diff --git a/test/lib/bdev/bdevperf/bdevperf.c b/test/lib/bdev/bdevperf/bdevperf.c
index 5ca8912ff..1d3022e40 100644
--- a/test/lib/bdev/bdevperf/bdevperf.c
+++ b/test/lib/bdev/bdevperf/bdevperf.c
@@ -662,8 +662,6 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	optind = 1;  /* reset the optind */
 
-	rte_set_log_level(RTE_LOG_ERR);
-
 	blockdev_heads_init();
 
 	bdevtest_init(config_file, core_mask);