diff --git a/util/src/journaldb.rs b/util/src/journaldb.rs
index 803c0a8c3..db45d51c7 100644
--- a/util/src/journaldb.rs
+++ b/util/src/journaldb.rs
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ impl JournalDB {
 					self.forward.remove(i);
 				}
 				try!(self.backing.delete(&last));
-				info!("JournalDB: delete journal for time #{}.{}, (canon was {}): {} entries", end_era, index, canon_id, to_remove.len());
+				trace!("JournalDB: delete journal for time #{}.{}, (canon was {}): {} entries", end_era, index, canon_id, to_remove.len());
 				index += 1;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/util/src/overlaydb.rs b/util/src/overlaydb.rs
index 1d369af96..07c992693 100644
--- a/util/src/overlaydb.rs
+++ b/util/src/overlaydb.rs
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ impl OverlayDB {
 				ret += 1;
 			}
 		}
-		info!("OverlayDB::commit() deleted {} nodes", deletes);
+		trace!("OverlayDB::commit() deleted {} nodes", deletes);
 		Ok(ret)
 	}