diff --git a/Vostok.Logging.Formatting.Tests/Tokens/ExceptionToken_Tests.cs b/Vostok.Logging.Formatting.Tests/Tokens/ExceptionToken_Tests.cs
index fda5541..9e6ff58 100644
--- a/Vostok.Logging.Formatting.Tests/Tokens/ExceptionToken_Tests.cs
+++ b/Vostok.Logging.Formatting.Tests/Tokens/ExceptionToken_Tests.cs
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ public void Should_not_render_anything_for_null_exception()
         }
 
         [Test]
-        public void Should_correctly_format_type_and_messages_for_exceptions_without_nested_exceptions()
+        public void Should_use_ToString_to_render_exception()
         {
             try
             {
-                throw new Exception("error1");
+                throw new Exception("error1", new Exception("error2"));
             }
             catch (Exception error)
             {
@@ -38,24 +38,12 @@ public void Should_correctly_format_type_and_messages_for_exceptions_without_nes
 
                 Console.Out.WriteLine(result);
 
-                result.Should().StartWith("System.Exception: error1");
-            }
-        }
-
-        [Test]
-        public void Should_correctly_format_type_and_messages_for_exceptions_with_nested_exceptions()
-        {
-            try
-            {
-                throw new Exception("error1", new Exception("error2", new FormatException("error3")));
-            }
-            catch (Exception error)
-            {
-                var result = Format(error);
-
-                Console.Out.WriteLine(result);
-
-                result.Should().StartWith("System.Exception: error1 ---> System.Exception: error2 ---> System.FormatException: error3");
+                result.Should()
+                    .Contain(error.ToString())
+                    .And.Contain(typeof(Exception).FullName)
+                    .And.Contain("error1")
+                    .And.Contain("error2")
+                    .And.Contain(nameof(Should_use_ToString_to_render_exception));
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/Vostok.Logging.Formatting/Tokens/ExceptionToken.cs b/Vostok.Logging.Formatting/Tokens/ExceptionToken.cs
index f397ca7..f18b26f 100644
--- a/Vostok.Logging.Formatting/Tokens/ExceptionToken.cs
+++ b/Vostok.Logging.Formatting/Tokens/ExceptionToken.cs
@@ -19,48 +19,7 @@ public override void Render(LogEvent @event, TextWriter writer, IFormatProvider
             if (@event.Exception == null)
                 return;
 
-            RenderException(@event.Exception, writer, 0);
-            writer.WriteLine();
-        }
-
-        private static void RenderException(Exception error, TextWriter writer, int depth)
-        {
-            if (error == null)
-                return;
-
-            if (depth > MaximumDepth)
-            {
-                writer.Write("<too deep>");
-                return;
-            }
-
-            writer.Write(error.GetType().ToString());
-
-            var errorMessage = error.Message;
-            if (errorMessage != null)
-            {
-                writer.Write(": ");
-                writer.Write(errorMessage);
-            }
-
-            var innerError = error.InnerException;
-            if (innerError != null)
-            {
-                writer.Write(" ---> ");
-
-                RenderException(innerError, writer, depth + 1);
-
-                writer.WriteLine();
-                writer.Write("   ");
-                writer.Write("--- End of inner exception stack trace ---");
-            }
-
-            var stackTrace = error.StackTrace;
-            if (stackTrace != null)
-            {
-                writer.WriteLine();
-                writer.Write(stackTrace);
-            }
+            writer.WriteLine(@event.Exception.ToString());
         }
     }
 }
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