diff --git a/extensions/markdown-language-features/package.json b/extensions/markdown-language-features/package.json
index 326287ac7a6..7d03b4d634b 100644
--- a/extensions/markdown-language-features/package.json
+++ b/extensions/markdown-language-features/package.json
@@ -442,27 +442,6 @@
             "%configuration.markdown.suggest.paths.includeWorkspaceHeaderCompletions.onSingleOrDoubleHash%"
           ]
         },
-        "markdown.trace.extension": {
-          "type": "string",
-          "enum": [
-            "off",
-            "verbose"
-          ],
-          "default": "off",
-          "description": "%markdown.trace.extension.desc%",
-          "scope": "window"
-        },
-        "markdown.trace.server": {
-          "type": "string",
-          "scope": "window",
-          "enum": [
-            "off",
-            "messages",
-            "verbose"
-          ],
-          "default": "off",
-          "description": "%markdown.trace.server.desc%"
-        },
         "markdown.server.log": {
           "type": "string",
           "scope": "window",
diff --git a/extensions/markdown-language-features/src/logging.ts b/extensions/markdown-language-features/src/logging.ts
index 6c114ae40e5..7bdd0c24341 100644
--- a/extensions/markdown-language-features/src/logging.ts
+++ b/extensions/markdown-language-features/src/logging.ts
@@ -6,87 +6,26 @@
 import * as vscode from 'vscode';
 import { Disposable } from './util/dispose';
 
-enum Trace {
-	Off,
-	Verbose
-}
-
-namespace Trace {
-	export function fromString(value: string): Trace {
-		value = value.toLowerCase();
-		switch (value) {
-			case 'off':
-				return Trace.Off;
-			case 'verbose':
-				return Trace.Verbose;
-			default:
-				return Trace.Off;
-		}
-	}
-}
 
 export interface ILogger {
-	verbose(title: string, message: string, data?: any): void;
+	verbose(message: string, ...args: any[]): void;
 }
 
 export class VsCodeOutputLogger extends Disposable implements ILogger {
-	private _trace?: Trace;
-
-	private _outputChannelValue?: vscode.OutputChannel;
+	private _outputChannelValue?: vscode.LogOutputChannel;
 
 	private get _outputChannel() {
-		this._outputChannelValue ??= this._register(vscode.window.createOutputChannel('Markdown'));
+		this._outputChannelValue ??= vscode.window.createOutputChannel('TypeScript', { log: true });
 		return this._outputChannelValue;
 	}
 
 	constructor() {
 		super();
-
-		this._register(vscode.workspace.onDidChangeConfiguration(() => {
-			this._updateConfiguration();
-		}));
-
-		this._updateConfiguration();
 	}
 
-	public verbose(title: string, message: string, data?: any): void {
-		if (this._trace === Trace.Verbose) {
-			this._appendLine(`[Verbose ${this._now()}] ${title}: ${message}`);
-			if (data) {
-				this._appendLine(VsCodeOutputLogger._data2String(data));
-			}
+	public verbose(message: string, ...args: any[]): void {
+		if (this._outputChannel.logLevel === vscode.LogLevel.Trace) {
+			this._outputChannel.trace(message, ...args);
 		}
 	}
-
-	private _now(): string {
-		const now = new Date();
-		return String(now.getUTCHours()).padStart(2, '0')
-			+ ':' + String(now.getMinutes()).padStart(2, '0')
-			+ ':' + String(now.getUTCSeconds()).padStart(2, '0') + '.' + String(now.getMilliseconds()).padStart(3, '0');
-	}
-
-	private _updateConfiguration(): void {
-		this._trace = this._readTrace();
-	}
-
-	private _appendLine(value: string): void {
-		this._outputChannel.appendLine(value);
-	}
-
-	private _readTrace(): Trace {
-		return Trace.fromString(vscode.workspace.getConfiguration().get<string>('markdown.trace.extension', 'off'));
-	}
-
-	private static _data2String(data: any): string {
-		if (data instanceof Error) {
-			if (typeof data.stack === 'string') {
-				return data.stack;
-			}
-			return data.message;
-		}
-		if (typeof data === 'string') {
-			return data;
-		}
-		return JSON.stringify(data, undefined, 2);
-	}
 }