diff --git a/synapse/logging/opentracing.py b/synapse/logging/opentracing.py
index 3374c41591..6949e328e0 100644
--- a/synapse/logging/opentracing.py
+++ b/synapse/logging/opentracing.py
@@ -249,7 +249,6 @@ def start_active_span_from_edu(
     """
 
     if opentracing is None:
-        logger.info("++++++++++++++++++++ opentracing is None")
         return _noop_context_manager()
 
     carrier = json.loads(edu_content.get("context", "{}")).get("opentracing", {})