diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/fix-noisy-log-deleted-release-notes-28208816eac8abe9.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/fix-noisy-log-deleted-release-notes-28208816eac8abe9.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..072b953
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/fix-noisy-log-deleted-release-notes-28208816eac8abe9.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Remove noisy log statement for deleted release notes. These look like:
+
+      unable to find release notes file associated with unique id '34cd623294a30d83', skipping
diff --git a/reno/scanner.py b/reno/scanner.py
index c10f04d..0891e7b 100644
--- a/reno/scanner.py
+++ b/reno/scanner.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import fnmatch
 import logging
 import os.path
 import re
-import sys
 
 from dulwich import diff_tree
 from dulwich import index as d_index
@@ -1225,7 +1224,6 @@ class Scanner(object):
                 msg = ('unable to find release notes file associated '
                        'with unique id %r, skipping') % uniqueid
                 LOG.debug(msg)
-                print(msg, file=sys.stderr)
 
         # Combine pre-releases into the final release, if we are told to
         # and the final release exists.