diff --git a/lib/control/control-connection.c b/lib/control/control-connection.c
index 2f19dbb57..ed58460e8 100644
--- a/lib/control/control-connection.c
+++ b/lib/control/control-connection.c
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ control_connection_io_input(void *s)
     }
   else if (rc == 0)
     {
-      msg_debug("EOF on control channel, closing connection");
+      msg_trace("EOF on control channel, closing connection");
       goto destroy_connection;
     }
   else
diff --git a/lib/control/control-server.c b/lib/control/control-server.c
index 18d1c0495..058237467 100644
--- a/lib/control/control-server.c
+++ b/lib/control/control-server.c
@@ -67,9 +67,7 @@ control_server_cancel_workers(ControlServer *self, ControlConnection *cc)
 {
   if (self->worker_threads)
     {
-      msg_debug("Cancelling control server worker threads");
       g_list_foreach(self->worker_threads, _cancel_worker, cc);
-      msg_debug("Control server worker threads have been cancelled");
     }
 }