diff --git a/docs/Config.md b/docs/Config.md
index 08e82b5ab..04e19881d 100644
--- a/docs/Config.md
+++ b/docs/Config.md
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ git:
     useConfig: false
   commit:
     signOff: false
-    verbose: default # one of 'default' | 'always' | 'never'
   merging:
     # only applicable to unix users
     manualCommit: false
diff --git a/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit.go b/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit.go
index 811f2b22e..47490f039 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit.go
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ func (self *CommitCommands) commitMessageArgs(message string) []string {
 func (self *CommitCommands) CommitEditorCmdObj() oscommands.ICmdObj {
 	cmdArgs := NewGitCmd("commit").
 		ArgIf(self.signoffFlag() != "", self.signoffFlag()).
-		ArgIf(self.verboseFlag() != "", self.verboseFlag()).
 		ToArgv()
 
 	return self.cmd.New(cmdArgs)
@@ -109,17 +108,6 @@ func (self *CommitCommands) signoffFlag() string {
 	}
 }
 
-func (self *CommitCommands) verboseFlag() string {
-	switch self.config.UserConfig.Git.Commit.Verbose {
-	case "always":
-		return "--verbose"
-	case "never":
-		return "--no-verbose"
-	default:
-		return ""
-	}
-}
-
 // Get the subject of the HEAD commit
 func (self *CommitCommands) GetHeadCommitMessage() (string, error) {
 	cmdArgs := NewGitCmd("log").Arg("-1", "--pretty=%s").ToArgv()
diff --git a/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit_test.go b/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit_test.go
index 54d4cbbd1..235a72465 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit_test.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit_test.go
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ func TestCommitCommitEditorCmdObj(t *testing.T) {
 	type scenario struct {
 		testName      string
 		configSignoff bool
-		configVerbose string
 		expected      []string
 	}
 
@@ -122,33 +121,13 @@ func TestCommitCommitEditorCmdObj(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			testName:      "Commit using editor",
 			configSignoff: false,
-			configVerbose: "default",
 			expected:      []string{"commit"},
 		},
-		{
-			testName:      "Commit with --no-verbose flag",
-			configSignoff: false,
-			configVerbose: "never",
-			expected:      []string{"commit", "--no-verbose"},
-		},
-		{
-			testName:      "Commit with --verbose flag",
-			configSignoff: false,
-			configVerbose: "always",
-			expected:      []string{"commit", "--verbose"},
-		},
 		{
 			testName:      "Commit with --signoff",
 			configSignoff: true,
-			configVerbose: "default",
 			expected:      []string{"commit", "--signoff"},
 		},
-		{
-			testName:      "Commit with --signoff and --no-verbose",
-			configSignoff: true,
-			configVerbose: "never",
-			expected:      []string{"commit", "--signoff", "--no-verbose"},
-		},
 	}
 
 	for _, s := range scenarios {
@@ -156,7 +135,6 @@ func TestCommitCommitEditorCmdObj(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(s.testName, func(t *testing.T) {
 			userConfig := config.GetDefaultConfig()
 			userConfig.Git.Commit.SignOff = s.configSignoff
-			userConfig.Git.Commit.Verbose = s.configVerbose
 
 			runner := oscommands.NewFakeRunner(t).ExpectGitArgs(s.expected, "", nil)
 			instance := buildCommitCommands(commonDeps{userConfig: userConfig, runner: runner})
diff --git a/pkg/config/user_config.go b/pkg/config/user_config.go
index 5b7edc9e4..0ad6a316f 100644
--- a/pkg/config/user_config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/user_config.go
@@ -103,8 +103,7 @@ type PagingConfig struct {
 }
 
 type CommitConfig struct {
-	SignOff bool   `yaml:"signOff"`
-	Verbose string `yaml:"verbose"`
+	SignOff bool `yaml:"signOff"`
 }
 
 type MergingConfig struct {
@@ -450,7 +449,6 @@ func GetDefaultConfig() *UserConfig {
 			},
 			Commit: CommitConfig{
 				SignOff: false,
-				Verbose: "default",
 			},
 			Merging: MergingConfig{
 				ManualCommit: false,