diff --git a/packages/logger/src/index.spec.js b/packages/logger/src/index.spec.js
index bded30f37..4691320bd 100644
--- a/packages/logger/src/index.spec.js
+++ b/packages/logger/src/index.spec.js
@@ -17,26 +17,4 @@ describe('logger', () => {
       assert.equal(logger.getLevel(), level);
     });
   });
-
-  it('should offer getLevel to test which level is currently set', () => {
-    let largeObjectGenerated = false;
-    function generateSomethingExpensive() {
-      largeObjectGenerated = true;
-      return JSON.stringify('{ description: "Something expensive to load" }');
-    }
-
-    const logger = new ConsoleLogger();
-    logger.setLevel(LogLevel.INFO);
-    if (logger.getLevel() === LogLevel.DEBUG) {
-      const largeObj = generateSomethingExpensive();
-      logger.debug(`debug: ${largeObj}`);
-    }
-    assert.isFalse(largeObjectGenerated);
-
-    logger.setLevel(LogLevel.DEBUG);
-    if (logger.getLevel() === LogLevel.DEBUG) {
-      generateSomethingExpensive();
-    }
-    assert.isTrue(largeObjectGenerated);
-  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/logger/src/index.ts b/packages/logger/src/index.ts
index 005d2c6b7..9edc8efd6 100644
--- a/packages/logger/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/logger/src/index.ts
@@ -48,11 +48,6 @@ export interface Logger {
    */
   setLevel(level: LogLevel): void;
 
-  /**
-   * Return the current LogLevel.
-   */
-  getLevel(): LogLevel;
-
   /**
    * This allows the instance to be named so that they can easily be filtered when many loggers are sending output
    * to the same destination.
@@ -91,10 +86,6 @@ export class ConsoleLogger implements Logger {
     this.name = '';
   }
 
-  public getLevel(): LogLevel {
-    return this.level;
-  }
-
   /**
    * Sets the instance's log level so that only messages which are equal or more severe are output to the console.
    */