diff --git a/synapse/storage/events.py b/synapse/storage/events.py
index 04dbdac3f8..ca501932f3 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/events.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/events.py
@@ -1084,10 +1084,10 @@ class EventsStore(SQLBaseStore):
                     self._do_fetch
                 )
 
-        logger.info("Loading %d events", len(events))
+        logger.debug("Loading %d events", len(events))
         with PreserveLoggingContext():
             rows = yield events_d
-        logger.info("Loaded %d events (%d rows)", len(events), len(rows))
+        logger.debug("Loaded %d events (%d rows)", len(events), len(rows))
 
         if not allow_rejected:
             rows[:] = [r for r in rows if not r["rejects"]]