diff --git a/torchvision/datasets/caltech.py b/torchvision/datasets/caltech.py
index fe4f0fad208..b152c425c77 100644
--- a/torchvision/datasets/caltech.py
+++ b/torchvision/datasets/caltech.py
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ def __len__(self) -> int:
 
     def download(self) -> None:
         if self._check_integrity():
-            print("Files already downloaded and verified")
             return
 
         download_and_extract_archive(
@@ -231,7 +230,6 @@ def __len__(self) -> int:
 
     def download(self) -> None:
         if self._check_integrity():
-            print("Files already downloaded and verified")
             return
 
         download_and_extract_archive(
diff --git a/torchvision/datasets/celeba.py b/torchvision/datasets/celeba.py
index 147597d3ab3..7ff0595166b 100644
--- a/torchvision/datasets/celeba.py
+++ b/torchvision/datasets/celeba.py
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ def _check_integrity(self) -> bool:
 
     def download(self) -> None:
         if self._check_integrity():
-            print("Files already downloaded and verified")
             return
 
         for (file_id, md5, filename) in self.file_list:
diff --git a/torchvision/datasets/cifar.py b/torchvision/datasets/cifar.py
index 1637670ab91..0f425d76c57 100644
--- a/torchvision/datasets/cifar.py
+++ b/torchvision/datasets/cifar.py
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ def _check_integrity(self) -> bool:
 
     def download(self) -> None:
         if self._check_integrity():
-            print("Files already downloaded and verified")
             return
         download_and_extract_archive(self.url, self.root, filename=self.filename, md5=self.tgz_md5)
 
diff --git a/torchvision/datasets/imagenette.py b/torchvision/datasets/imagenette.py
index 05da537891b..0b27f3b25e5 100644
--- a/torchvision/datasets/imagenette.py
+++ b/torchvision/datasets/imagenette.py
@@ -81,10 +81,7 @@ def _check_exists(self) -> bool:
 
     def _download(self):
         if self._check_exists():
-            raise RuntimeError(
-                f"The directory {self._size_root} already exists. "
-                f"If you want to re-download or re-extract the images, delete the directory."
-            )
+            return
 
         download_and_extract_archive(self._url, self.root, md5=self._md5)
 
diff --git a/torchvision/datasets/lfw.py b/torchvision/datasets/lfw.py
index 69f1edaf72f..18374fc3c9b 100644
--- a/torchvision/datasets/lfw.py
+++ b/torchvision/datasets/lfw.py
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ def _check_integrity(self) -> bool:
 
     def download(self) -> None:
         if self._check_integrity():
-            print("Files already downloaded and verified")
             return
         url = f"{self.download_url_prefix}{self.filename}"
         download_and_extract_archive(url, self.root, filename=self.filename, md5=self.md5)
diff --git a/torchvision/datasets/omniglot.py b/torchvision/datasets/omniglot.py
index c02cf91234a..c3434a72456 100644
--- a/torchvision/datasets/omniglot.py
+++ b/torchvision/datasets/omniglot.py
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ def _check_integrity(self) -> bool:
 
     def download(self) -> None:
         if self._check_integrity():
-            print("Files already downloaded and verified")
             return
 
         filename = self._get_target_folder()
diff --git a/torchvision/datasets/sbu.py b/torchvision/datasets/sbu.py
index 3c349370a12..b5f46101e07 100644
--- a/torchvision/datasets/sbu.py
+++ b/torchvision/datasets/sbu.py
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ def download(self) -> None:
         """Download and extract the tarball, and download each individual photo."""
 
         if self._check_integrity():
-            print("Files already downloaded and verified")
             return
 
         download_and_extract_archive(self.url, self.root, self.root, self.filename, self.md5_checksum)
diff --git a/torchvision/datasets/semeion.py b/torchvision/datasets/semeion.py
index d0344c74241..71485b14dcf 100644
--- a/torchvision/datasets/semeion.py
+++ b/torchvision/datasets/semeion.py
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ def _check_integrity(self) -> bool:
 
     def download(self) -> None:
         if self._check_integrity():
-            print("Files already downloaded and verified")
             return
 
         root = self.root
diff --git a/torchvision/datasets/stl10.py b/torchvision/datasets/stl10.py
index 90ff41738eb..39c058e497d 100644
--- a/torchvision/datasets/stl10.py
+++ b/torchvision/datasets/stl10.py
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ def _check_integrity(self) -> bool:
 
     def download(self) -> None:
         if self._check_integrity():
-            print("Files already downloaded and verified")
             return
         download_and_extract_archive(self.url, self.root, filename=self.filename, md5=self.tgz_md5)
         self._check_integrity()
diff --git a/torchvision/datasets/widerface.py b/torchvision/datasets/widerface.py
index 71f4ce313c3..b451ebe25b9 100644
--- a/torchvision/datasets/widerface.py
+++ b/torchvision/datasets/widerface.py
@@ -182,7 +182,6 @@ def _check_integrity(self) -> bool:
 
     def download(self) -> None:
         if self._check_integrity():
-            print("Files already downloaded and verified")
             return
 
         # download and extract image data