diff --git a/loopy/check.py b/loopy/check.py
index 54ab043d6a38f36852920eb3008d26e28b5cedfb..e72f9e3e6c4db797220729a5f282d4944b31d6ac 100644
--- a/loopy/check.py
+++ b/loopy/check.py
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ def check_has_schedulable_iname_nesting(kernel):
 
 def pre_schedule_checks(kernel):
     try:
-        logger.info("%s: pre-schedule check: start" % kernel.name)
+        logger.debug("%s: pre-schedule check: start" % kernel.name)
 
         check_for_orphaned_user_hardware_axes(kernel)
         check_for_double_use_of_hw_axes(kernel)
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ def pre_schedule_checks(kernel):
         check_write_destinations(kernel)
         check_has_schedulable_iname_nesting(kernel)
 
-        logger.info("%s: pre-schedule check: done" % kernel.name)
+        logger.debug("%s: pre-schedule check: done" % kernel.name)
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
         raise
     except:
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ def check_that_shapes_and_strides_are_arguments(kernel):
 
 def pre_codegen_checks(kernel):
     try:
-        logger.info("pre-codegen check %s: start" % kernel.name)
+        logger.debug("pre-codegen check %s: start" % kernel.name)
 
         check_for_unused_hw_axes_in_insns(kernel)
         check_that_atomic_ops_are_used_exactly_on_atomic_arrays(kernel)
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ def pre_codegen_checks(kernel):
         kernel.target.pre_codegen_check(kernel)
         check_that_shapes_and_strides_are_arguments(kernel)
 
-        logger.info("pre-codegen check %s: done" % kernel.name)
+        logger.debug("pre-codegen check %s: done" % kernel.name)
     except:
         print(75*"=")
         print("failing kernel during pre-schedule check:")
diff --git a/loopy/schedule/__init__.py b/loopy/schedule/__init__.py
index c078da2ec58dabbbf646bfcf593ea0138941cc85..57cf74b808ae1a7107e76a18a3876785ab8baabd 100644
--- a/loopy/schedule/__init__.py
+++ b/loopy/schedule/__init__.py
@@ -1908,14 +1908,14 @@ def generate_loop_schedules_inner(kernel, debug_args={}):
 
                 if (gsize or lsize):
                     if not kernel.options.disable_global_barriers:
-                        logger.info("%s: barrier insertion: global" % kernel.name)
+                        logger.debug("%s: barrier insertion: global" % kernel.name)
                         gen_sched = insert_barriers(kernel, gen_sched,
                                 kind="global", verify_only=True)
 
-                    logger.info("%s: barrier insertion: local" % kernel.name)
+                    logger.debug("%s: barrier insertion: local" % kernel.name)
                     gen_sched = insert_barriers(kernel, gen_sched, kind="local",
                             verify_only=False)
-                    logger.info("%s: barrier insertion: done" % kernel.name)
+                    logger.debug("%s: barrier insertion: done" % kernel.name)
 
                 new_kernel = kernel.copy(
                         schedule=gen_sched,