diff --git a/backend/internal/latest/poller.go b/backend/internal/latest/poller.go
index 4cfc2f1..e5125c8 100644
--- a/backend/internal/latest/poller.go
+++ b/backend/internal/latest/poller.go
@@ -274,7 +274,8 @@ const (
 // second taxonomy: refused is the Site holding a challenge, unreachable the
 // browser interrupting, noChapter a 200 with real HTML but no chapter links,
 // unfetchable the host pin or a missing fetcher, notFound a 4xx other than
-// the 403 refusal — the page is gone — and errors everything else.
+// the 403 refusal — the Site answered with a client status — and errors
+// everything else.
 type readOutcome int
 
 const (
@@ -663,7 +664,6 @@ func (p *Poller) checkOne(ctx context.Context, sr store.Series) (outcome readOut
 			return outcomeUnreachable
 		}
 		if errors.Is(err, errNotFound) {
-			log.Printf("latest poll %q: page not found: %v", sr.Key(), err)
 			return outcomeNotFound
 		}
 		return outcomeError