diff --git a/src/Sound/VoiceSynthesizer.cxx b/src/Sound/VoiceSynthesizer.cxx
index c67068eee..befb0adbf 100644
--- a/src/Sound/VoiceSynthesizer.cxx
+++ b/src/Sound/VoiceSynthesizer.cxx
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ void FLITEVoiceSynthesizer::WorkerThread::run()
 
     // marker value indicating termination requested
     if ((request.speed < 0.0) && (request.volume < 0.0)) {
-      SG_LOG(SG_SOUND, SG_INFO, "FLITE synthesis thread exiting");
+      SG_LOG(SG_SOUND, SG_DEBUG, "FLITE synthesis thread exiting");
       return;
     }
 
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ FLITEVoiceSynthesizer::~FLITEVoiceSynthesizer()
   // push the special marker value
   _requests.push(SynthesizeRequest::cancelThreadRequest());
   _worker->join();
-  SG_LOG(SG_SOUND, SG_INFO, "FLITE synthesis thread joined OK");
   Flite_HTS_Engine_clear(_engine);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Sound/flitevoice.cxx b/src/Sound/flitevoice.cxx
index 235f03e26..ce39fa2f6 100644
--- a/src/Sound/flitevoice.cxx
+++ b/src/Sound/flitevoice.cxx
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ FGFLITEVoice::FGFLITEVoice(FGVoiceMgr * mgr, const SGPropertyNode_ptr node, cons
 
   node->getNode("text", true)->addChangeListener(this);
 
-  SG_LOG(SG_SOUND, SG_INFO, "FLITEVoice initialized for sample-group '" << sampleGroupRefName
+  SG_LOG(SG_SOUND, SG_DEBUG, "FLITEVoice initialized for sample-group '" << sampleGroupRefName
       << "'. Samples will be named '" << _sampleName << "' "
       << "voice is '" << voice << "'");
 }