diff --git a/.config/sanity.d/deprecated-repo-runner-images.sh b/.config/sanity.d/deprecated-repo-runner-images.sh
index b47c79a..6485943 100644
--- a/.config/sanity.d/deprecated-repo-runner-images.sh
+++ b/.config/sanity.d/deprecated-repo-runner-images.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 function sanity_deprecated_reporunner_images() {
-	report debug "Check for deprecated repo-runner images"
-
 	[[ -f .repo-runner.yaml ]] || {
-		report debug "No Repo-Runner config found"
+		report debug "No Repo-Runner config found, skipping check"
 		return 0
 	}
 
diff --git a/.config/sanity.d/has-readme.sh b/.config/sanity.d/has-readme.sh
index c5a6d4c..dbbeb67 100644
--- a/.config/sanity.d/has-readme.sh
+++ b/.config/sanity.d/has-readme.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 function sanity_has_readme() {
-	report debug "Check for README.md existence"
-
 	[[ -f README.md ]] || {
 		report error "No README.md found"
 		return 1
diff --git a/.config/sanity.d/makefile-autohook.sh b/.config/sanity.d/makefile-autohook.sh
index e2839b1..932e2f6 100644
--- a/.config/sanity.d/makefile-autohook.sh
+++ b/.config/sanity.d/makefile-autohook.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 function sanity_makefile_contains_autohook() {
-	report debug "Check for auto-hook in Makefile"
-
 	[[ -f Makefile ]] || {
-		report debug "No Makefile found"
+		report debug "No Makefile found, skipping check"
 		return 0
 	}
 
diff --git a/.config/sanity.d/placeholder-in-license.sh b/.config/sanity.d/placeholder-in-license.sh
index 3fa9de9..6c23a05 100644
--- a/.config/sanity.d/placeholder-in-license.sh
+++ b/.config/sanity.d/placeholder-in-license.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 function sanity_year_placeholder_in_license() {
-	report debug "Check for [year] placeholder in LICENSE file"
-
 	[[ -f LICENSE ]] || {
 		report warn "No LICENSE file found"
 		return 0