diff --git a/alacritty.yml b/alacritty.yml
index 83ec652f..b3b7e977 100644
--- a/alacritty.yml
+++ b/alacritty.yml
@@ -121,12 +121,6 @@ font:
     x: 0
     y: 0
 
-  # Scale the font size based on the monitor's DPI. This will lead to bigger text on HiDPI
-  # screens and make reading text a little easier.
-  # On X11 it is possible to change the DPI for each instance of alacritty by using
-  # `WINIT_HIDPI_FACTOR=1.0 alacritty` to scale the font.
-  scale_with_dpi: true
-
 # Display the time it takes to redraw each frame.
 render_timer: false
 
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index ae1ec897..2028132f 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -1894,16 +1894,10 @@ fn deserialize_scale_with_dpi<'a, D>(deserializer: D) -> ::std::result::Result<O
 where
     D: de::Deserializer<'a>,
 {
-    use ::util::fmt;
     // This is necessary in order to get serde to complete deserialization of the configuration
     let _ignored = bool::deserialize(deserializer);
-    eprintln!(
-        "{}",
-        fmt::Yellow(
-            "The `scale_with_dpi` setting has been removed, \
-             on X11 the WINIT_HIDPI_FACTOR environment variable can be used instead."
-        )
-    );
+    error!("The `scale_with_dpi` setting has been removed, \
+            on X11 the WINIT_HIDPI_FACTOR environment variable can be used instead.");
     Ok(None)
 }