diff --git a/npm/pkg/controlplane/controllers/v2/namespaceController.go b/npm/pkg/controlplane/controllers/v2/namespaceController.go
index 7c2051386e..054e651c0b 100644
--- a/npm/pkg/controlplane/controllers/v2/namespaceController.go
+++ b/npm/pkg/controlplane/controllers/v2/namespaceController.go
@@ -124,8 +124,6 @@ func (nsc *NamespaceController) needSync(obj interface{}, event string) (string,
 		return key, needSync
 	}
 
-	klog.Infof("[NAMESPACE %s EVENT] for namespace [%s]", event, key)
-
 	needSync = true
 	return key, needSync
 }
@@ -133,7 +131,6 @@ func (nsc *NamespaceController) needSync(obj interface{}, event string) (string,
 func (nsc *NamespaceController) addNamespace(obj interface{}) {
 	key, needSync := nsc.needSync(obj, "ADD")
 	if !needSync {
-		klog.Infof("[NAMESPACE ADD EVENT] No need to sync this namespace [%s]", key)
 		return
 	}
 	nsc.workqueue.Add(key)
@@ -142,7 +139,6 @@ func (nsc *NamespaceController) addNamespace(obj interface{}) {
 func (nsc *NamespaceController) updateNamespace(old, newns interface{}) {
 	key, needSync := nsc.needSync(newns, "UPDATE")
 	if !needSync {
-		klog.Infof("[NAMESPACE UPDATE EVENT] No need to sync this namespace [%s]", key)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -150,7 +146,6 @@ func (nsc *NamespaceController) updateNamespace(old, newns interface{}) {
 	oldNsObj, ok := old.(*corev1.Namespace)
 	if ok {
 		if oldNsObj.ResourceVersion == nsObj.ResourceVersion {
-			klog.Infof("[NAMESPACE UPDATE EVENT] Resourceversion is same for this namespace [%s]", key)
 			return
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/npm/pkg/controlplane/controllers/v2/podController.go b/npm/pkg/controlplane/controllers/v2/podController.go
index 4773728ba9..05f7099ae5 100644
--- a/npm/pkg/controlplane/controllers/v2/podController.go
+++ b/npm/pkg/controlplane/controllers/v2/podController.go
@@ -151,15 +151,11 @@ func (c *PodController) needSync(eventType string, obj interface{}) (string, boo
 		return key, needSync
 	}
 
-	klog.Infof("[POD %s EVENT] for %s in %s", eventType, podObj.Name, podObj.Namespace)
-
 	if !hasValidPodIP(podObj) {
 		return key, needSync
 	}
 
 	if isHostNetworkPod(podObj) {
-		klog.Infof("[POD %s EVENT] HostNetwork POD IGNORED: [%s/%s/%s/%+v%s]",
-			eventType, podObj.GetObjectMeta().GetUID(), podObj.Namespace, podObj.Name, podObj.Labels, podObj.Status.PodIP)
 		return key, needSync
 	}
 
@@ -194,7 +190,6 @@ func (c *PodController) addPod(obj interface{}) {
 func (c *PodController) updatePod(old, newp interface{}) {
 	key, needSync := c.needSync("UPDATE", newp)
 	if !needSync {
-		klog.Infof("[POD UPDATE EVENT] No need to sync this pod")
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -205,7 +200,6 @@ func (c *PodController) updatePod(old, newp interface{}) {
 		if oldPod.ResourceVersion == newPod.ResourceVersion {
 			// Periodic resync will send update events for all known pods.
 			// Two different versions of the same pods will always have different RVs.
-			klog.Infof("[POD UPDATE EVENT] Two pods have the same RVs")
 			return
 		}
 	}
@@ -234,7 +228,6 @@ func (c *PodController) deletePod(obj interface{}) {
 
 	klog.Infof("[POD DELETE EVENT] for %s in %s", podObj.Name, podObj.Namespace)
 	if isHostNetworkPod(podObj) {
-		klog.Infof("[POD DELETE EVENT] HostNetwork POD IGNORED: [%s/%s/%s/%+v%s]", podObj.UID, podObj.Namespace, podObj.Name, podObj.Labels, podObj.Status.PodIP)
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/npm/pkg/dataplane/policies/chain-management_linux.go b/npm/pkg/dataplane/policies/chain-management_linux.go
index 68b30f4724..2e11da2a5d 100644
--- a/npm/pkg/dataplane/policies/chain-management_linux.go
+++ b/npm/pkg/dataplane/policies/chain-management_linux.go
@@ -200,7 +200,6 @@ func (pMgr *PolicyManager) bootup(_ []string) error {
 // - creates the jump rule from FORWARD chain to AZURE-NPM chain (if it does not exist) and makes sure it's after the jumps to KUBE-FORWARD & KUBE-SERVICES chains (if they exist).
 // - cleans up stale policy chains. It can be forced to stop this process if reconcileManager.forceLock() is called.
 func (pMgr *PolicyManager) reconcile() {
-	klog.Infof("repositioning azure chain jump rule")
 	if err := pMgr.positionAzureChainJumpRule(); err != nil {
 		klog.Errorf("failed to reconcile jump rule to Azure-NPM due to %s", err.Error())
 	}
@@ -208,6 +207,11 @@ func (pMgr *PolicyManager) reconcile() {
 	pMgr.reconcileManager.Lock()
 	defer pMgr.reconcileManager.Unlock()
 	staleChains := pMgr.staleChains.emptyAndGetAll()
+
+	if len(staleChains) == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+
 	klog.Infof("cleaning up these stale chains: %+v", staleChains)
 	if err := pMgr.cleanupChains(staleChains); err != nil {
 		klog.Errorf("failed to clean up old policy chains with the following error: %s", err.Error())