diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/cluster/coordination/PublicationTransportHandler.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/cluster/coordination/PublicationTransportHandler.java
index b678325604118..d30daef1297ea 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/cluster/coordination/PublicationTransportHandler.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/cluster/coordination/PublicationTransportHandler.java
@@ -539,7 +539,6 @@ public String executor() {
         }
 
         public void sendClusterState(DiscoveryNode destination, ActionListener<PublishWithJoinResponse> listener) {
-            logger.debug("sending cluster state over transport to node: {}", destination.getName());
             if (sendFullVersion || previousState.nodes().nodeExists(destination) == false) {
                 logger.trace("sending full cluster state version [{}] to [{}]", newState.version(), destination);
                 sendFullClusterState(destination, listener);