diff --git a/torbot/modules/config.py b/torbot/modules/config.py
index 86b6ba12..d4008802 100644
--- a/torbot/modules/config.py
+++ b/torbot/modules/config.py
@@ -17,16 +17,6 @@
 host = os.getenv("HOST")
 
 
-def get_log_level() -> int:
-    log_level_str = os.getenv('LOG_LEVEL')
-    if log_level_str:
-        log_level_str = log_level_str.lower()
-        mapping = logging.getLevelNamesMapping()
-        if log_level_str in mapping:
-            return mapping[log_level_str]
-    return logging.INFO
-
-
 def get_data_directory():
     data_directory = os.getenv('TORBOT_DATA_DIR')
     # if a path is not set, write data to the config directory