diff --git a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_log_module.c b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_log_module.c
index 04aa27fda..df9424f83 100644
--- a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_log_module.c
+++ b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_log_module.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ static ngx_int_t ngx_http_log_init(ngx_conf_t *cf);
 static ngx_command_t  ngx_http_log_commands[] = {
 
     { ngx_string("log_format"),
-      NGX_HTTP_MAIN_CONF|NGX_HTTP_SRV_CONF|NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF|NGX_CONF_2MORE,
+      NGX_HTTP_MAIN_CONF|NGX_CONF_2MORE,
       ngx_http_log_set_format,
       NGX_HTTP_MAIN_CONF_OFFSET,
       0,
@@ -1448,12 +1448,6 @@ ngx_http_log_set_format(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_command_t *cmd, void *conf)
     ngx_uint_t           i;
     ngx_http_log_fmt_t  *fmt;
 
-    if (cf->cmd_type != NGX_HTTP_MAIN_CONF) {
-        ngx_conf_log_error(NGX_LOG_WARN, cf, 0,
-                           "the \"log_format\" directive may be used "
-                           "only on \"http\" level");
-    }
-
     value = cf->args->elts;
 
     fmt = lmcf->formats.elts;