diff --git a/pkg/controller/controller_utils.go b/pkg/controller/controller_utils.go
index ffd99ed1236..7fb618fa788 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/controller_utils.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/controller_utils.go
@@ -979,8 +979,6 @@ func FilterActivePods(logger klog.Logger, pods []*v1.Pod) []*v1.Pod {
 	for _, p := range pods {
 		if IsPodActive(p) {
 			result = append(result, p)
-		} else {
-			logger.V(4).Info("Ignoring inactive pod", "pod", klog.KObj(p), "phase", p.Status.Phase, "deletionTime", klog.SafePtr(p.DeletionTimestamp))
 		}
 	}
 	return result