diff --git a/mtce/src/heartbeat/hbsCluster.cpp b/mtce/src/heartbeat/hbsCluster.cpp
index 1f82a4e3..f0a0c444 100644
--- a/mtce/src/heartbeat/hbsCluster.cpp
+++ b/mtce/src/heartbeat/hbsCluster.cpp
@@ -362,10 +362,6 @@ void hbs_cluster_del ( string & hostname )
 
         hbs_cluster_change ( hostname + " deleted" );
     }
-    else
-    {
-        slog("%s not found in cluster list", hostname.c_str());
-    }
 }
 
 /****************************************************************************