diff --git a/drivers/sensor/fxos8700/Kconfig b/drivers/sensor/fxos8700/Kconfig
index 84a8bef4b06..2420a5e3880 100644
--- a/drivers/sensor/fxos8700/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/sensor/fxos8700/Kconfig
@@ -22,25 +22,6 @@ menuconfig FXOS8700
 	help
 	Enable driver for the FXOS8700 accelerometer/magnetometer
 
-config FXOS8700_SYS_LOG_LEVEL
-	int "Log level"
-	depends on SYS_LOG && FXOS8700
-	default 0
-	range 0 4
-	help
-	Sets log level for FXOS8700 driver.
-	Levels are:
-
-	- 0 OFF: do not write
-
-	- 1 ERROR: only write SYS_LOG_ERR
-
-	- 2 WARNING: write SYS_LOG_WRN in addition to previous level
-
-	- 3 INFO: write SYS_LOG_INF in addition to previous levels
-
-	- 4 DEBUG: write SYS_LOG_DBG in addition to previous levels
-
 config FXOS8700_NAME
 	string "Device name"
 	depends on FXOS8700
diff --git a/drivers/sensor/fxos8700/fxos8700.h b/drivers/sensor/fxos8700/fxos8700.h
index c8bdfe4cdb9..a2d191ab66d 100644
--- a/drivers/sensor/fxos8700/fxos8700.h
+++ b/drivers/sensor/fxos8700/fxos8700.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #include <i2c.h>
 
 #define SYS_LOG_DOMAIN "FXOS8700"
-#define SYS_LOG_LEVEL CONFIG_FXOS8700_SYS_LOG_LEVEL
+#define SYS_LOG_LEVEL CONFIG_SYS_LOG_SENSOR_LEVEL
 #include <misc/sys_log.h>
 
 #define FXOS8700_REG_STATUS			0x00