diff --git a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/update/DirectUpdateHandler2.java b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/update/DirectUpdateHandler2.java
index 6c5c227149a..2b621a8f451 100644
--- a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/update/DirectUpdateHandler2.java
+++ b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/update/DirectUpdateHandler2.java
@@ -652,14 +652,8 @@ public class DirectUpdateHandler2 extends UpdateHandler implements SolrCoreState
       try {
         IndexWriter writer = iw.get();
         if (cmd.optimize) {
-          if (cmd.maxOptimizeSegments == 1) {
-            log.warn("Starting optimize... Reading and rewriting the entire index! Use with care.");
-          } else {
-            log.warn("Starting optimize... Reading and rewriting a potentially large percent of the entire index, reducing to " + cmd.maxOptimizeSegments + " segments");
-          }
           writer.forceMerge(cmd.maxOptimizeSegments);
         } else if (cmd.expungeDeletes) {
-          log.warn("Starting expungeDeletes... Reading and rewriting segments with enough deletes, potentially the entire index");
           writer.forceMergeDeletes();
         }