diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 8127f0b6f3..5366873a05 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 devel
 -----
 
-* Add TransactionStatistics to ServerStatistics (transactions started /
+* Fixed internal issue #4407: remove storage engine warning
+
+* Added TransactionStatistics to ServerStatistics (transactions started /
   aborted / committed and number of intermediate commits).
 
 * Agents to remove callback entries when responded to with code 404
diff --git a/arangod/StorageEngine/EngineSelectorFeature.cpp b/arangod/StorageEngine/EngineSelectorFeature.cpp
index 28d3364eee..c3b97c522c 100644
--- a/arangod/StorageEngine/EngineSelectorFeature.cpp
+++ b/arangod/StorageEngine/EngineSelectorFeature.cpp
@@ -94,13 +94,6 @@ void EngineSelectorFeature::prepare() {
 
   if (_engine == "auto") {
     _engine = defaultEngine();
-    LOG_TOPIC("18bb0", WARN, Logger::STARTUP)
-        << "using default storage engine '" << _engine
-        << "', as no storage engine was explicitly selected via the "
-           "`--server.storage-engine` option";
-    LOG_TOPIC("bdd59", INFO, Logger::STARTUP)
-        << "please note that default storage engine has changed from 'mmfiles' "
-           "to 'rocksdb' in ArangoDB 3.4";
   }
 
   TRI_ASSERT(_engine != "auto");