diff --git a/src/cmd_line.rs b/src/cmd_line.rs
index f1a81ab..bf37fe0 100644
--- a/src/cmd_line.rs
+++ b/src/cmd_line.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ pub struct CmdLineSettings {
     pub neovim_args: Vec<String>,
     // Command-line arguments only
     pub geometry: Dimensions,
-    pub verbosity: u64,
     pub log_to_file: bool,
     pub no_fork: bool,
     pub remote_tcp: Option<String>,
@@ -33,7 +32,6 @@ impl Default for CmdLineSettings {
             neovim_args: vec![],
             // Command-line arguments only
             geometry: DEFAULT_WINDOW_GEOMETRY,
-            verbosity: 0,
             log_to_file: false,
             no_fork: false,
             remote_tcp: None,
@@ -72,12 +70,6 @@ pub fn handle_command_line_arguments(args: Vec<String>) -> Result<(), String> {
                 .help("Specify Arguments to pass down to neovim"),
         )
         // Command-line arguments only
-        .arg(
-            Arg::with_name("verbosity")
-                .short("v")
-                .multiple(true)
-                .help("Increase verbosity level (repeatable up to 4 times; implies --nofork)"),
-        )
         .arg(
             Arg::with_name("geometry")
                 .long("geometry")
@@ -170,10 +162,9 @@ pub fn handle_command_line_arguments(args: Vec<String>) -> Result<(), String> {
         // Pass through arguments
         neovim_args,
         // Command-line arguments only
-        verbosity: matches.occurrences_of("verbosity"),
         geometry: parse_window_geometry(matches.value_of("geometry").map(|i| i.to_owned()))?,
         log_to_file: matches.is_present("log_to_file"),
-        no_fork: matches.is_present("nofork") || matches.is_present("verbosity"),
+        no_fork: matches.is_present("nofork"),
         remote_tcp: matches.value_of("remote_tcp").map(|i| i.to_owned()),
         wsl: matches.is_present("wsl"),
         // Command-line flags with environment variable fallback
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index a25e348..3c91474 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -180,12 +180,6 @@ fn main() {
 #[cfg(not(test))]
 pub fn init_logger() {
     let settings = SETTINGS.get::<CmdLineSettings>();
-    let verbosity = match settings.verbosity {
-        0 => "warn",
-        1 => "info",
-        2 => "debug",
-        _ => "trace",
-    };
 
     let logger = if settings.log_to_file {
         Logger::with_env_or_str("neovide")