diff --git a/packages/validator/src/util/logger.ts b/packages/validator/src/util/logger.ts
index 2df655645c40..83a98662a5a1 100644
--- a/packages/validator/src/util/logger.ts
+++ b/packages/validator/src/util/logger.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ export function getLoggerVc(logger: Logger, clock: IClock): LoggerVc {
     info: logger.info.bind(logger),
     verbose: logger.verbose.bind(logger),
     debug: logger.debug.bind(logger),
-    trace: logger.trace.bind(logger),
 
     /**
      * Throttle "node is syncing" errors to not pollute the console too much.