diff --git a/src/journal/journald.c b/src/journal/journald.c
index a3167712bb..5de337172e 100644
--- a/src/journal/journald.c
+++ b/src/journal/journald.c
@@ -1492,7 +1492,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
         log_set_target(LOG_TARGET_SAFE);
         log_set_facility(LOG_SYSLOG);
-        log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
         log_parse_environment();
         log_open();