diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/access/intercept/AbstractSecurityInterceptor.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/access/intercept/AbstractSecurityInterceptor.java
index 3a8e5a722e..8eba41366d 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/access/intercept/AbstractSecurityInterceptor.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/access/intercept/AbstractSecurityInterceptor.java
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractSecurityInterceptor implements InitializingBean, A
                 throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unsupported configuration attributes: " + unsupportedAttrs);
             }
 
-            logger.info("Validated configuration attributes");
+            logger.debug("Validated configuration attributes");
         }
     }