diff --git a/source/reference/configuration-options.txt b/source/reference/configuration-options.txt
index 3f6dc3a8aea..06ae7a8e672 100644
--- a/source/reference/configuration-options.txt
+++ b/source/reference/configuration-options.txt
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ The following is an example of several settings in a configuration file:
    systemLog:
       destination: file
       path: "/var/log/mongodb/mongodb.log"
-      quiet: true
       logAppend: true
    storage:
       journal: