diff --git a/contrib/oauth2-proxy.cfg.example b/contrib/oauth2-proxy.cfg.example
index 66b705ba..f003a054 100644
--- a/contrib/oauth2-proxy.cfg.example
+++ b/contrib/oauth2-proxy.cfg.example
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #logging_max_age = 7
 #logging_local_time = true
 #logging_compress = false
-#sensible_logging = false
 #standard_logging = true
 #standard_logging_format = "[{{.Timestamp}}] [{{.File}}] {{.Message}}"
 #request_logging = true
diff --git a/pkg/apis/options/logging.go b/pkg/apis/options/logging.go
index 6b3cfba2..1c6f9415 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/options/logging.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/options/logging.go
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ func loggingFlagSet() *pflag.FlagSet {
 
 	flagSet.Bool("auth-logging", true, "Log authentication attempts")
 	flagSet.String("auth-logging-format", logger.DefaultAuthLoggingFormat, "Template for authentication log lines")
-	flagSet.Bool("sensible-logging", false, "Log sensible data")
 	flagSet.Bool("standard-logging", true, "Log standard runtime information")
 	flagSet.String("standard-logging-format", logger.DefaultStandardLoggingFormat, "Template for standard log lines")
 	flagSet.Bool("request-logging", true, "Log HTTP requests")