diff --git a/src/lint/engine/ArcanistConfigurationDrivenLintEngine.php b/src/lint/engine/ArcanistConfigurationDrivenLintEngine.php
index cb121a80..08e5aba2 100644
--- a/src/lint/engine/ArcanistConfigurationDrivenLintEngine.php
+++ b/src/lint/engine/ArcanistConfigurationDrivenLintEngine.php
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 final class ArcanistConfigurationDrivenLintEngine extends ArcanistLintEngine {
 
-  private $debugMode;
-
   public function buildLinters() {
     $working_copy = $this->getWorkingCopy();
     $config_path = $working_copy->getProjectPath('.arclint');
@@ -28,11 +26,8 @@ final class ArcanistConfigurationDrivenLintEngine extends ArcanistLintEngine {
       $config,
       array(
         'linters' => 'map<string, map<string, wild>>',
-        'debug'   => 'optional bool',
       ));
 
-    $this->debugMode = idx($config, 'debug', false);
-
     $built_linters = array();
     $all_paths = $this->getPaths();
     foreach ($config['linters'] as $name => $spec) {
@@ -84,10 +79,11 @@ final class ArcanistConfigurationDrivenLintEngine extends ArcanistLintEngine {
       $this->validateRegexps($include, $name, 'include');
       $this->validateRegexps($exclude, $name, 'exclude');
 
-      $this->debugLog('Examining paths for linter "%s".', $name);
+      $console = PhutilConsole::getConsole();
+      $console->writeLog("Examining paths for linter \"%s\".\n", $name);
       $paths = $this->matchPaths($all_paths, $include, $exclude);
-      $this->debugLog(
-        'Found %d matching paths for linter "%s".',
+      $console->writeLog(
+        "Found %d matching paths for linter \"%s\".\n",
         count($paths),
         $name);
 
@@ -131,48 +127,53 @@ final class ArcanistConfigurationDrivenLintEngine extends ArcanistLintEngine {
   }
 
   private function matchPaths(array $paths, array $include, array $exclude) {
-    $debug = $this->debugMode;
+    $console = PhutilConsole::getConsole();
 
     $match = array();
     foreach ($paths as $path) {
-      $this->debugLog("Examining path '%s'...", $path);
+      $console->writeLog("Examining path '%s'...\n", $path);
 
       $keep = false;
       if (!$include) {
         $keep = true;
-        $this->debugLog(
-          "  Including path by default because there is no 'include' rule.");
+        $console->writeLog(
+          "  Including path by default because there is no 'include' rule.\n");
       } else {
-        $this->debugLog('  Testing "include" rules.');
+        $console->writeLog("  Testing \"include\" rules.\n");
         foreach ($include as $rule) {
           if (preg_match($rule, $path)) {
             $keep = true;
-            $this->debugLog('  Path matches include rule: %s', $rule);
+            $console->writeLog("  Path matches include rule: %s\n", $rule);
             break;
           } else {
-            $this->debugLog('  Path does not match include rule: %s', $rule);
+            $console->writeLog(
+              "  Path does not match include rule: %s\n",
+              $rule);
           }
         }
       }
 
       if (!$keep) {
-        $this->debugLog('  Path does not match any include rules, discarding.');
+        $console->writeLogLog(
+          "  Path does not match any include rules, discarding.\n");
         continue;
       }
 
       if ($exclude) {
-        $this->debugLog('  Testing "exclude" rules.');
+        $console->writeLog("  Testing \"exclude\" rules.\n");
         foreach ($exclude as $rule) {
           if (preg_match($rule, $path)) {
-            $this->debugLog('  Path matches "exclude" rule: %s', $rule);
+            $console->writeLog("  Path matches \"exclude\" rule: %s\n", $rule);
             continue 2;
           } else {
-            $this->debugLog('  Path does not match "exclude" rule: %s', $rule);
+            $console->writeLog(
+              "  Path does not match \"exclude\" rule: %s\n",
+              $rule);
           }
         }
       }
 
-      $this->debugLog('  Path matches.');
+      $console->writeLog("  Path matches.\n");
       $match[] = $path;
     }
 
@@ -194,16 +195,4 @@ final class ArcanistConfigurationDrivenLintEngine extends ArcanistLintEngine {
     }
   }
 
-  private function debugLog($pattern /* , $arg, ... */) {
-    if (!$this->debugMode) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    $console = PhutilConsole::getConsole();
-    $argv = func_get_args();
-    $argv[0] .= "\n";
-    call_user_func_array(array($console, 'writeErr'), $argv);
-  }
-
-
 }