diff --git a/app/models/file_depot_s3.rb b/app/models/file_depot_s3.rb
index 292d1bb4b41..b549e231067 100644
--- a/app/models/file_depot_s3.rb
+++ b/app/models/file_depot_s3.rb
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ def with_depot_connection(options = {})
   end
 
   def verify_credentials(auth_type = nil, options = {})
-    _log.debug("verifying credentials for auth_type [#{auth_type}] with options [#{options}]")
 
     connection_rescue_block do
       # EC2 does Lazy Connections, so call a cheap function