diff --git a/test/realtime/auth.test.js b/test/realtime/auth.test.js
index a70144a413..3d1ed07483 100644
--- a/test/realtime/auth.test.js
+++ b/test/realtime/auth.test.js
@@ -1318,7 +1318,6 @@ define(['ably', 'shared_helper', 'async', 'chai'], function (Ably, helper, async
     /* Check that only the last authorize matters */
     it('multiple_concurrent_authorize', function (done) {
       var realtime = helper.AblyRealtime({
-        logLevel: 4,
         useTokenAuth: true,
         defaultTokenParams: { capability: { wrong: ['*'] } },
       });
diff --git a/test/realtime/connection.test.js b/test/realtime/connection.test.js
index 8d5b9fb163..ad99276bab 100644
--- a/test/realtime/connection.test.js
+++ b/test/realtime/connection.test.js
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ define(['ably', 'shared_helper', 'async', 'chai'], function (Ably, helper, async
     it('connectionAttributes', function (done) {
       var realtime;
       try {
-        realtime = helper.AblyRealtime({ logLevel: 4 });
+        realtime = helper.AblyRealtime();
         realtime.connection.on('connected', function () {
           try {
             const recoveryContext = JSON.parse(realtime.connection.recoveryKey);
diff --git a/test/realtime/presence.test.js b/test/realtime/presence.test.js
index a0e327f4ea..f71d7636e5 100644
--- a/test/realtime/presence.test.js
+++ b/test/realtime/presence.test.js
@@ -1968,9 +1968,9 @@ define(['ably', 'shared_helper', 'async', 'chai'], function (Ably, helper, async
      * and only members that changed between ATTACHED states should result in
      * presence events */
     it('suspended_preserves_presence', function (done) {
-      var mainRealtime = helper.AblyRealtime({ clientId: 'main', logLevel: 4 }),
-        continuousRealtime = helper.AblyRealtime({ clientId: 'continuous', logLevel: 4 }),
-        leavesRealtime = helper.AblyRealtime({ clientId: 'leaves', logLevel: 4 }),
+      var mainRealtime = helper.AblyRealtime({ clientId: 'main' }),
+        continuousRealtime = helper.AblyRealtime({ clientId: 'continuous' }),
+        leavesRealtime = helper.AblyRealtime({ clientId: 'leaves' }),
         channelName = 'suspended_preserves_presence',
         mainChannel = mainRealtime.channels.get(channelName);
 
diff --git a/test/rest/fallbacks.test.js b/test/rest/fallbacks.test.js
index bef0f13184..93ed7cc98f 100644
--- a/test/rest/fallbacks.test.js
+++ b/test/rest/fallbacks.test.js
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ define(['shared_helper', 'async', 'chai'], function (helper, async, chai) {
         restHost: helper.unroutableHost,
         fallbackHosts: [goodHost],
         httpRequestTimeout: 3000,
-        logLevel: 4,
       });
       var validUntil;
       var serverTime = await rest.time();