diff --git a/arch/sandbox/cpu/start.c b/arch/sandbox/cpu/start.c
index c4c4128d465..e87365e800d 100644
--- a/arch/sandbox/cpu/start.c
+++ b/arch/sandbox/cpu/start.c
@@ -491,7 +491,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	gd->reloc_off = (ulong)gd->arch.text_base;
 
 	/* sandbox test: log functions called before log_init in board_init_f */
-	log_info("sandbox: starting...\n");
 	log_debug("debug: %s\n", __func__);
 
 	/* Do pre- and post-relocation init */
diff --git a/test/py/tests/test_log.py b/test/py/tests/test_log.py
index f889120f2b3..140dcb9aa2b 100644
--- a/test/py/tests/test_log.py
+++ b/test/py/tests/test_log.py
@@ -45,5 +45,4 @@ def test_log_dropped(u_boot_console):
     cons = u_boot_console
     cons.restart_uboot()
     output = cons.get_spawn_output().replace('\r', '')
-    assert 'sandbox: starting...' in output
     assert (not 'debug: main' in output)