diff --git a/config/allconfig/allconfig.go b/config/allconfig/allconfig.go
index 6d206d7a40d..00453fb6c11 100644
--- a/config/allconfig/allconfig.go
+++ b/config/allconfig/allconfig.go
@@ -244,6 +244,10 @@ func (c *Config) CompileConfig(logger loggers.Logger) error {
 			// Legacy config.
 			kind = "taxonomy"
 		}
+		if kinds.GetKindAny(kind) == "" {
+			logger.Warnf("Unknown kind %q in disableKinds", kind)
+			continue
+		}
 		disabledKinds[kind] = true
 	}
 	kindOutputFormats := make(map[string]output.Formats)
diff --git a/hugolib/config_test.go b/hugolib/config_test.go
index a39d5778197..9a1d3bcbf90 100644
--- a/hugolib/config_test.go
+++ b/hugolib/config_test.go
@@ -1611,3 +1611,30 @@ List.
 	b.AssertDestinationExists("categories/index.html", false)
 
 }
+
+func TestDisableKindsUnknown(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	files := `
+-- hugo.toml --
+disableKinds = ['foo', 'home']
+-- layouts/_default/list.html --
+List.
+
+
+
+`
+	b := NewIntegrationTestBuilder(
+		IntegrationTestConfig{
+			T:           t,
+			TxtarString: files,
+			LogLevel:    logg.LevelWarn,
+			BuildCfg:    BuildCfg{SkipRender: true},
+		},
+	).Init()
+
+	fmt.Println("LOG:", b.LogString())
+
+	b.AssertLogContains("WARN  Unknown kind \"foo\" in disableKinds\n")
+
+}
diff --git a/hugolib/integrationtest_builder.go b/hugolib/integrationtest_builder.go
index ada01b6eefc..6a5cd1ce332 100644
--- a/hugolib/integrationtest_builder.go
+++ b/hugolib/integrationtest_builder.go
@@ -228,6 +228,14 @@ func (s *IntegrationTestBuilder) BuildE() (*IntegrationTestBuilder, error) {
 	return s, err
 }
 
+func (s *IntegrationTestBuilder) Init() *IntegrationTestBuilder {
+	if err := s.initBuilder(); err != nil {
+		s.Fatalf("Failed to init builder: %s", err)
+	}
+	return s
+
+}
+
 type IntegrationTestDebugConfig struct {
 	Out io.Writer
 
@@ -356,12 +364,23 @@ func (s *IntegrationTestBuilder) initBuilder() error {
 			flags.Set("workingDir", s.Cfg.WorkingDir)
 		}
 
+		w := &s.logBuff
+
+		logger := loggers.New(
+			loggers.Options{
+				Stdout:   w,
+				Stderr:   w,
+				Level:    s.Cfg.LogLevel,
+				Distinct: true,
+			},
+		)
+
 		res, err := allconfig.LoadConfig(
 			allconfig.ConfigSourceDescriptor{
 				Flags:     flags,
 				ConfigDir: configDir,
 				Fs:        afs,
-				Logger:    loggers.NewDefault(),
+				Logger:    logger,
 				Environ:   s.Cfg.Environ,
 			},
 		)
@@ -375,7 +394,7 @@ func (s *IntegrationTestBuilder) initBuilder() error {
 
 		s.Assert(err, qt.IsNil)
 
-		depsCfg := deps.DepsCfg{Configs: res, Fs: fs, LogLevel: s.Cfg.LogLevel, LogOut: &s.logBuff}
+		depsCfg := deps.DepsCfg{Configs: res, Fs: fs, LogLevel: logger.Level(), LogOut: logger.Out()}
 		sites, err := NewHugoSites(depsCfg)
 		if err != nil {
 			initErr = err
diff --git a/resources/kinds/kinds.go b/resources/kinds/kinds.go
index b1d1c18f445..7bcdb5ca7a4 100644
--- a/resources/kinds/kinds.go
+++ b/resources/kinds/kinds.go
@@ -93,15 +93,3 @@ func GetKindAny(s string) string {
 	}
 	return kindMapTemporary[strings.ToLower(s)]
 }
-
-// IsDeprecated returns whether the given kind is deprecated.
-func IsDeprecated(s string) bool {
-	s = strings.ToLower(s)
-
-	switch s {
-	case "taxonomyterm":
-		return true
-	default:
-		return false
-	}
-}