diff --git a/synapse/api/auth.py b/synapse/api/auth.py
index 66639b008..54186695c 100644
--- a/synapse/api/auth.py
+++ b/synapse/api/auth.py
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ class Auth(object):
     def _look_up_user_by_access_token(self, token):
         ret = yield self.store.get_user_by_access_token(token)
         if not ret:
-            logger.warn("Unrecognised access token - not in store: %s" % (token,))
+            logger.warn("Unrecognised access token - not in store.")
             raise AuthError(
                 self.TOKEN_NOT_FOUND_HTTP_STATUS, "Unrecognised access token.",
                 errcode=Codes.UNKNOWN_TOKEN
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ class Auth(object):
             )
             service = self.store.get_app_service_by_token(token)
             if not service:
-                logger.warn("Unrecognised appservice access token: %s" % (token,))
+                logger.warn("Unrecognised appservice access token.")
                 raise AuthError(
                     self.TOKEN_NOT_FOUND_HTTP_STATUS,
                     "Unrecognised access token.",