diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/common/debug.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/common/debug.ts
index 5b1d47607f0..decf0b30def 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/common/debug.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/common/debug.ts
@@ -369,7 +369,6 @@ export interface IEnvConfig {
 	postDebugTask?: string;
 	debugServer?: number;
 	noDebug?: boolean;
-	logLevel?: string;
 }
 
 export interface IConfig extends IEnvConfig {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/electron-browser/debug.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/electron-browser/debug.contribution.ts
index ef5ced91b66..8df4ab9acde 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/electron-browser/debug.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/electron-browser/debug.contribution.ts
@@ -215,11 +215,6 @@ configurationRegistry.registerConfiguration({
 			description: nls.localize({ comment: ['This is the description for a setting'], key: 'enableAllHovers' }, "Controls if the non debug hovers should be enabled while debugging. If true the hover providers will be called to provide a hover. Regular hovers will not be shown even if this setting is true."),
 			default: false
 		},
-		'debug.logLevel': {
-			enum: ['off', 'trace', 'debug', 'info', 'warning', 'error', 'critical'],
-			description: nls.localize({ comment: ['This is the description for a setting'], key: 'logLevel' }, "Controls what diagnostic output should the debug session produce."),
-			default: 'info'
-		},
 		'launch': {
 			type: 'object',
 			description: nls.localize({ comment: ['This is the description for a setting'], key: 'launch' }, "Global debug launch configuration. Should be used as an alternative to 'launch.json' that is shared across workspaces"),