diff --git a/logger.go b/logger.go
index 45d9ef729..39156e096 100644
--- a/logger.go
+++ b/logger.go
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ var _exit = os.Exit
 // A Logger enables leveled, structured logging. All methods are safe for
 // concurrent use.
 type Logger interface {
-	// Check if output at a specific level is enabled.
-	Enabled(Level) bool
 	// Check the minimum enabled log level.
 	Level() Level
 	// Change the level of this logger, as well as all its ancestors and
@@ -117,10 +115,6 @@ func (jl *jsonLogger) SetLevel(lvl Level) {
 	jl.level.Store(int32(lvl))
 }
 
-func (jl *jsonLogger) Enabled(lvl Level) bool {
-	return lvl >= jl.Level()
-}
-
 func (jl *jsonLogger) With(fields ...Field) Logger {
 	clone := &jsonLogger{
 		level:       jl.level,
@@ -142,7 +136,7 @@ func (jl *jsonLogger) StubTime() {
 }
 
 func (jl *jsonLogger) Check(lvl Level, msg string) *CheckedMessage {
-	if !jl.Enabled(lvl) {
+	if !(lvl >= jl.Level()) {
 		return nil
 	}
 	return NewCheckedMessage(jl, lvl, msg)
@@ -193,7 +187,7 @@ func (jl *jsonLogger) DFatal(msg string, fields ...Field) {
 }
 
 func (jl *jsonLogger) log(lvl Level, msg string, fields []Field) {
-	if !jl.Enabled(lvl) {
+	if !(lvl >= jl.Level()) {
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/logger_test.go b/logger_test.go
index 3be387c2f..c5edef441 100644
--- a/logger_test.go
+++ b/logger_test.go
@@ -100,24 +100,6 @@ func TestJSONLoggerSetLevel(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
-func TestJSONLoggerEnabled(t *testing.T) {
-	withJSONLogger(t, opts(InfoLevel), func(jl *jsonLogger, _ func() []string) {
-		assert.False(t, jl.Enabled(DebugLevel), "Debug logs shouldn't be enabled at Info level.")
-		assert.True(t, jl.Enabled(InfoLevel), "Info logs should be enabled at Info level.")
-		assert.True(t, jl.Enabled(WarnLevel), "Warn logs should be enabled at Info level.")
-		assert.True(t, jl.Enabled(ErrorLevel), "Error logs should be enabled at Info level.")
-		assert.True(t, jl.Enabled(PanicLevel), "Panic logs should be enabled at Info level.")
-		assert.True(t, jl.Enabled(FatalLevel), "Fatal logs should be enabled at Info level.")
-
-		for _, lvl := range []Level{DebugLevel, InfoLevel, WarnLevel, ErrorLevel, PanicLevel, FatalLevel} {
-			jl.SetLevel(NoneLevel)
-			assert.False(t, jl.Enabled(lvl), "No logging should be enabled at None level.")
-			jl.SetLevel(AllLevel)
-			assert.True(t, jl.Enabled(lvl), "All logging should be enabled at All level.")
-		}
-	})
-}
-
 func TestJSONLoggerConcurrentLevelMutation(t *testing.T) {
 	// Trigger races for non-atomic level mutations.
 	proceed := make(chan struct{})
diff --git a/spy/logger.go b/spy/logger.go
index 04d9c0d26..be591dece 100644
--- a/spy/logger.go
+++ b/spy/logger.go
@@ -91,11 +91,6 @@ func (l *Logger) SetDevelopment(dev bool) {
 	l.Unlock()
 }
 
-// Enabled checks whether logging at the specified level is enabled.
-func (l *Logger) Enabled(lvl zap.Level) bool {
-	return lvl >= l.Level()
-}
-
 // Level returns the currently-enabled logging level.
 func (l *Logger) Level() zap.Level {
 	l.Lock()
@@ -124,7 +119,7 @@ func (l *Logger) With(fields ...zap.Field) zap.Logger {
 
 // Check returns a CheckedMessage if logging a particular message would succeed.
 func (l *Logger) Check(lvl zap.Level, msg string) *zap.CheckedMessage {
-	if !l.Enabled(lvl) {
+	if !(lvl >= l.Level()) {
 		return nil
 	}
 	return zap.NewCheckedMessage(l, lvl, msg)
diff --git a/zwrap/sample.go b/zwrap/sample.go
index e0ed5f25a..dd1e157c4 100644
--- a/zwrap/sample.go
+++ b/zwrap/sample.go
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ func (s *sampler) DFatal(msg string, fields ...zap.Field) {
 }
 
 func (s *sampler) check(lvl zap.Level, msg string) bool {
-	if !s.Enabled(lvl) {
+	if !(lvl >= s.Level()) {
 		return false
 	}
 	n := s.counts.Inc(msg)