diff --git a/pkg/validator.go b/pkg/validator.go
index 34bbaaa..3853bca 100644
--- a/pkg/validator.go
+++ b/pkg/validator.go
@@ -241,7 +241,6 @@ func iterateTracked(
 ) error {
 	tracker := tracker.New(recoveryFile, iterCount)
 	halt := func() {
-		log.Errorf("writing recovery file: %s", recoveryFile)
 		if err := tracker.CloseAndSave(); err != nil {
 			log.Errorf("failed to write recovery file: %v", err)
 		}