diff --git a/cmd/backrest/backrest.go b/cmd/backrest/backrest.go
index 66bba7c6..8fc4f448 100644
--- a/cmd/backrest/backrest.go
+++ b/cmd/backrest/backrest.go
@@ -318,8 +318,6 @@ func migrateBboltOplog(logstore oplog.OpStore) {
 }
 
 func migratePopulateGuids(logstore oplog.OpStore, cfg *v1.Config) {
-	zap.S().Info("migrating oplog to populate GUIDs")
-
 	repoToGUID := make(map[string]string)
 	for _, repo := range cfg.Repos {
 		if repo.Guid != "" {