diff --git a/agent/agent.go b/agent/agent.go
index 195c3d0ed..eac75560b 100644
--- a/agent/agent.go
+++ b/agent/agent.go
@@ -1524,7 +1524,6 @@ func (a *Agent) consulConfig() (*consul.Config, error) {
 	}
 
 	// Setup the loggers
-	base.LogLevel = a.config.LogLevel
 	base.LogOutput = a.LogOutput
 
 	// This will set up the LAN keyring, as well as the WAN and any segments
diff --git a/agent/consul/config.go b/agent/consul/config.go
index 949886505..65820822d 100644
--- a/agent/consul/config.go
+++ b/agent/consul/config.go
@@ -161,9 +161,6 @@ type Config struct {
 	// leader election.
 	ReconcileInterval time.Duration
 
-	// LogLevel is the level of the logs to write. Defaults to "INFO".
-	LogLevel string
-
 	// LogOutput is the location to write logs to. If this is not set,
 	// logs will go to stderr.
 	LogOutput io.Writer