diff --git a/src/_pytest/logging.py b/src/_pytest/logging.py
index 96709ae93..2eb69fdbf 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/logging.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/logging.py
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
 else:
     logging_StreamHandler = logging.StreamHandler
 
-
 DEFAULT_LOG_FORMAT = "%(levelname)-8s %(name)s:%(filename)s:%(lineno)d %(message)s"
 DEFAULT_LOG_DATE_FORMAT = "%H:%M:%S"
 _ANSI_ESCAPE_SEQ = re.compile(r"\x1b\[[\d;]+m")
@@ -335,16 +334,6 @@ class LogCaptureHandler(logging_StreamHandler):
         """Create a new log handler."""
         super().__init__(StringIO())
         self.records: List[logging.LogRecord] = []
-        self.set_when(None)
-
-    def set_when(self, when: Optional[str]) -> None:
-        """Prepare for the given test phase (setup/call/teardown)."""
-        self._when = when
-
-    def get_when(self) -> Optional[str]:
-        return self._when
-
-    when = property(get_when, set_when)
 
     def emit(self, record: logging.LogRecord) -> None:
         """Keep the log records in a list in addition to the log text."""
@@ -355,6 +344,10 @@ class LogCaptureHandler(logging_StreamHandler):
         self.records = []
         self.stream = StringIO()
 
+    def clear(self) -> None:
+        self.records.clear()
+        self.stream = StringIO()
+
     def handleError(self, record: logging.LogRecord) -> None:
         if logging.raiseExceptions:
             # Fail the test if the log message is bad (emit failed).
@@ -450,8 +443,7 @@ class LogCaptureFixture:
 
     def clear(self) -> None:
         """Reset the list of log records and the captured log text."""
-        self.handler.reset()
-        self._item.stash[caplog_records_key][self.handler.when] = self.records
+        self.handler.clear()
 
     def set_level(self, level: Union[int, str], logger: Optional[str] = None) -> None:
         """Set the level of a logger for the duration of a test.
@@ -706,7 +698,6 @@ class LoggingPlugin:
             level=self.log_level,
         ) as report_handler:
             caplog_handler.reset()
-            caplog_handler.set_when(when)
             report_handler.reset()
             item.stash[caplog_records_key][when] = caplog_handler.records
             item.stash[caplog_handler_key] = caplog_handler
diff --git a/testing/logging/test_fixture.py b/testing/logging/test_fixture.py
index 6b85ce60a..e9e73d05f 100644
--- a/testing/logging/test_fixture.py
+++ b/testing/logging/test_fixture.py
@@ -184,6 +184,11 @@ def test_clear_for_call_stage(caplog, logging_during_setup_and_teardown):
     assert [x.message for x in caplog.get_records("setup")] == ["a_setup_log"]
     assert set(caplog._item.stash[caplog_records_key]) == {"setup", "call"}
 
+    logging.info("a_call_log_after_clear")
+    assert [x.message for x in caplog.get_records("call")] == ["a_call_log_after_clear"]
+    assert [x.message for x in caplog.get_records("setup")] == ["a_setup_log"]
+    assert set(caplog._item.stash[caplog_records_key]) == {"setup", "call"}
+
 
 def test_ini_controls_global_log_level(pytester: Pytester) -> None:
     pytester.makepyfile(