diff --git a/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/readwritesplit.cc b/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/readwritesplit.cc
index 9ba761a2c..6c9863345 100644
--- a/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/readwritesplit.cc
+++ b/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/readwritesplit.cc
@@ -1197,8 +1197,6 @@ static void clientReply(MXS_ROUTER *instance,
      */
     if (backend->session_command_count())
     {
-        check_session_command_reply(writebuf, backend);
-
         /** This discards all responses that have already been sent to the client */
         bool rconn = false;
         process_sescmd_response(rses, backend, &writebuf, &rconn);
diff --git a/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/rwsplit_mysql.cc b/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/rwsplit_mysql.cc
index 8816ca714..a2b4f1de7 100644
--- a/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/rwsplit_mysql.cc
+++ b/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/rwsplit_mysql.cc
@@ -283,34 +283,6 @@ void closed_session_reply(GWBUF *querybuf)
     }
 }
 
-/*
- * Uses MySQL specific mechanisms
- */
-/**
- * @brief Check the reply from a backend server to a session command
- *
- * If the reply is an error, a message is logged.
- *
- * @param buffer  Query buffer containing reply data
- * @param backend Router session data for a backend server
- */
-void check_session_command_reply(GWBUF *buffer, SRWBackend& backend)
-{
-    if (MYSQL_IS_ERROR_PACKET(((uint8_t *)GWBUF_DATA(buffer))))
-    {
-        size_t replylen = MYSQL_GET_PAYLOAD_LEN(GWBUF_DATA(buffer));
-        char replybuf[replylen];
-        gwbuf_copy_data(buffer, 0, gwbuf_length(buffer), (uint8_t*)replybuf);
-        std::string err;
-        std::string msg;
-        err.append(replybuf + 8, 5);
-        msg.append(replybuf + 13, replylen - 4 - 5);
-
-        MXS_ERROR("Failed to execute session command in %s. Error was: %s %s",
-                  backend->uri(), err.c_str(), msg.c_str());
-    }
-}
-
 /**
  * @brief Send an error message to the client telling that the server is in read only mode
  *
diff --git a/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/rwsplit_session_cmd.cc b/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/rwsplit_session_cmd.cc
index 5f21895f0..31d9ea6ac 100644
--- a/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/rwsplit_session_cmd.cc
+++ b/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/rwsplit_session_cmd.cc
@@ -76,9 +76,10 @@ void process_sescmd_response(RWSplitSession* rses, SRWBackend& backend,
 
                 if (rses->sescmd_responses[id] != cmd)
                 {
-                    MXS_ERROR("Slave server '%s': response differs from master's response. "
-                              "Closing connection due to inconsistent session state.",
-                              backend->name());
+                    MXS_WARNING("Slave server '%s': response (0x%02hhx) differs "
+                                "from master's response(0x%02hhx). Closing slave "
+                                "connection due to inconsistent session state.",
+                                backend->name(), cmd, rses->sescmd_responses[id]);
                     backend->close(mxs::Backend::CLOSE_FATAL);
                     *pReconnect = true;
                 }