diff --git a/lib/charms/opensearch/v0/opensearch_base_charm.py b/lib/charms/opensearch/v0/opensearch_base_charm.py
index 35dc16c79..6aecebfc0 100644
--- a/lib/charms/opensearch/v0/opensearch_base_charm.py
+++ b/lib/charms/opensearch/v0/opensearch_base_charm.py
@@ -403,7 +403,6 @@ def cleanup():
         # when "data" node joins -> start cluster-manager via _on_peer_cluster_relation_changed
         # cluster-manager notifies "data" node via refresh of peer cluster relation data
         # "data" node starts and initializes security index
-        logger.info(f"Deployment description at on start: {deployment_desc}")
         if (
             deployment_desc.typ == DeploymentType.MAIN_ORCHESTRATOR
             and not deployment_desc.start == StartMode.WITH_GENERATED_ROLES
@@ -1063,9 +1062,6 @@ def _post_start_init(self, event: _StartOpenSearch):  # noqa: C901
         """Initialization post OpenSearch start."""
         # initialize the security index if needed (and certs written on disk etc.)
         # this happens only on the first data node to join the cluster
-        logger.debug(
-            f"is_leader: {self.unit.is_leader()}, security_index_initialised: {self.peers_data.get(Scope.APP, 'security_index_initialised')}, roles: {self.opensearch_peer_cm.deployment_desc().config.roles}, start: {self.opensearch_peer_cm.deployment_desc().start}"
-        )
         if (
             self.unit.is_leader()
             and not self.peers_data.get(Scope.APP, "security_index_initialised")
diff --git a/lib/charms/opensearch/v0/opensearch_relation_peer_cluster.py b/lib/charms/opensearch/v0/opensearch_relation_peer_cluster.py
index 9b2a6c57d..1506577e8 100644
--- a/lib/charms/opensearch/v0/opensearch_relation_peer_cluster.py
+++ b/lib/charms/opensearch/v0/opensearch_relation_peer_cluster.py
@@ -663,9 +663,6 @@ def _set_security_conf(self, data: PeerClusterRelData) -> None:
         )
 
         self.charm.peers_data.put(Scope.APP, "admin_user_initialized", True)
-        logger.debug(f"PeerClusterRelData: {data.to_dict()}")
-        if data.security_index_initialised:
-            self.charm.peers_data.put(Scope.APP, "security_index_initialised", True)
 
         if s3_creds := data.credentials.s3:
             self.charm.secrets.put_object(Scope.APP, "s3-creds", s3_creds.to_dict(by_alias=True))