diff --git a/gajim/common/config.py b/gajim/common/config.py
index 2bab8ecc1c9582aec352adce6227f2ec1c781802..c92f7a2f4a4c2e30fb160278a6b5f596ffe08624 100644
--- a/gajim/common/config.py
+++ b/gajim/common/config.py
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ class Config:
 
     __options = ({
         # name: [ type, default_value, help_string, restart ]
-        'verbose': [opt_bool, False, '', True],
         'autopopup': [opt_bool, False],
         'autopopupaway': [opt_bool, False],
         'sounddnd': [opt_bool, False, _('Play sound even when being busy.')],
diff --git a/gajim/common/setting_values.py b/gajim/common/setting_values.py
index 7c781fcb3c0f82097ffa3f76797ef1db82a89de1..af2a68aab1223072a0c9cc7a7bdf370bc2cffe63 100644
--- a/gajim/common/setting_values.py
+++ b/gajim/common/setting_values.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ class _ACCOUNT_DEFAULT:
 # pylint: disable=line-too-long
 
 APP_SETTINGS = {
-    'verbose': False,
     'autopopup': False,
     'show_notifications': True,
     'autopopupaway': False,
diff --git a/gajim/gui_interface.py b/gajim/gui_interface.py
index 09ad4f612402f30c8aa53ce9f2a4e39dee60dc28..c48f07768e586adbb8c3fa764b6be2afdd493825 100644
--- a/gajim/gui_interface.py
+++ b/gajim/gui_interface.py
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@
 from gajim.common import socks5
 from gajim.common import helpers
 from gajim.common import passwords
-from gajim.common import logging_helpers
 from gajim.common.helpers import ask_for_status_message
 from gajim.common.helpers import get_group_chat_nick
 from gajim.common.structs import MUCData
@@ -2125,9 +2124,6 @@ def __init__(self):
         app.load_css_config()
 
         app.storage.archive.reset_shown_unread_messages()
-        # override logging settings from config (don't take care of '-q' option)
-        if app.settings.get('verbose'):
-            logging_helpers.set_verbose()
 
         for account in app.settings.get_accounts():
             if app.settings.get_account_setting(account, 'is_zeroconf'):