diff --git a/src/core/cgroup.c b/src/core/cgroup.c
index 9282b1ff..33ed0a46 100644
--- a/src/core/cgroup.c
+++ b/src/core/cgroup.c
@@ -2810,13 +2810,10 @@ void unit_prune_cgroup(Unit *u) {
         is_root_slice = unit_has_name(u, SPECIAL_ROOT_SLICE);
 
         r = cg_trim_everywhere(u->manager->cgroup_supported, u->cgroup_path, !is_root_slice);
-        if (r < 0)
-                /* One reason we could have failed here is, that the cgroup still contains a process.
-                 * However, if the cgroup becomes removable at a later time, it might be removed when
-                 * the containing slice is stopped. So even if we failed now, this unit shouldn't assume
-                 * that the cgroup is still realized the next time it is started. Do not return early
-                 * on error, continue cleanup. */
-                log_unit_full_errno(u, r == -EBUSY ? LOG_DEBUG : LOG_WARNING, r, "Failed to destroy cgroup %s, ignoring: %m", empty_to_root(u->cgroup_path));
+        if (r < 0) {
+                log_unit_debug_errno(u, r, "Failed to destroy cgroup %s, ignoring: %m", empty_to_root(u->cgroup_path));
+                return;
+        }
 
         if (is_root_slice)
                 return;