diff --git a/server-common/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/logger/StateChangeLogger.java b/server-common/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/logger/StateChangeLogger.java
index a8f7ed9cc9d38..a852fc30eb889 100644
--- a/server-common/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/logger/StateChangeLogger.java
+++ b/server-common/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/logger/StateChangeLogger.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public StateChangeLogger(int brokerId) {
     }
 
     public void trace(String message) {
-        LOGGER.info("{}{}", logIdent, message);
+        LOGGER.trace("{}{}", logIdent, message);
     }
 
     public void info(String message) {