diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.automation.jrubyscripting/src/main/java/org/openhab/automation/jrubyscripting/internal/watch/JRubyScriptFileWatcher.java b/bundles/org.openhab.automation.jrubyscripting/src/main/java/org/openhab/automation/jrubyscripting/internal/watch/JRubyScriptFileWatcher.java
index 392050df171b0..af55016809311 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.automation.jrubyscripting/src/main/java/org/openhab/automation/jrubyscripting/internal/watch/JRubyScriptFileWatcher.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.automation.jrubyscripting/src/main/java/org/openhab/automation/jrubyscripting/internal/watch/JRubyScriptFileWatcher.java
@@ -66,9 +66,7 @@ protected void importFile(ScriptFileReference ref) {
     protected void processWatchEvent(@Nullable WatchEvent<?> event, WatchEvent.@Nullable Kind<?> kind,
             @Nullable Path path) {
         if (Objects.nonNull(path)) {
-            logger.trace("looking at {}", path);
             if (!isIgnored(path.toString())) {
-                logger.trace("and propagating it");
                 super.processWatchEvent(event, kind, path);
             }
         }