diff --git a/src/core.c b/src/core.c
index 781c9534..e34952ef 100644
--- a/src/core.c
+++ b/src/core.c
@@ -11473,7 +11473,7 @@ static __inline void txn_merge(MDBX_txn *const parent, MDBX_txn *const txn,
             }
             ++w;
           }
-        NOTICE("squash to begin for extending-merge %zu -> %zu", d, w - 1);
+        VERBOSE("squash to begin for extending-merge %zu -> %zu", d, w - 1);
         d = w - 1;
         continue;
       }
@@ -11515,7 +11515,7 @@ static __inline void txn_merge(MDBX_txn *const parent, MDBX_txn *const txn,
             }
             --w;
           }
-        NOTICE("squash to end for shrinking-merge %zu -> %zu", d, w + 1);
+        VERBOSE("squash to end for shrinking-merge %zu -> %zu", d, w + 1);
         d = w + 1;
         continue;
       }