diff --git a/src/couch_log/src/couch_log_writer_stderr.erl b/src/couch_log/src/couch_log_writer_stderr.erl
index 5c2c761..db68701 100644
--- a/src/couch_log/src/couch_log_writer_stderr.erl
+++ b/src/couch_log/src/couch_log_writer_stderr.erl
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 terminate(_, _St) ->
     ok.
 
-write(#log_entry{type = Type} = Entry, St) ->
+write(Entry, St) ->
     #log_entry{
         level = Level,
         pid = Pid,