diff --git a/connectd/connectd.c b/connectd/connectd.c
index c71b186e8cbe..c2fb8395977c 100644
--- a/connectd/connectd.c
+++ b/connectd/connectd.c
@@ -1111,9 +1111,6 @@ static struct io_plan *peer_disconnected(struct io_conn *conn,
 	io_wake(key);
 	tal_free(key);
 
-	status_trace("Forgetting peer %s",
-		     type_to_string(tmpctx, struct pubkey, &id));
-
 	return daemon_conn_read_next(conn, &daemon->master);
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/test_closing.py b/tests/test_closing.py
index 45cb348eac44..5c2c67cb74cd 100644
--- a/tests/test_closing.py
+++ b/tests/test_closing.py
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ def test_closing_id(node_factory):
     l1.fund_channel(l2, 10**6)
     cid = l2.rpc.listpeers()['peers'][0]['channels'][0]['channel_id']
     l2.rpc.close(cid)
-    l1.daemon.wait_for_log("Forgetting peer .*")
-    l2.daemon.wait_for_log("Forgetting peer .*")
+    wait_for(lambda: not only_one(l1.rpc.listpeers(l2.info['id'])['peers'])['connected'])
+    wait_for(lambda: not only_one(l2.rpc.listpeers(l1.info['id'])['peers'])['connected'])
 
     # Close by peer ID.
     l2.rpc.connect(l1.info['id'], 'localhost', l1.port)
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ def test_closing_id(node_factory):
     l2.fund_channel(l1, 10**6)
     pid = l1.info['id']
     l2.rpc.close(pid)
-    l1.daemon.wait_for_log("Forgetting peer .*")
-    l2.daemon.wait_for_log("Forgetting peer .*")
+    wait_for(lambda: not only_one(l1.rpc.listpeers(l2.info['id'])['peers'])['connected'])
+    wait_for(lambda: not only_one(l2.rpc.listpeers(l1.info['id'])['peers'])['connected'])
 
 
 @unittest.skipIf(not DEVELOPER, "needs dev-rescan-outputs")
diff --git a/tests/test_connection.py b/tests/test_connection.py
index 5c30f8b56c1b..deb4d1a6d93e 100644
--- a/tests/test_connection.py
+++ b/tests/test_connection.py
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ def test_reconnect_gossiping(node_factory):
     l1.rpc.connect(l2.info['id'], 'localhost', l2.port)
 
     l2.rpc.ping(l1.info['id'], 1, 65532)
-    l1.daemon.wait_for_log('Forgetting peer')
+    wait_for(lambda: l1.rpc.listpeers(l2.info['id'])['peers'] == [])
 
     l1.rpc.connect(l2.info['id'], 'localhost', l2.port)
     l2.daemon.wait_for_log('processing now old peer gone')
@@ -1023,7 +1023,9 @@ def test_peerinfo(node_factory, bitcoind):
     with pytest.raises(RpcError, match=r'Channel close negotiation not finished'):
         l1.rpc.close(chan, False, 0)
 
-    l1.daemon.wait_for_log('Forgetting peer')
+    wait_for(lambda: not only_one(l1.rpc.listpeers(l2.info['id'])['peers'])['connected'])
+    wait_for(lambda: not only_one(l2.rpc.listpeers(l1.info['id'])['peers'])['connected'])
+
     bitcoind.generate_block(100)
     l1.daemon.wait_for_log('WIRE_ONCHAIN_ALL_IRREVOCABLY_RESOLVED')
     l2.daemon.wait_for_log('WIRE_ONCHAIN_ALL_IRREVOCABLY_RESOLVED')