diff --git a/lisp/vc/vc.el b/lisp/vc/vc.el
index 176620b1aba..54ab49a9032 100644
--- a/lisp/vc/vc.el
+++ b/lisp/vc/vc.el
@@ -6057,13 +6057,11 @@ except that this command works only in file-visiting buffers."
 (defun vc-file-tree-walk (dirname func &rest args)
   "Walk recursively through DIRNAME.
 Invoke FUNC f ARGS on each VC-managed file f underneath it."
-  (vc-file-tree-walk-internal (expand-file-name dirname) func args)
-  (message "Traversing directory %s...done" dirname))
+  (vc-file-tree-walk-internal (expand-file-name dirname) func args))
 
 (defun vc-file-tree-walk-internal (file func args)
   (if (not (file-directory-p file))
       (when (vc-registered file) (apply func file args))
-    (message "Traversing directory %s..." (abbreviate-file-name file))
     (let ((dir (file-name-as-directory file)))
       (mapcar
        (lambda (f) (or