diff --git a/src/applications/config/option/PhabricatorPHDConfigOptions.php b/src/applications/config/option/PhabricatorPHDConfigOptions.php
--- a/src/applications/config/option/PhabricatorPHDConfigOptions.php
+++ b/src/applications/config/option/PhabricatorPHDConfigOptions.php
@@ -43,22 +43,6 @@
             "configuration changes are picked up by the daemons ".
             "automatically, but pool sizes can not be changed without a ".
             "restart.")),
-      $this->newOption('phd.verbose', 'bool', false)
-        ->setLocked(true)
-        ->setBoolOptions(
-          array(
-            pht('Verbose mode'),
-            pht('Normal mode'),
-          ))
-        ->setSummary(pht("Launch daemons in 'verbose' mode by default."))
-        ->setDescription(
-          pht(
-            "Launch daemons in 'verbose' mode by default. This creates a lot ".
-            "of output, but can help debug issues. Daemons launched in debug ".
-            "mode with '%s' are always launched in verbose mode. ".
-            "See also '%s'.",
-            'phd debug',
-            'phd.trace')),
       $this->newOption('phd.user', 'string', null)
         ->setLocked(true)
         ->setSummary(pht('System user to run daemons as.'))
@@ -68,22 +52,6 @@
             'user will own the working copies of any repositories that '.
             'Phabricator imports or manages. This option is new and '.
             'experimental.')),
-      $this->newOption('phd.trace', 'bool', false)
-        ->setLocked(true)
-        ->setBoolOptions(
-          array(
-            pht('Trace mode'),
-            pht('Normal mode'),
-          ))
-        ->setSummary(pht("Launch daemons in 'trace' mode by default."))
-        ->setDescription(
-          pht(
-            "Launch daemons in 'trace' mode by default. This creates an ".
-            "ENORMOUS amount of output, but can help debug issues. Daemons ".
-            "launched in debug mode with '%s' are always launched in ".
-            "trace mode. See also '%s'.",
-            'phd debug',
-            'phd.verbose')),
       $this->newOption('phd.garbage-collection', 'wild', array())
         ->setLocked(true)
         ->setLockedMessage(
diff --git a/src/applications/daemon/management/PhabricatorDaemonManagementWorkflow.php b/src/applications/daemon/management/PhabricatorDaemonManagementWorkflow.php
--- a/src/applications/daemon/management/PhabricatorDaemonManagementWorkflow.php
+++ b/src/applications/daemon/management/PhabricatorDaemonManagementWorkflow.php
@@ -116,11 +116,11 @@
     $trace = PhutilArgumentParser::isTraceModeEnabled();
 
     $flags = array();
-    if ($trace || PhabricatorEnv::getEnvConfig('phd.trace')) {
+    if ($trace) {
       $flags[] = '--trace';
     }
 
-    if ($debug || PhabricatorEnv::getEnvConfig('phd.verbose')) {
+    if ($debug) {
       $flags[] = '--verbose';
     }
 
diff --git a/src/infrastructure/daemon/workers/PhabricatorTaskmasterDaemon.php b/src/infrastructure/daemon/workers/PhabricatorTaskmasterDaemon.php
--- a/src/infrastructure/daemon/workers/PhabricatorTaskmasterDaemon.php
+++ b/src/infrastructure/daemon/workers/PhabricatorTaskmasterDaemon.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
           if ($ex) {
             if ($ex instanceof PhabricatorWorkerPermanentFailureException) {
               // NOTE: Make sure these reach the daemon log, even when not
-              // running in "phd.verbose" mode. See T12803 for discussion.
+              // running in verbose mode. See T12803 for discussion.
               $log_exception = new PhutilProxyException(
                 pht(
                   'Task "%s" encountered a permanent failure and was '.