diff --git a/das/worker.go b/das/worker.go
index 88ca387211..0acd4b41a6 100644
--- a/das/worker.go
+++ b/das/worker.go
@@ -127,18 +127,20 @@ func (w *worker) sample(ctx context.Context, timeout time.Duration, height uint6
 
 	w.metrics.observeSample(ctx, h, time.Since(start), w.state.jobType, err)
 	if err != nil {
-		if !errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
-			log.Debugw(
-				"failed to sample header",
-				"type", w.state.jobType,
-				"height", h.Height(),
-				"hash", h.Hash(),
-				"square width", len(h.DAH.RowRoots),
-				"data root", h.DAH.String(),
-				"err", err,
-				"finished (s)", time.Since(start),
-			)
+		if errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
+			return err
 		}
+
+		log.Errorw(
+			"failed to sample header",
+			"type", w.state.jobType,
+			"height", h.Height(),
+			"hash", h.Hash(),
+			"square width", len(h.DAH.RowRoots),
+			"data root", h.DAH.String(),
+			"err", err,
+			"finished (s)", time.Since(start),
+		)
 		return err
 	}
 
diff --git a/share/availability/light/availability.go b/share/availability/light/availability.go
index def56d346b..2619da3f5c 100644
--- a/share/availability/light/availability.go
+++ b/share/availability/light/availability.go
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ func (la *ShareAvailability) SharesAvailable(ctx context.Context, header *header
 	}
 
 	if err := dah.ValidateBasic(); err != nil {
-		log.Errorw("DAH validation failed", "error", err)
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -141,10 +140,6 @@ func (la *ShareAvailability) SharesAvailable(ctx context.Context, header *header
 
 	// if any of the samples failed, return an error
 	if len(failedSamples) > 0 {
-		log.Errorw("availability validation failed",
-			"root", dah.String(),
-			"failed_samples", failedSamples,
-		)
 		return share.ErrNotAvailable
 	}
 	return nil