diff --git a/types/log4js.d.ts b/types/log4js.d.ts
index 45e613f7..7c2c1856 100644
--- a/types/log4js.d.ts
+++ b/types/log4js.d.ts
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ export interface FileAppender {
   backups?: number;
   // defaults to basic layout
   layout?: Layout;
-  backups?: number;
   compress?: boolean; // compress the backups
   // keep the file extension when rotating logs
   keepFileExt?: boolean;