diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/cpu_manager.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/cpu_manager.go
index 8b5049d7d74..9f9cd48eb5f 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/cpu_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/cpu_manager.go
@@ -380,23 +380,27 @@ func (m *manager) removeStaleState() {
 	assignments := m.state.GetCPUAssignments()
 	for podUID := range assignments {
 		for containerName := range assignments[podUID] {
-			if _, ok := activeContainers[podUID][containerName]; !ok {
-				klog.ErrorS(nil, "RemoveStaleState: removing container", "podUID", podUID, "containerName", containerName)
-				err := m.policyRemoveContainerByRef(podUID, containerName)
-				if err != nil {
-					klog.ErrorS(err, "RemoveStaleState: failed to remove container", "podUID", podUID, "containerName", containerName)
-				}
+			if _, ok := activeContainers[podUID][containerName]; ok {
+				klog.V(5).InfoS("RemoveStaleState: container still active", "podUID", podUID, "containerName", containerName)
+				continue
+			}
+			klog.V(2).InfoS("RemoveStaleState: removing container", "podUID", podUID, "containerName", containerName)
+			err := m.policyRemoveContainerByRef(podUID, containerName)
+			if err != nil {
+				klog.ErrorS(err, "RemoveStaleState: failed to remove container", "podUID", podUID, "containerName", containerName)
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
 	m.containerMap.Visit(func(podUID, containerName, containerID string) {
-		if _, ok := activeContainers[podUID][containerName]; !ok {
-			klog.ErrorS(nil, "RemoveStaleState: removing container", "podUID", podUID, "containerName", containerName)
-			err := m.policyRemoveContainerByRef(podUID, containerName)
-			if err != nil {
-				klog.ErrorS(err, "RemoveStaleState: failed to remove container", "podUID", podUID, "containerName", containerName)
-			}
+		if _, ok := activeContainers[podUID][containerName]; ok {
+			klog.V(5).InfoS("RemoveStaleState: containerMap: container still active", "podUID", podUID, "containerName", containerName)
+			return
+		}
+		klog.V(2).InfoS("RemoveStaleState: containerMap: removing container", "podUID", podUID, "containerName", containerName)
+		err := m.policyRemoveContainerByRef(podUID, containerName)
+		if err != nil {
+			klog.ErrorS(err, "RemoveStaleState: containerMap: failed to remove container", "podUID", podUID, "containerName", containerName)
 		}
 	})
 }
@@ -410,7 +414,7 @@ func (m *manager) reconcileState() (success []reconciledContainer, failure []rec
 	for _, pod := range m.activePods() {
 		pstatus, ok := m.podStatusProvider.GetPodStatus(pod.UID)
 		if !ok {
-			klog.V(4).InfoS("ReconcileState: skipping pod; status not found", "pod", klog.KObj(pod))
+			klog.V(5).InfoS("ReconcileState: skipping pod; status not found", "pod", klog.KObj(pod))
 			failure = append(failure, reconciledContainer{pod.Name, "", ""})
 			continue
 		}
@@ -420,14 +424,14 @@ func (m *manager) reconcileState() (success []reconciledContainer, failure []rec
 		for _, container := range allContainers {
 			containerID, err := findContainerIDByName(&pstatus, container.Name)
 			if err != nil {
-				klog.V(4).InfoS("ReconcileState: skipping container; ID not found in pod status", "pod", klog.KObj(pod), "containerName", container.Name, "err", err)
+				klog.V(5).InfoS("ReconcileState: skipping container; ID not found in pod status", "pod", klog.KObj(pod), "containerName", container.Name, "err", err)
 				failure = append(failure, reconciledContainer{pod.Name, container.Name, ""})
 				continue
 			}
 
 			cstatus, err := findContainerStatusByName(&pstatus, container.Name)
 			if err != nil {
-				klog.V(4).InfoS("ReconcileState: skipping container; container status not found in pod status", "pod", klog.KObj(pod), "containerName", container.Name, "err", err)
+				klog.V(5).InfoS("ReconcileState: skipping container; container status not found in pod status", "pod", klog.KObj(pod), "containerName", container.Name, "err", err)
 				failure = append(failure, reconciledContainer{pod.Name, container.Name, ""})
 				continue
 			}
@@ -463,14 +467,14 @@ func (m *manager) reconcileState() (success []reconciledContainer, failure []rec
 			cset := m.state.GetCPUSetOrDefault(string(pod.UID), container.Name)
 			if cset.IsEmpty() {
 				// NOTE: This should not happen outside of tests.
-				klog.V(4).InfoS("ReconcileState: skipping container; assigned cpuset is empty", "pod", klog.KObj(pod), "containerName", container.Name)
+				klog.V(2).InfoS("ReconcileState: skipping container; assigned cpuset is empty", "pod", klog.KObj(pod), "containerName", container.Name)
 				failure = append(failure, reconciledContainer{pod.Name, container.Name, containerID})
 				continue
 			}
 
 			lcset := m.lastUpdateState.GetCPUSetOrDefault(string(pod.UID), container.Name)
 			if !cset.Equals(lcset) {
-				klog.V(4).InfoS("ReconcileState: updating container", "pod", klog.KObj(pod), "containerName", container.Name, "containerID", containerID, "cpuSet", cset)
+				klog.V(5).InfoS("ReconcileState: updating container", "pod", klog.KObj(pod), "containerName", container.Name, "containerID", containerID, "cpuSet", cset)
 				err = m.updateContainerCPUSet(ctx, containerID, cset)
 				if err != nil {
 					klog.ErrorS(err, "ReconcileState: failed to update container", "pod", klog.KObj(pod), "containerName", container.Name, "containerID", containerID, "cpuSet", cset)
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/policy_static.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/policy_static.go
index 049e35f9883..19c98af703e 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/policy_static.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/policy_static.go
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ func (p *staticPolicy) GetTopologyHints(s state.State, pod *v1.Pod, container *v
 	// kubelet restart, for example.
 	if allocated, exists := s.GetCPUSet(string(pod.UID), container.Name); exists {
 		if allocated.Size() != requested {
-			klog.ErrorS(nil, "CPUs already allocated to container with different number than request", "pod", klog.KObj(pod), "containerName", container.Name, "requestedSize", requested, "allocatedSize", allocated.Size())
+			klog.InfoS("CPUs already allocated to container with different number than request", "pod", klog.KObj(pod), "containerName", container.Name, "requestedSize", requested, "allocatedSize", allocated.Size())
 			// An empty list of hints will be treated as a preference that cannot be satisfied.
 			// In definition of hints this is equal to: TopologyHint[NUMANodeAffinity: nil, Preferred: false].
 			// For all but the best-effort policy, the Topology Manager will throw a pod-admission error.
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ func (p *staticPolicy) GetPodTopologyHints(s state.State, pod *v1.Pod) map[strin
 		// kubelet restart, for example.
 		if allocated, exists := s.GetCPUSet(string(pod.UID), container.Name); exists {
 			if allocated.Size() != requestedByContainer {
-				klog.ErrorS(nil, "CPUs already allocated to container with different number than request", "pod", klog.KObj(pod), "containerName", container.Name, "allocatedSize", requested, "requestedByContainer", requestedByContainer, "allocatedSize", allocated.Size())
+				klog.InfoS("CPUs already allocated to container with different number than request", "pod", klog.KObj(pod), "containerName", container.Name, "allocatedSize", requested, "requestedByContainer", requestedByContainer, "allocatedSize", allocated.Size())
 				// An empty list of hints will be treated as a preference that cannot be satisfied.
 				// In definition of hints this is equal to: TopologyHint[NUMANodeAffinity: nil, Preferred: false].
 				// For all but the best-effort policy, the Topology Manager will throw a pod-admission error.