diff --git a/audio/decode/dec_audio.c b/audio/decode/dec_audio.c
index 70476a940d..b8d83e899c 100644
--- a/audio/decode/dec_audio.c
+++ b/audio/decode/dec_audio.c
@@ -163,8 +163,7 @@ int audio_init_best_codec(struct dec_audio *d_audio, char *audio_decoders)
         d_audio->decoder_desc =
             talloc_asprintf(d_audio, "%s [%s:%s]", decoder->desc, decoder->family,
                             decoder->decoder);
-        MP_INFO(d_audio, "Selected audio codec: %s\n",
-                d_audio->decoder_desc);
+        MP_VERBOSE(d_audio, "Selected audio codec: %s\n", d_audio->decoder_desc);
         MP_VERBOSE(d_audio, "AUDIO: %d Hz, %d ch, %s\n",
                    d_audio->decoded.rate, d_audio->decoded.channels.num,
                    af_fmt_to_str(d_audio->decoded.format));
diff --git a/demux/demux.c b/demux/demux.c
index ba231b5af6..f4baa5a5fa 100644
--- a/demux/demux.c
+++ b/demux/demux.c
@@ -607,10 +607,10 @@ static struct demuxer *open_given_type(struct mpv_global *global,
     if (ret >= 0) {
         demuxer->params = NULL;
         if (demuxer->filetype)
-            mp_info(log, "Detected file format: %s (%s)\n",
-                    demuxer->filetype, desc->desc);
+            mp_verbose(log, "Detected file format: %s (%s)\n",
+                       demuxer->filetype, desc->desc);
         else
-            mp_info(log, "Detected file format: %s\n", desc->desc);
+            mp_verbose(log, "Detected file format: %s\n", desc->desc);
         if (stream_manages_timeline(demuxer->stream)) {
             // Incorrect, but fixes some behavior with DVD/BD
             demuxer->ts_resets_possible = false;
diff --git a/video/decode/dec_video.c b/video/decode/dec_video.c
index eb312edf4f..f69206ccfc 100644
--- a/video/decode/dec_video.c
+++ b/video/decode/dec_video.c
@@ -195,8 +195,7 @@ bool video_init_best_codec(struct dec_video *d_video, char* video_decoders)
         d_video->decoder_desc =
             talloc_asprintf(d_video, "%s [%s:%s]", decoder->desc, decoder->family,
                             decoder->decoder);
-        MP_INFO(d_video, "Selected video codec: %s\n",
-                d_video->decoder_desc);
+        MP_VERBOSE(d_video, "Selected video codec: %s\n", d_video->decoder_desc);
     } else {
         MP_ERR(d_video, "Failed to initialize a video decoder for codec '%s'.\n",
                d_video->header->codec ? d_video->header->codec : "<unknown>");