diff --git a/ratis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/ratis/server/storage/SnapshotManager.java b/ratis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/ratis/server/storage/SnapshotManager.java
index a02e69fa6a..3d229256e9 100644
--- a/ratis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/ratis/server/storage/SnapshotManager.java
+++ b/ratis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/ratis/server/storage/SnapshotManager.java
@@ -177,7 +177,6 @@ private MessageDigest newMd5Digest() throws IOException {
     try {
       return MessageDigest.getInstance("MD5");
     } catch (NoSuchAlgorithmException e) {
-      LOG.warn("could not find MD5 digest algorithm", e);
       throw new IOException("could not find MD5 digest algorithm");
     }
   }