diff --git a/actionpack/CHANGELOG b/actionpack/CHANGELOG
index cb61c8d2dd3a82ca64ed58d33008ba1e8ea9fd5a..7d18e062b79da7bec63515448a16f86f2abab768 100644
--- a/actionpack/CHANGELOG
+++ b/actionpack/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 *Edge*
 
+* Stopped logging template compiles as it only clogs up the log [DHH]
+
 * Changed the X-Runtime header to report in milliseconds [DHH]
 
 * Changed BenchmarkHelper#benchmark to report in milliseconds [DHH]
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/renderable.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/renderable.rb
index 837d7f08826f5e9836a9f8e69791ecd8a091fc0f..0134bc988f2013ae632324d61ed7fbe8568a2c2b 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/renderable.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/renderable.rb
@@ -72,12 +72,9 @@ def #{render_symbol}(local_assigns)
         end_src
 
         begin
-          logger = defined?(ActionController) && Base.logger
-          logger.debug "Compiling template #{render_symbol}" if logger
-
           ActionView::Base::CompiledTemplates.module_eval(source, filename, 0)
         rescue Exception => e # errors from template code
-          if logger
+          if logger = defined?(ActionController) && Base.logger
             logger.debug "ERROR: compiling #{render_symbol} RAISED #{e}"
             logger.debug "Function body: #{source}"
             logger.debug "Backtrace: #{e.backtrace.join("\n")}"