diff --git a/app/scripts/controllers/app-state.js b/app/scripts/controllers/app-state.js
index 1bbf4a4f8..cd477fd8d 100644
--- a/app/scripts/controllers/app-state.js
+++ b/app/scripts/controllers/app-state.js
@@ -452,7 +452,6 @@ export default class AppStateController extends EventEmitter {
 
   _acceptApproval() {
     if (!this._approvalRequestId) {
-      log.error('Attempted to accept missing unlock approval request');
       return;
     }
     try {
@@ -461,7 +460,7 @@ export default class AppStateController extends EventEmitter {
         this._approvalRequestId,
       );
     } catch (error) {
-      log.error('Failed to accept transaction approval request', error);
+      log.error('Failed to unlock approval request', error);
     }
 
     this._approvalRequestId = null;
diff --git a/app/scripts/controllers/app-state.test.js b/app/scripts/controllers/app-state.test.js
index b96d39a4c..4716e30cd 100644
--- a/app/scripts/controllers/app-state.test.js
+++ b/app/scripts/controllers/app-state.test.js
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 import { ObservableStore } from '@metamask/obs-store';
-import log from 'loglevel';
 import { ORIGIN_METAMASK } from '../../../shared/constants/app';
 import AppStateController from './app-state';
 
-jest.mock('loglevel');
-
 let appStateController, mockStore;
 
 describe('AppStateController', () => {
@@ -147,52 +144,6 @@ describe('AppStateController', () => {
         expect.any(String),
       );
     });
-
-    it('logs if rejecting approval request throws', async () => {
-      appStateController._approvalRequestId = 'mock-approval-request-id';
-      appStateController = new AppStateController({
-        addUnlockListener: jest.fn(),
-        isUnlocked: jest.fn(() => true),
-        onInactiveTimeout: jest.fn(),
-        showUnlockRequest: jest.fn(),
-        preferencesStore: {
-          subscribe: jest.fn(),
-          getState: jest.fn(() => ({
-            preferences: {
-              autoLockTimeLimit: 0,
-            },
-          })),
-        },
-        qrHardwareStore: {
-          subscribe: jest.fn(),
-        },
-        messenger: {
-          call: jest.fn(() => {
-            throw new Error('mock error');
-          }),
-        },
-      });
-
-      appStateController.handleUnlock();
-
-      expect(log.error).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-      expect(log.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        'Attempted to accept missing unlock approval request',
-      );
-    });
-
-    it('returns without call messenger if no approval request in pending', async () => {
-      const emitSpy = jest.spyOn(appStateController, 'emit');
-
-      appStateController.handleUnlock();
-
-      expect(emitSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
-      expect(appStateController.messagingSystem.call).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
-      expect(log.error).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-      expect(log.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        'Attempted to accept missing unlock approval request',
-      );
-    });
   });
 
   describe('setDefaultHomeActiveTabName', () => {