diff --git a/electrum/commands.py b/electrum/commands.py
index 91f1b4053..32b89ff06 100644
--- a/electrum/commands.py
+++ b/electrum/commands.py
@@ -2085,9 +2085,6 @@ def add_global_options(parser, suppress=False):
     group.add_argument(
         "-v", dest="verbosity", default='',
         help=argparse.SUPPRESS if suppress else "Set verbosity (log levels)")
-    group.add_argument(
-        "-V", dest="verbosity_shortcuts", default='',
-        help=argparse.SUPPRESS if suppress else "Set verbosity (shortcut-filter list)")
     group.add_argument(
         "-D", "--dir", dest="electrum_path",
         help=argparse.SUPPRESS if suppress else "electrum directory")
diff --git a/electrum/interface.py b/electrum/interface.py
index 796a04afc..0edcb50ba 100644
--- a/electrum/interface.py
+++ b/electrum/interface.py
@@ -374,8 +374,6 @@ def _get_cert_path_for_host(*, config: 'SimpleConfig', host: str) -> str:
 
 class Interface(Logger):
 
-    LOGGING_SHORTCUT = 'i'
-
     def __init__(self, *, network: 'Network', server: ServerAddr):
         self.ready = network.asyncio_loop.create_future()
         self.got_disconnected = asyncio.Event()
diff --git a/electrum/lnpeer.py b/electrum/lnpeer.py
index 75ab04184..5e99e1be6 100644
--- a/electrum/lnpeer.py
+++ b/electrum/lnpeer.py
@@ -70,8 +70,6 @@ LN_P2P_NETWORK_TIMEOUT = 20
 class Peer(Logger, EventListener):
     # note: in general this class is NOT thread-safe. Most methods are assumed to be running on asyncio thread.
 
-    LOGGING_SHORTCUT = 'P'
-
     ORDERED_MESSAGES = (
         'accept_channel', 'funding_signed', 'funding_created', 'accept_channel', 'closing_signed')
     SPAMMY_MESSAGES = (
diff --git a/electrum/lnwatcher.py b/electrum/lnwatcher.py
index 6b0a5225e..455016163 100644
--- a/electrum/lnwatcher.py
+++ b/electrum/lnwatcher.py
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
 
 class LNWatcher(Logger, EventListener):
 
-    LOGGING_SHORTCUT = 'W'
-
     def __init__(self, lnworker: 'LNWallet'):
         self.lnworker = lnworker
         Logger.__init__(self)
diff --git a/electrum/lnworker.py b/electrum/lnworker.py
index d3c3d61a0..0259996d8 100644
--- a/electrum/lnworker.py
+++ b/electrum/lnworker.py
@@ -533,7 +533,6 @@ class LNGossip(LNWorker):
     independently of the active LNWallets. LNGossip keeps a curated batch of gossip in _forwarding_gossip
     that is fetched by the LNWallets for regular forwarding."""
     max_age = 14*24*3600
-    LOGGING_SHORTCUT = 'g'
 
     def __init__(self, config: 'SimpleConfig'):
         seed = os.urandom(32)
diff --git a/electrum/logging.py b/electrum/logging.py
index efe01f6c2..cb3ab6a20 100644
--- a/electrum/logging.py
+++ b/electrum/logging.py
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ def _configure_file_logging(log_directory: pathlib.Path, *, num_files_keep: int)
 
 
 console_stderr_handler = None
-def _configure_stderr_logging(*, verbosity=None, verbosity_shortcuts=None):
+def _configure_stderr_logging(*, verbosity=None):
     # log to stderr; by default only WARNING and higher
     global console_stderr_handler
     if console_stderr_handler is not None:
@@ -160,14 +160,13 @@ def _configure_stderr_logging(*, verbosity=None, verbosity_shortcuts=None):
         return
     console_stderr_handler = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stderr)
     console_stderr_handler.setFormatter(console_formatter)
-    if not verbosity and not verbosity_shortcuts:
+    if not verbosity:
         console_stderr_handler.setLevel(logging.WARNING)
         root_logger.addHandler(console_stderr_handler)
     else:
         console_stderr_handler.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
         root_logger.addHandler(console_stderr_handler)
         _process_verbosity_log_levels(verbosity)
-        _process_verbosity_filter_shortcuts(verbosity_shortcuts, handler=console_stderr_handler)
     if _inmemory_startup_logs:
         _inmemory_startup_logs.dump_to_target(console_stderr_handler)
 
@@ -193,34 +192,6 @@ def _process_verbosity_log_levels(verbosity):
             raise Exception(f"invalid log filter: {filt}")
 
 
-def _process_verbosity_filter_shortcuts(verbosity_shortcuts, *, handler: 'logging.Handler'):
-    if not isinstance(verbosity_shortcuts, str):
-        return
-    if len(verbosity_shortcuts) < 1:
-        return
-    # depending on first character being '^', either blacklist or whitelist
-    is_blacklist = verbosity_shortcuts[0] == '^'
-    if is_blacklist:
-        filters = verbosity_shortcuts[1:]
-    else:  # whitelist
-        filters = verbosity_shortcuts[0:]
-    filt = ShortcutFilteringFilter(is_blacklist=is_blacklist, filters=filters)
-    # apply filter directly (and only!) on stderr handler
-    # note that applying on one of the root loggers directly would not work,
-    # see https://docs.python.org/3/howto/logging.html#logging-flow
-    handler.addFilter(filt)
-
-
-class ShortcutInjectingFilter(logging.Filter):
-
-    def __init__(self, *, shortcut: Optional[str]):
-        super().__init__()
-        self.__shortcut = shortcut
-
-    def filter(self, record):
-        record.custom_shortcut = self.__shortcut
-        return True
-
 
 class ShortcutFilteringFilter(logging.Filter):
 
@@ -292,7 +263,6 @@ class Logger:
 
     # Single character short "name" for this class.
     # Can be used for filtering log lines. Does not need to be unique.
-    LOGGING_SHORTCUT = None  # type: Optional[str]
 
     def __init__(self):
         self.logger = self.__get_logger_for_obj()
@@ -310,8 +280,6 @@ class Logger:
         if diag_name:
             name += f".[{diag_name}]"
         logger = get_logger(name)
-        if self.LOGGING_SHORTCUT:
-            logger.addFilter(ShortcutInjectingFilter(shortcut=self.LOGGING_SHORTCUT))
         return logger
 
     def diagnostic_name(self):
@@ -322,10 +290,9 @@ def configure_logging(config: 'SimpleConfig', *, log_to_file: Optional[bool] = N
     from .util import is_android_debug_apk
 
     verbosity = config.get('verbosity')
-    verbosity_shortcuts = config.get('verbosity_shortcuts')
     if not verbosity and config.GUI_ENABLE_DEBUG_LOGS:
         verbosity = '*'
-    _configure_stderr_logging(verbosity=verbosity, verbosity_shortcuts=verbosity_shortcuts)
+    _configure_stderr_logging(verbosity=verbosity)
 
     if log_to_file is None:
         log_to_file = config.WRITE_LOGS_TO_DISK
@@ -351,7 +318,7 @@ def configure_logging(config: 'SimpleConfig', *, log_to_file: Optional[bool] = N
     _logger.info(f"Electrum version: {ELECTRUM_VERSION} - https://electrum.org - {GIT_REPO_URL}")
     _logger.info(f"Python version: {sys.version}. On platform: {describe_os_version()}")
     _logger.info(f"Logging to file: {str(_logfile_path)}")
-    _logger.info(f"Log filters: verbosity {repr(verbosity)}, verbosity_shortcuts {repr(verbosity_shortcuts)}")
+    _logger.info(f"Log filters: verbosity {repr(verbosity)}")
 
 
 def get_logfile_path() -> Optional[pathlib.Path]:
diff --git a/electrum/network.py b/electrum/network.py
index 4a5243744..74abd009f 100644
--- a/electrum/network.py
+++ b/electrum/network.py
@@ -346,8 +346,6 @@ class Network(Logger, NetworkRetryManager[ServerAddr]):
     servers, each connected socket is handled by an Interface() object.
     """
 
-    LOGGING_SHORTCUT = 'n'
-
     taskgroup: Optional[OldTaskGroup]
     interface: Optional[Interface]
     interfaces: Dict[ServerAddr, Interface]
diff --git a/electrum/plugin.py b/electrum/plugin.py
index 0275e7008..0e2736274 100644
--- a/electrum/plugin.py
+++ b/electrum/plugin.py
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ PLUGIN_PASSWORD_VERSION = 1
 
 class Plugins(DaemonThread):
 
-    LOGGING_SHORTCUT = 'p'
     pkgpath = os.path.dirname(plugins.__file__)
     # TODO: use XDG Base Directory Specification instead of hardcoding /etc
     keyfile_posix = '/etc/electrum/plugins_key'
diff --git a/electrum/plugins/watchtower/watchtower.py b/electrum/plugins/watchtower/watchtower.py
index b992a66a4..a8dacb686 100644
--- a/electrum/plugins/watchtower/watchtower.py
+++ b/electrum/plugins/watchtower/watchtower.py
@@ -64,8 +64,6 @@ class WatchtowerPlugin(BasePlugin):
 
 class WatchTower(Logger, EventListener):
 
-    LOGGING_SHORTCUT = 'W'
-
     def __init__(self, network: 'Network'):
         Logger.__init__(self)
         self.adb = AddressSynchronizer(WalletDB('', storage=None, upgrade=True), network.config, name=self.diagnostic_name())
diff --git a/electrum/util.py b/electrum/util.py
index ac4ffcced..c80b50f68 100644
--- a/electrum/util.py
+++ b/electrum/util.py
@@ -378,8 +378,6 @@ class DebugMem(ThreadJob):
 class DaemonThread(threading.Thread, Logger):
     """ daemon thread that terminates cleanly """
 
-    LOGGING_SHORTCUT = 'd'
-
     def __init__(self):
         threading.Thread.__init__(self)
         Logger.__init__(self)
diff --git a/electrum/wallet.py b/electrum/wallet.py
index 80c39dd88..998bef6a5 100644
--- a/electrum/wallet.py
+++ b/electrum/wallet.py
@@ -376,7 +376,6 @@ class Abstract_Wallet(ABC, Logger, EventListener):
     Completion states (watching-only, single account, no seed, etc) are handled inside classes.
     """
 
-    LOGGING_SHORTCUT = 'w'
     max_change_outputs = 3
     gap_limit_for_change = 10