IDisposable
+    internal abstract class SarifErrorLogger : ErrorLogger, IDisposable
     {
+        protected JsonWriter _writer { get; }
         protected readonly CultureInfo _culture;
 
-        protected SarifErrorLoggerBase(Stream stream, CultureInfo culture)
-            : base(stream)
+        protected SarifErrorLogger(Stream stream, CultureInfo culture)
         {
+            Debug.Assert(stream != null);
+            Debug.Assert(stream.Position == 0);
+
+            _writer = new JsonWriter(new StreamWriter(stream));
             _culture = culture;
         }
 
@@ -22,9 +27,9 @@ protected SarifErrorLoggerBase(Stream stream, CultureInfo culture)
 
         protected abstract void WritePhysicalLocation(Location diagnosticLocation);
 
-        public override void Dispose()
+        public virtual void Dispose()
         {
-            base.Dispose();
+            _writer.Dispose();
         }
 
         protected void WriteRegion(FileLinePositionSpan span)
diff --git a/src/Compilers/Core/Portable/CommandLine/SarifV1ErrorLogger.cs b/src/Compilers/Core/Portable/CommandLine/SarifV1ErrorLogger.cs
index cb0f72219075a7c4987708b815edb53cbef1b705..e8d4fc1f58a4f95d44343f3cd68db1a3a9d74cf9 100644
--- a/src/Compilers/Core/Portable/CommandLine/SarifV1ErrorLogger.cs
+++ b/src/Compilers/Core/Portable/CommandLine/SarifV1ErrorLogger.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.CodeAnalysis
     /// <remarks>
     /// To log diagnostics in the standardized SARIF v2.1.0 format, use the SarifV2ErrorLogger.
     /// </remarks>
-    internal sealed class SarifV1ErrorLogger : SarifErrorLoggerBase, IDisposable
+    internal sealed class SarifV1ErrorLogger : SarifErrorLogger, IDisposable
     {
         private readonly DiagnosticDescriptorSet _descriptors;
         public SarifV1ErrorLogger(Stream stream, string toolName, string toolFileVersion, Version toolAssemblyVersion, CultureInfo culture)
diff --git a/src/Compilers/Core/Portable/CommandLine/SarifV2ErrorLogger.cs b/src/Compilers/Core/Portable/CommandLine/SarifV2ErrorLogger.cs
index 5283cec0e4d088557fbe69e47874d4853fcead58..5c6a9a2f50b9dd447980d5e0438255b54a3a450e 100644
--- a/src/Compilers/Core/Portable/CommandLine/SarifV2ErrorLogger.cs
+++ b/src/Compilers/Core/Portable/CommandLine/SarifV2ErrorLogger.cs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 namespace Microsoft.CodeAnalysis
 {
-    internal sealed class SarifV2ErrorLogger : SarifErrorLoggerBase, IDisposable
+    internal sealed class SarifV2ErrorLogger : SarifErrorLogger, IDisposable
     {
         private readonly DiagnosticDescriptorSet _descriptors;
 
diff --git a/src/Scripting/Core/Hosting/CommandLine/CommandLineRunner.cs b/src/Scripting/Core/Hosting/CommandLine/CommandLineRunner.cs
index e646e195ffe71ddf99d8225db95c8291d3bf5940..1b9c321daff63511dfe233d3bb11029bc36f0439 100644
--- a/src/Scripting/Core/Hosting/CommandLine/CommandLineRunner.cs
+++ b/src/Scripting/Core/Hosting/CommandLine/CommandLineRunner.cs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ internal CommandLineRunner(ConsoleIO console, CommonCompiler compiler, ScriptCom
         /// </summary>
         internal int RunInteractive()
         {
-            StreamErrorLogger errorLogger = null;
+            SarifErrorLogger errorLogger = null;
             if (_compiler.Arguments.ErrorLogPath != null)
             {
                 errorLogger = _compiler.GetErrorLogger(_console.Error, CancellationToken.None);