diff --git a/backend/molgenis-emx2-webapi/src/main/java/org/molgenis/emx2/web/StaticFileMapper.java b/backend/molgenis-emx2-webapi/src/main/java/org/molgenis/emx2/web/StaticFileMapper.java
index 39cee26622..95b0ce9b5d 100644
--- a/backend/molgenis-emx2-webapi/src/main/java/org/molgenis/emx2/web/StaticFileMapper.java
+++ b/backend/molgenis-emx2-webapi/src/main/java/org/molgenis/emx2/web/StaticFileMapper.java
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 /**
  * to allow for nice urls, and make it easier for 'schema' app developers we include the schema in
@@ -18,8 +16,6 @@
  */
 public class StaticFileMapper {
 
-  private static Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(StaticFileMapper.class);
-
   private StaticFileMapper() {
     // hide constructor
   }
@@ -92,7 +88,7 @@ public static void addFileToContext(Context ctx, String path, String mimeType) {
         ctx.status(404).result("File not found: " + ctx.path());
         return;
       }
-      logger.info("Serving file: " + path);
+
       if (mimeType == null) {
         mimeType = Files.probeContentType(Path.of(path));
         if (mimeType == null) {