diff --git a/conf/defaults.ini b/conf/defaults.ini
index 39d79f1509e..093c66e18ab 100644
--- a/conf/defaults.ini
+++ b/conf/defaults.ini
@@ -1121,7 +1121,7 @@ content_types = text/html
 # Use space to separate multiple modes, e.g. "console file"
 mode = console file
 
-# Either "debug", "info", "warn", "error", "critical", default is "info"
+# Either "debug", "info", "warn", "error". Default is "info"
 level = info
 
 # optional settings to set different levels for specific loggers. Ex filters = sqlstore:debug
diff --git a/conf/sample.ini b/conf/sample.ini
index d4f71ccdb51..8835829ddb2 100644
--- a/conf/sample.ini
+++ b/conf/sample.ini
@@ -1105,7 +1105,7 @@
 # Use space to separate multiple modes, e.g. "console file"
 ;mode = console file
 
-# Either "debug", "info", "warn", "error", "critical", default is "info"
+# Either "debug", "info", "warn", "error". Default is "info"
 ;level = info
 
 # optional settings to set different levels for specific loggers. Ex filters = sqlstore:debug
diff --git a/docs/sources/setup-grafana/configure-grafana/_index.md b/docs/sources/setup-grafana/configure-grafana/_index.md
index 50b0e485bdd..ddc65c17d7a 100644
--- a/docs/sources/setup-grafana/configure-grafana/_index.md
+++ b/docs/sources/setup-grafana/configure-grafana/_index.md
@@ -1547,7 +1547,7 @@ Use spaces to separate multiple modes, for example, `console file`.
 
 #### `level`
 
-Options are `debug`, `info`, `warn`, `error`, and `critical`. Default is `info`.
+Options are `debug`, `info`, `warn`, `error`. `critical` is an alias for `error`. Default is `info`.
 
 #### `filters`
 
@@ -1576,7 +1576,7 @@ Only applicable when `console` is used in `[log]` mode.
 
 #### `level`
 
-Options are `debug`, `info`, `warn`, `error`, and `critical`. Default is inherited from `[log]` level.
+See [`[log] level`](#level) for values. Default is inherited from `[log]` level.
 
 #### `format`
 
@@ -1590,7 +1590,7 @@ Only applicable when `file` used in `[log]` mode.
 
 #### `level`
 
-Options are `debug`, `info`, `warn`, `error`, and `critical`. Default is inherited from `[log]` level.
+See [`[log] level`](#level) for values. Default is inherited from `[log]` level.
 
 #### `format`
 
@@ -1625,7 +1625,7 @@ Only applicable when `syslog` used in `[log]` mode.
 
 #### `level`
 
-Options are `debug`, `info`, `warn`, `error`, and `critical`. Default is inherited from `[log]` level.
+See [`[log] level`](#level) for values. Default is inherited from `[log]` level.
 
 #### `format`