diff --git a/pkg/kv/kvserver/store_send.go b/pkg/kv/kvserver/store_send.go
index ec30becb76a6..226b51e23055 100644
--- a/pkg/kv/kvserver/store_send.go
+++ b/pkg/kv/kvserver/store_send.go
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ func (s *Store) maybeThrottleBatch(
 		waited := timeutil.Since(before)
 		s.metrics.ExportRequestProposalTotalDelay.Inc(waited.Nanoseconds())
 		if waited > time.Second {
-			log.Infof(ctx, "Export request was delayed by %v", waited)
+			log.VEventf(ctx, 1, "export request was delayed by %v", waited)
 		}
 		return res, nil