diff --git a/dumux/common/loggingparametertree.hh b/dumux/common/loggingparametertree.hh
index 7770aac7698fc0b746ac829379d018dfe6055bd9..51db99292cca7e5092a9847f6ecf42c63d1ffa40 100644
--- a/dumux/common/loggingparametertree.hh
+++ b/dumux/common/loggingparametertree.hh
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public:
             return true;
 
         auto compoundKey = groupPrefix + "." + key;
-        if (params_.hasKey(compoundKey) || defaultParams_.hasKey(compoundKey))
+        if (params_.hasKey(compoundKey))
             return true;
 
         compoundKey = findKeyInGroup(params_, key, groupPrefix);