diff --git a/cmd/revid-cli/main.go b/cmd/revid-cli/main.go
index 3e379315..01dc3d4d 100644
--- a/cmd/revid-cli/main.go
+++ b/cmd/revid-cli/main.go
@@ -165,25 +165,6 @@ func handleFlags() {
 
 	logger = smartlogger.New(defaultLogVerbosity, logPath)
 
-	// FIXME (saxon): if we store a logger that keeps track of verbosity, we don't
-	// need the verbosity var in the config
-	switch *configFlags[verbosityPtr] {
-	case "Debug":
-		config.Verbosity = smartlogger.Debug
-	case "Info":
-		config.Verbosity = smartlogger.Info
-	case "Warning":
-		config.Verbosity = smartlogger.Warning
-	case "Error":
-		config.Verbosity = smartlogger.Error
-	case "Fatal":
-		config.Verbosity = smartlogger.Fatal
-	case "":
-		config.Verbosity = defaultLogVerbosity
-	default:
-		logger.Log(smartlogger.Warning, pkg+"bad input argument for LogVerbosity")
-	}
-
 	config.Logger = logger
 
 	if *cpuprofile != "" {