diff --git a/swift/common/middleware/copy.py b/swift/common/middleware/copy.py
index 162d8a3224..84b8727ecb 100644
--- a/swift/common/middleware/copy.py
+++ b/swift/common/middleware/copy.py
@@ -361,10 +361,6 @@ class ServerSideCopyMiddleware(object):
         source_path = '/%s/%s/%s/%s' % (ver, src_account_name,
                                         src_container_name, src_obj_name)
 
-        if req.environ.get('swift.orig_req_method', req.method) != 'POST':
-            self.logger.info("Copying object from %s to %s" %
-                             (source_path, req.path))
-
         # GET the source object, bail out on error
         ssc_ctx = ServerSideCopyWebContext(self.app, self.logger)
         source_resp = self._get_source_object(ssc_ctx, source_path, req)
diff --git a/test/unit/common/middleware/test_subrequest_logging.py b/test/unit/common/middleware/test_subrequest_logging.py
index 3e51efd2b8..730655bb57 100644
--- a/test/unit/common/middleware/test_subrequest_logging.py
+++ b/test/unit/common/middleware/test_subrequest_logging.py
@@ -98,17 +98,16 @@ class TestSubRequestLogging(unittest.TestCase):
 
         req.get_response(app)
         info_log_lines = app.fake_logger.get_lines_for_level('info')
-        self.assertEqual(len(info_log_lines), 5)
-        self.assertTrue(info_log_lines[0].startswith('Copying object'))
+        self.assertEqual(len(info_log_lines), 4)
         subreq_get = '%s %s' % (subrequest_type, SUB_GET_PATH)
         subreq_put = '%s %s' % (subrequest_type, SUB_PUT_POST_PATH)
         origput = 'PUT %s' % self.path
         copyget = 'GET %s' % '/v1/a/test/obj'
         # expect GET subreq, copy GET, PUT subreq, orig PUT
-        self.assertTrue(subreq_get in info_log_lines[1])
-        self.assertTrue(copyget in info_log_lines[2])
-        self.assertTrue(subreq_put in info_log_lines[3])
-        self.assertTrue(origput in info_log_lines[4])
+        self.assertTrue(subreq_get in info_log_lines[0])
+        self.assertTrue(copyget in info_log_lines[1])
+        self.assertTrue(subreq_put in info_log_lines[2])
+        self.assertTrue(origput in info_log_lines[3])
 
     def test_subrequest_logged_x_copy_from(self):
         self._test_subrequest_logged('HEAD')