diff --git a/src/nebula/Nebula.cc b/src/nebula/Nebula.cc
index a8b730ac4b..d5268d74d1 100644
--- a/src/nebula/Nebula.cc
+++ b/src/nebula/Nebula.cc
@@ -553,9 +553,6 @@ void Nebula::start(bool bootstrap_only)
     {
         vector<const Attribute *> vmm_mads;
         int                       vm_limit;
-        time_t                    poll_period;
-
-        poll_period = monitor_period * 2.5;
 
         nebula_configuration->get("VM_PER_INTERVAL", vm_limit);
 
@@ -565,7 +562,7 @@ void Nebula::start(bool bootstrap_only)
             vmpool,
             hpool,
             timer_period,
-            poll_period,
+            0,
             vm_limit,
             vmm_mads);
     }
diff --git a/src/vmm/VirtualMachineManager.cc b/src/vmm/VirtualMachineManager.cc
index 596c1bae87..652a93f7ad 100644
--- a/src/vmm/VirtualMachineManager.cc
+++ b/src/vmm/VirtualMachineManager.cc
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ extern "C" void * vmm_action_loop(void *arg)
 
     if ( vmm->poll_period == 0 )
     {
-        NebulaLog::log("VMM",Log::INFO,"VM monitoring is disabled.");
         vmm->am.loop(0,0);
     }
     else