diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 920df2bc..04b930aa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -398,8 +398,6 @@ void replace_default_logger_example()
 {
     auto new_logger = spdlog::basic_logger_mt("new_default_logger", "logs/new-default-log.txt", true);
     spdlog::set_default_logger(new_logger);
-    spdlog::set_level(spdlog::level::trace); 
-    spdlog::trace("This message should appear..");
 }
 ```