diff --git a/vllm/config/compilation.py b/vllm/config/compilation.py
index 0776a60a4697..7d1185692a5d 100644
--- a/vllm/config/compilation.py
+++ b/vllm/config/compilation.py
@@ -887,7 +887,6 @@ def validate_compile_cache_save_format(cls, value: str) -> str:
         return value
 
     @field_validator(
-        "level",
         "mode",
         "cudagraph_mode",
         "max_cudagraph_capture_size",
@@ -1078,7 +1077,7 @@ def init_backend(
         if self.mode is None:
             raise ValueError(
                 "No compilation mode is set. This method should only be "
-                "called via vllm config where the level is set if none is "
+                "called via vllm config where the mode is set if none is "
                 "provided."
             )
         if self.mode == CompilationMode.NONE: