diff --git a/operator/src/test/resources/application.properties b/operator/src/test/resources/application.properties
index 998495f629..59e20d4793 100644
--- a/operator/src/test/resources/application.properties
+++ b/operator/src/test/resources/application.properties
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ quarkus.test.hang-detection-timeout=30m
 quarkus.operator-sdk.start-operator=false
 
 quarkus.log.level=INFO
-quarkus.log.category."io.javaoperatorsdk".level=DEBUG
 
 operator.keycloak.pod-labels."test.label"=foobar
 operator.keycloak.pod-labels."testLabelWithExpression"=${OPERATOR_TEST_LABEL_EXPRESSION}
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