diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
index eb73f9ac5a..fcb2d18e4c 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
@@ -584,7 +584,6 @@ namespace MWRender
         NifOsg::Loader::setHiddenNodeMask(Mask_UpdateVisitor);
         NifOsg::Loader::setIntersectionDisabledNodeMask(Mask_Effect);
         Nif::Reader::setLoadUnsupportedFiles(Settings::models().mLoadUnsupportedNifFiles);
-        Nif::Reader::setWriteNifDebugLog(Settings::models().mWriteNifDebugLog);
 
         mStateUpdater->setFogEnd(mViewDistance);
 
diff --git a/components/settings/categories/models.hpp b/components/settings/categories/models.hpp
index 5cadca8be7..b7ded15151 100644
--- a/components/settings/categories/models.hpp
+++ b/components/settings/categories/models.hpp
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ namespace Settings
         SettingValue<VFS::Path::Normalized> mWeatherblightcloud{ mIndex, "Models", "weatherblightcloud" };
         SettingValue<VFS::Path::Normalized> mWeathersnow{ mIndex, "Models", "weathersnow" };
         SettingValue<VFS::Path::Normalized> mWeatherblizzard{ mIndex, "Models", "weatherblizzard" };
-        SettingValue<bool> mWriteNifDebugLog{ mIndex, "Models", "write nif debug log" };
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/docs/source/reference/modding/settings/models.rst b/docs/source/reference/modding/settings/models.rst
index 4cf8d4c0d6..f39faca7cf 100644
--- a/docs/source/reference/modding/settings/models.rst
+++ b/docs/source/reference/modding/settings/models.rst
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ If enabled, this setting allows the NIF loader to make use of that functionality
 	
 	**Do not enable** this if you're not so sure that you know what you're doing.
 
-To help debug possible issues OpenMW will log its progress in loading
-every file that uses an unsupported NIF version.
-
 xbaseanim
 ---------
 
@@ -263,12 +260,3 @@ weatherblizzard
 Path to the file used for the blizzard clouds weather effect in Morrowind. 
 OpenMW doesn't use this file, instead it renders a similar looking particle 
 effect. Changing this won't have any effect.
-
-write nif debug log
--------------------
-
-:Type:		boolean
-:Range:		True/False
-:Default:	False
-
-If enabled, log the loading process of NIF files.
diff --git a/files/settings-default.cfg b/files/settings-default.cfg
index 5acce45df5..a5b8426f19 100644
--- a/files/settings-default.cfg
+++ b/files/settings-default.cfg
@@ -1154,9 +1154,6 @@ weathersnow = meshes/snow.nif
 # Blizzard weather effect
 weatherblizzard = meshes/blizzard.nif
 
-# Enable to write logs when loading NIF files
-write nif debug log = false
-
 [Groundcover]
 
 # enable separate groundcover handling