diff --git a/lib/winston/transports/console.js b/lib/winston/transports/console.js
index 10d6aae65..d6bbd00ec 100644
--- a/lib/winston/transports/console.js
+++ b/lib/winston/transports/console.js
@@ -80,8 +80,7 @@ Console.prototype.log = function (level, msg, meta, callback) {
     logstash:    this.logstash,
     depth:       this.depth,
     formatter:   this.formatter,
-    humanReadableUnhandledException: this.humanReadableUnhandledException,
-    showLevel: this.showLevel
+    humanReadableUnhandledException: this.humanReadableUnhandledException
   });
 
   if (level === 'error' || (level === 'debug' && !this.debugStdout) ) {