diff --git a/common/cmd_sf.c b/common/cmd_sf.c
index 5ac1d0c..ddb1a65 100644
--- a/common/cmd_sf.c
+++ b/common/cmd_sf.c
@@ -266,13 +266,14 @@ static int do_spi_flash_erase(int argc, char * const argv[])
 		return 1;
 	}
 
+	printf("SF: Erasing flash... ");
+
 	ret = spi_flash_erase(flash, offset, len);
-	if (ret) {
-		printf("SPI flash %s failed\n", argv[0]);
-		return 1;
-	}
 
-	return 0;
+	printf("%zu bytes @ %#x erased: %s\n", (size_t)len, (u32)offset,
+			ret ? "ERROR" : "OK");
+
+	return ret == 0 ? 0 : 1;
 }
 
 static int do_spi_flash(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[])
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/spi/spi_flash.c b/drivers/mtd/spi/spi_flash.c
index 00aece9..43e0334 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/spi/spi_flash.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/spi/spi_flash.c
@@ -235,8 +235,6 @@ int spi_flash_cmd_erase(struct spi_flash *flash, u32 offset, size_t len)
 			goto out;
 	}
 
-	debug("SF: Successfully erased %zu bytes @ %#x\n", len, start);
-
  out:
 	spi_release_bus(flash->spi);
 	return ret;