diff --git a/http/download.go b/http/download.go
index cecd72be2..b517fefc0 100644
--- a/http/download.go
+++ b/http/download.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"log"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
@@ -82,12 +81,8 @@ func (downloader *downloaderImpl) GetLength(ctx context.Context, url string) (in
 		resp, err = downloader.client.Do(req)
 		if err != nil && retryableError(err) {
 			maxTries--
-			log.Printf("http: retrying head for %q: %s", url, err)
 		} else {
 			// stop retrying
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Printf("http: non-retryable error for %q: %s %#+v", url, err, err)
-			}
 			break
 		}
 	}
@@ -173,11 +168,7 @@ func (downloader *downloaderImpl) DownloadWithChecksum(ctx context.Context, url
 
 		if err != nil && retryableError(err) {
 			maxTries--
-			log.Printf("http: retrying for %q: %s", url, err)
 		} else {
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Printf("http: non-retryable error for %q: %s %#+v", url, err, err)
-			}
 			// get out of the loop
 			break
 		}