diff --git a/codex/testutil.go b/codex/testutil.go
index 54e2ea5..efa863c 100644
--- a/codex/testutil.go
+++ b/codex/testutil.go
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ func newCodexNode(t *testing.T, opts ...codexNodeTestOption) *CodexNode {
 		LogFormat:      LogFormatNoColors,
 		MetricsEnabled: false,
 		BlockRetries:   o.blockRetries,
-		LogLevel:       INFO,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to create Codex node: %v", err)