diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 22e882a..3a7dfde 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3587,9 +3587,9 @@ checksum = "28d3b2b1366ec20994f1fd18c3c594f05c5dd4bc44d8bb0c1c632c8d6829481f"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "saa"
-version = "5.3.3"
+version = "5.4.9"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4dfac11c0cd0606aaf7eb9ef66f82c119438a96dc487715abb8b57fdf08ad4fe"
+checksum = "da0ba8adb63e0deebd0744d8fc5bea394c08029159deaf680513fec1a3949144"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "same-file"
@@ -3602,9 +3602,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "scc"
-version = "3.4.2"
+version = "3.5.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "cd714a8af37b350df813d52ae4b2ea19211e40dac10dce189d80fb95e44cc618"
+checksum = "e4bd9d1727de391b6982925d830baad51692fa2aa6e337733c03d95121ca2793"
 dependencies = [
  "saa",
  "sdd",
@@ -3651,9 +3651,9 @@ checksum = "94143f37725109f92c262ed2cf5e59bce7498c01bcc1502d7b9afe439a4e9f49"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sdd"
-version = "4.3.2"
+version = "4.6.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "19556830bd73d11d6961adaf20b1725fbb5b74c8cc32888a4dcd7049c56b6c35"
+checksum = "c25da4ae64b24edfcb0b0d30b96b2b0dbc64ec63aefeb6ec35bfc5ef167e5c9e"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sec1"
diff --git a/crates/rproxy/Cargo.toml b/crates/rproxy/Cargo.toml
index fe5fa91..6f59f81 100644
--- a/crates/rproxy/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/rproxy/Cargo.toml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ rlimit = "0.10.2"
 rustc-hash = "2.1.1"
 rustls = "0.23.32"
 rustls-pemfile = "2.2.0"
-scc = "3.0.2"
+scc = "3.5.6"
 serde = { version = "1.0.219", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0.143"
 socket2 = "0.6.0"
diff --git a/crates/rproxy/src/config.rs b/crates/rproxy/src/config.rs
index 3b759b5..72535e6 100644
--- a/crates/rproxy/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/rproxy/src/config.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use thiserror::Error;
 use x509_parser::asn1_rs::ToStatic;
 
 use crate::server::{
-    config::{ConfigLogging, ConfigLoggingError, ConfigMetrics, ConfigMetricsError},
+    config::{ConfigLogging, ConfigMetrics, ConfigMetricsError},
     proxy::config::{
         ConfigAuthrpc,
         ConfigAuthrpcError,
@@ -161,11 +161,6 @@ impl Config {
             errs.append(&mut _errs.into_iter().map(|err| err.into()).collect());
         }
 
-        // logging
-        if let Some(_errs) = self.logging.validate() {
-            errs.append(&mut _errs.into_iter().map(|err| err.into()).collect());
-        }
-
         // metrics
         if let Some(_errs) = self.metrics.validate() {
             errs.append(&mut _errs.into_iter().map(|err| err.into()).collect());
@@ -214,9 +209,6 @@ pub(crate) enum ConfigError {
     #[error("invalid flashblocks proxy configuration: {0}")]
     ConfigFlashblocksInvalid(ConfigFlashblocksError),
 
-    #[error("invalid logging configuration: {0}")]
-    ConfigLoggingInvalid(ConfigLoggingError),
-
     #[error("invalid metrics configuration: {0}")]
     ConfigMetricsInvalid(ConfigMetricsError),
 
@@ -248,12 +240,6 @@ impl From<ConfigFlashblocksError> for ConfigError {
     }
 }
 
-impl From<ConfigLoggingError> for ConfigError {
-    fn from(err: ConfigLoggingError) -> Self {
-        Self::ConfigLoggingInvalid(err)
-    }
-}
-
 impl From<ConfigMetricsError> for ConfigError {
     fn from(err: ConfigMetricsError) -> Self {
         Self::ConfigMetricsInvalid(err)
diff --git a/crates/rproxy/src/server.rs b/crates/rproxy/src/server.rs
index 1118bf7..765c53b 100644
--- a/crates/rproxy/src/server.rs
+++ b/crates/rproxy/src/server.rs
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ use crate::{
     utils::tls_certificate_validity_timestamps,
 };
 
-const MAX_OPEN_FILES: u64 = 10240;
-
 // Proxy ---------------------------------------------------------------
 
 pub struct Server {}
diff --git a/crates/rproxy/src/server/config/logging.rs b/crates/rproxy/src/server/config/logging.rs
index 9203173..72519e4 100644
--- a/crates/rproxy/src/server/config/logging.rs
+++ b/crates/rproxy/src/server/config/logging.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 use clap::Args;
-use thiserror::Error;
 use tracing_subscriber::{EnvFilter, fmt, prelude::*};
 
 #[derive(Args, Clone, Debug)]
 pub(crate) struct ConfigLogging {
-    /// logging format
     #[arg(
         default_value = "json",
         env = "RPROXY_LOG_FORMAT",
@@ -15,46 +13,21 @@ pub(crate) struct ConfigLogging {
     )]
     #[clap(value_enum)]
     pub(crate) format: ConfigLoggingFormat,
-
-    /// logging level
-    #[arg(
-        help_heading = "log",
-        default_value = "info",
-        env = "RPROXY_LOG_LEVEL",
-        long("log-level"),
-        name("log_level"),
-        value_name = "level"
-    )]
-    pub(crate) level: String,
 }
 
 impl ConfigLogging {
-    pub(crate) fn validate(self) -> Option<Vec<ConfigLoggingError>> {
-        let mut errs: Vec<ConfigLoggingError> = vec![];
-
-        // level
-        let _ = EnvFilter::builder().parse(self.level).map_err(|err| {
-            errs.push(ConfigLoggingError::LevelInvalid { err: err.to_string() });
-        });
-
-        match errs.len() {
-            0 => None,
-            _ => Some(errs),
-        }
-    }
-
     pub(crate) fn setup_logging(&self) {
         match self.format {
             ConfigLoggingFormat::Json => {
                 tracing_subscriber::registry()
-                    .with(EnvFilter::from(self.level.clone()))
+                    .with(EnvFilter::from_default_env())
                     .with(fmt::layer().json().flatten_event(true))
                     .init();
             }
 
             ConfigLoggingFormat::Text => {
                 tracing_subscriber::registry()
-                    .with(EnvFilter::from(self.level.clone()))
+                    .with(EnvFilter::from_default_env())
                     .with(fmt::layer())
                     .init();
             }
@@ -69,11 +42,3 @@ pub(crate) enum ConfigLoggingFormat {
     Json,
     Text,
 }
-
-// ConfigLogError ------------------------------------------------------
-
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Error)]
-pub(crate) enum ConfigLoggingError {
-    #[error("invalid log level filter: {err}")]
-    LevelInvalid { err: String },
-}
diff --git a/crates/rproxy/src/server/config/mod.rs b/crates/rproxy/src/server/config/mod.rs
index 4bdaa7d..c49a871 100644
--- a/crates/rproxy/src/server/config/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/rproxy/src/server/config/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 pub(crate) mod logging;
-pub(crate) use logging::{ConfigLogging, ConfigLoggingError};
+pub(crate) use logging::ConfigLogging;
 
 pub(crate) mod metrics;
 pub(crate) use metrics::{ConfigMetrics, ConfigMetricsError};