diff --git a/daemon/daemon.go b/daemon/daemon.go
index 4dddc87b52..8c64facce2 100644
--- a/daemon/daemon.go
+++ b/daemon/daemon.go
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/reference"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/registry"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/runconfig"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/utils"
 	volumedrivers "github.com/docker/docker/volume/drivers"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/volume/local"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/volume/store"
@@ -107,27 +106,20 @@ type Daemon struct {
 
 func (daemon *Daemon) restore() error {
 	var (
-		debug         = utils.IsDebugEnabled()
 		currentDriver = daemon.GraphDriverName()
 		containers    = make(map[string]*container.Container)
 	)
 
-	if !debug {
-		logrus.Info("Loading containers: start.")
-	}
+	logrus.Info("Loading containers: start.")
+
 	dir, err := ioutil.ReadDir(daemon.repository)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	containerCount := 0
 	for _, v := range dir {
 		id := v.Name()
 		container, err := daemon.load(id)
-		if !debug && logrus.GetLevel() == logrus.InfoLevel {
-			fmt.Print(".")
-			containerCount++
-		}
 		if err != nil {
 			logrus.Errorf("Failed to load container %v: %v", id, err)
 			continue
@@ -352,12 +344,7 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) restore() error {
 
 	group.Wait()
 
-	if !debug {
-		if logrus.GetLevel() == logrus.InfoLevel && containerCount > 0 {
-			fmt.Println()
-		}
-		logrus.Info("Loading containers: done.")
-	}
+	logrus.Info("Loading containers: done.")
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_cli_daemon_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_cli_daemon_test.go
index 46cba404ab..70d374b0a6 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_cli_daemon_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_cli_daemon_test.go
@@ -1265,49 +1265,6 @@ func (s *DockerDaemonSuite) TestDaemonLoggingDriverNoneLogsError(c *check.C) {
 	c.Assert(out, checker.Contains, expected)
 }
 
-func (s *DockerDaemonSuite) TestDaemonDots(c *check.C) {
-	if err := s.d.StartWithBusybox(); err != nil {
-		c.Fatal(err)
-	}
-
-	// Now create 4 containers
-	if _, err := s.d.Cmd("create", "busybox"); err != nil {
-		c.Fatalf("Error creating container: %q", err)
-	}
-	if _, err := s.d.Cmd("create", "busybox"); err != nil {
-		c.Fatalf("Error creating container: %q", err)
-	}
-	if _, err := s.d.Cmd("create", "busybox"); err != nil {
-		c.Fatalf("Error creating container: %q", err)
-	}
-	if _, err := s.d.Cmd("create", "busybox"); err != nil {
-		c.Fatalf("Error creating container: %q", err)
-	}
-
-	s.d.Stop()
-
-	s.d.Start("--log-level=debug")
-	s.d.Stop()
-	content, _ := ioutil.ReadFile(s.d.logFile.Name())
-	if strings.Contains(string(content), "....") {
-		c.Fatalf("Debug level should not have ....\n%s", string(content))
-	}
-
-	s.d.Start("--log-level=error")
-	s.d.Stop()
-	content, _ = ioutil.ReadFile(s.d.logFile.Name())
-	if strings.Contains(string(content), "....") {
-		c.Fatalf("Error level should not have ....\n%s", string(content))
-	}
-
-	s.d.Start("--log-level=info")
-	s.d.Stop()
-	content, _ = ioutil.ReadFile(s.d.logFile.Name())
-	if !strings.Contains(string(content), "....") {
-		c.Fatalf("Info level should have ....\n%s", string(content))
-	}
-}
-
 func (s *DockerDaemonSuite) TestDaemonUnixSockCleanedUp(c *check.C) {
 	dir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "socket-cleanup-test")
 	if err != nil {