diff --git a/build/yamls/antrea-ipsec.yml b/build/yamls/antrea-ipsec.yml
index cf34824bdab..4abb051d23e 100644
--- a/build/yamls/antrea-ipsec.yml
+++ b/build/yamls/antrea-ipsec.yml
@@ -332,8 +332,6 @@ spec:
       - args:
         - --config
         - /etc/antrea/antrea-controller.conf
-        - -v
-        - "1000"
         command:
         - antrea-controller
         env:
diff --git a/build/yamls/antrea.yml b/build/yamls/antrea.yml
index 41b42067323..6f0dd0c59e5 100644
--- a/build/yamls/antrea.yml
+++ b/build/yamls/antrea.yml
@@ -323,8 +323,6 @@ spec:
       - args:
         - --config
         - /etc/antrea/antrea-controller.conf
-        - -v
-        - "1000"
         command:
         - antrea-controller
         env:
diff --git a/build/yamls/base/controller.yml b/build/yamls/base/controller.yml
index 8893db6a06d..bdb422e7d44 100644
--- a/build/yamls/base/controller.yml
+++ b/build/yamls/base/controller.yml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ spec:
         - name: antrea-controller
           image: antrea
           command: ["antrea-controller"]
-          args: ["--config", "/etc/antrea/antrea-controller.conf", "-v", "1000"]
+          args: ["--config", "/etc/antrea/antrea-controller.conf"]
           env:
             # Provide pod and node information for clusterinformation CRD.
             - name: POD_NAME
diff --git a/pkg/antctl/client.go b/pkg/antctl/client.go
index c896857cafe..35bba922e11 100644
--- a/pkg/antctl/client.go
+++ b/pkg/antctl/client.go
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func (c *client) localRequest(opt *RequestOption) (io.Reader, error) {
 // data.
 func (c *client) Request(opt *RequestOption) (io.Reader, error) {
 	if c.inPod {
-		klog.Infoln("Antctl runs as local mode")
+		klog.Infoln("antctl runs as local mode")
 		return c.localRequest(opt)
 	}
 	kubeconfig, err := c.resolveKubeconfig(opt)