diff --git a/internal/consensus/state.go b/internal/consensus/state.go
index 1d0e02c37..a1f09cd68 100644
--- a/internal/consensus/state.go
+++ b/internal/consensus/state.go
@@ -2360,11 +2360,9 @@ func (cs *State) addVote(
 			cs.metrics.MarkVoteExtensionReceived(err == nil)
 		} else {
 			if !errors.Is(err, types.ErrVoteExtensionAbsent) {
-				cs.logger.Error("verifying vote extension", "err", err)
 				return false, err
 			}
 			if cs.requireVoteExtension() {
-				cs.logger.Error("required vote extension absent", "err", err)
 				return false, err
 			}
 		}