diff --git a/lib/workers/branch/lock-files.js b/lib/workers/branch/lock-files.js
index c591516dd15c1c706ec25b5a4b590dbee764b390..46fe54acae5a7dec35c5394a29501ce2c890ff8e 100644
--- a/lib/workers/branch/lock-files.js
+++ b/lib/workers/branch/lock-files.js
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ async function writeExistingFiles(config) {
         packageLock
       );
     } else {
-      logger.debug({ config }, `Removing ${basedir}/package-lock.json`);
+      logger.debug(`Removing ${basedir}/package-lock.json`);
       await fs.remove(upath.join(basedir, 'package-lock.json'));
     }
     if (packageFile.yarnLock && config.type !== 'lockFileMaintenance') {