diff --git a/bitswap/client/client.go b/bitswap/client/client.go
index d8cac488f..86a0668e1 100644
--- a/bitswap/client/client.go
+++ b/bitswap/client/client.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/routing"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/attribute"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
+	"go.uber.org/zap/zapcore"
 )
 
 var log = logging.Logger("bitswap/client")
@@ -379,8 +380,10 @@ func (bs *Client) receiveBlocksFrom(ctx context.Context, from peer.ID, blks []bl
 	}
 
 	wanted, notWanted := bs.sim.SplitWantedUnwanted(blks)
-	for _, b := range notWanted {
-		log.Debugf("[recv] block not in wantlist; cid=%s, peer=%s", b.Cid(), from)
+	if log.Level().Enabled(zapcore.DebugLevel) {
+		for _, b := range notWanted {
+			log.Debugf("[recv] block not in wantlist; cid=%s, peer=%s", b.Cid(), from)
+		}
 	}
 
 	allKs := make([]cid.Cid, 0, len(blks))
@@ -409,10 +412,6 @@ func (bs *Client) receiveBlocksFrom(ctx context.Context, from peer.ID, blks []bl
 		bs.notif.Publish(from, b)
 	}
 
-	for _, b := range wanted {
-		log.Debugw("Bitswap.GetBlockRequest.End", "cid", b.Cid())
-	}
-
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -431,8 +430,10 @@ func (bs *Client) ReceiveMessage(ctx context.Context, p peer.ID, incoming bsmsg.
 
 	if len(iblocks) > 0 {
 		bs.updateReceiveCounters(iblocks)
-		for _, b := range iblocks {
-			log.Debugf("[recv] block; cid=%s, peer=%s", b.Cid(), p)
+		if log.Level().Enabled(zapcore.DebugLevel) {
+			for _, b := range iblocks {
+				log.Debugf("[recv] block; cid=%s, peer=%s", b.Cid(), p)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/bitswap/client/internal/getter/getter.go b/bitswap/client/internal/getter/getter.go
index 5a5613002..04cfacbfc 100644
--- a/bitswap/client/internal/getter/getter.go
+++ b/bitswap/client/internal/getter/getter.go
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ func AsyncGetBlocks(ctx context.Context, sessctx context.Context, keys []cid.Cid
 	remaining := cid.NewSet()
 	promise := notif.Subscribe(ctx, keys...)
 	for _, k := range keys {
-		log.Debugw("Bitswap.GetBlockRequest.Start", "cid", k)
 		remaining.Add(k)
 	}
 
diff --git a/bitswap/client/internal/messagequeue/messagequeue.go b/bitswap/client/internal/messagequeue/messagequeue.go
index 7074716cf..0483a8514 100644
--- a/bitswap/client/internal/messagequeue/messagequeue.go
+++ b/bitswap/client/internal/messagequeue/messagequeue.go
@@ -16,13 +16,10 @@ import (
 	logging "github.com/ipfs/go-log/v2"
 	peer "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/peer"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/p2p/protocol/ping"
-	"go.uber.org/zap"
+	"go.uber.org/zap/zapcore"
 )
 
-var (
-	log   = logging.Logger("bitswap/client/msgq")
-	sflog = log.Desugar()
-)
+var log = logging.Logger("bitswap/client/msgq")
 
 const (
 	// maxMessageSize is the maximum message size in bytes
@@ -692,7 +689,7 @@ func (mq *MessageQueue) handleResponse(ks []cid.Cid) {
 
 func (mq *MessageQueue) logOutgoingMessage(wantlist []bsmsg.Entry) {
 	// Save some CPU cycles and allocations if log level is higher than debug
-	if ce := sflog.Check(zap.DebugLevel, "sent message"); ce == nil {
+	if !log.Level().Enabled(zapcore.DebugLevel) {
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/bitswap/client/internal/session/session.go b/bitswap/client/internal/session/session.go
index 4e0fe7605..15fc39271 100644
--- a/bitswap/client/internal/session/session.go
+++ b/bitswap/client/internal/session/session.go
@@ -17,13 +17,10 @@ import (
 	peer "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/peer"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/routing"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
-	"go.uber.org/zap"
+	"go.uber.org/zap/zapcore"
 )
 
-var (
-	log   = logging.Logger("bitswap/session")
-	sflog = log.Desugar()
-)
+var log = logging.Logger("bitswap/session")
 
 const (
 	broadcastLiveWantsLimit = 64
@@ -208,7 +205,7 @@ func (s *Session) ReceiveFrom(from peer.ID, ks []cid.Cid, haves []cid.Cid, dontH
 
 func (s *Session) logReceiveFrom(from peer.ID, interestedKs []cid.Cid, haves []cid.Cid, dontHaves []cid.Cid) {
 	// Save some CPU cycles if log level is higher than debug
-	if ce := sflog.Check(zap.DebugLevel, "Bitswap <- rcv message"); ce == nil {
+	if !log.Level().Enabled(zapcore.DebugLevel) {
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/bitswap/server/server.go b/bitswap/server/server.go
index 1c4ee29be..caaf55501 100644
--- a/bitswap/server/server.go
+++ b/bitswap/server/server.go
@@ -264,10 +264,7 @@ func (bs *Server) startWorkers(ctx context.Context) {
 func (bs *Server) taskWorker(ctx context.Context, id int) {
 	defer bs.waitWorkers.Done()
 
-	log := log.With("ID", id)
-	defer log.Debug("bitswap task worker shutting down...")
 	for {
-		log.Debug("Bitswap.TaskWorker.Loop")
 		select {
 		case nextEnvelope := <-bs.engine.Outbox():
 			select {