diff --git a/changelog.d/5785.misc b/changelog.d/5785.misc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0691222c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/5785.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Set the logs emitted when checking typing and presence timeouts to DEBUG level, not INFO.
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/presence.py b/synapse/handlers/presence.py
index ea54d0b99..94a9ca035 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/presence.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/presence.py
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ class PresenceHandler(object):
         """Checks the presence of users that have timed out and updates as
         appropriate.
         """
-        logger.info("Handling presence timeouts")
+        logger.debug("Handling presence timeouts")
         now = self.clock.time_msec()
 
         # Fetch the list of users that *may* have timed out. Things may have
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/typing.py b/synapse/handlers/typing.py
index 6b661aa93..f88233029 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/typing.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/typing.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class TypingHandler(object):
         self._room_typing = {}
 
     def _handle_timeouts(self):
-        logger.info("Checking for typing timeouts")
+        logger.debug("Checking for typing timeouts")
 
         now = self.clock.time_msec()