diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/blockmanagement/BlockPlacementPolicyDefault.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/blockmanagement/BlockPlacementPolicyDefault.java
index 0390546ddc..cb65ba8e30 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/blockmanagement/BlockPlacementPolicyDefault.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/blockmanagement/BlockPlacementPolicyDefault.java
@@ -1034,9 +1034,11 @@ public List<DatanodeStorageInfo> chooseReplicasToDelete(
       }
       firstOne = false;
       if (cur == null) {
-        LOG.warn("No excess replica can be found. excessTypes: {}." +
-            " moreThanOne: {}. exactlyOne: {}.", excessTypes, moreThanOne,
-            exactlyOne);
+        if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
+          LOG.debug("No excess replica can be found. excessTypes: {}." +
+              " moreThanOne: {}. exactlyOne: {}.", excessTypes,
+              moreThanOne, exactlyOne);
+        }
         break;
       }