diff --git a/src/box/replica.cc b/src/box/replica.cc
index 1b77acba2ef716530d2862864fabff716365409f..8ced5ca7159442e7bb3e106180c2814f0d227fcd 100644
--- a/src/box/replica.cc
+++ b/src/box/replica.cc
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ replica_stop(struct replica *replica)
 	if (f == NULL)
 		return;
 	const char *uri = uri_format(&replica->uri);
-	say_info("shutting down the replica %s", uri);
+	say_info("shutting down replica %s", uri);
 	fiber_cancel(f);
 	/**
 	 * If the replica died from an exception, don't throw it