diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/PluginWrapper.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/PluginWrapper.java
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/PluginWrapper.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/PluginWrapper.java
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ import org.kohsuke.stapler.interceptor.RequirePOST;
 
 import java.util.Enumeration;
 import java.util.jar.JarFile;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
 
 /**
  * Represents a Jenkins plug-in and associated control information
@@ -372,7 +373,7 @@ public class PluginWrapper implements Comparable<PluginWrapper>, ModelObject {
      * Terminates the plugin.
      */
     public void stop() {
-        LOGGER.info("Stopping "+shortName);
+        LOGGER.log(Level.FINE, "Stopping {0}", shortName);
         try {
             getPlugin().stop();
         } catch(Throwable t) {
Reducing message from stop() to FINE.
Normally this is only printed during functional tests or during in-process restart.
In neither case do we really want to see a log message (i.e. two lines of text) for each plugin in the system being stopped.