diff --git a/freqtrade/pairlist/IPairList.py b/freqtrade/pairlist/IPairList.py
index 4afbe1c72..bd8e843e6 100644
--- a/freqtrade/pairlist/IPairList.py
+++ b/freqtrade/pairlist/IPairList.py
@@ -86,14 +86,14 @@ class IPairList(ABC):
         :return: new whitelist
         """
 
-    def verify_blacklist(self, pairlist: List[str]) -> List[str]:
+    def verify_blacklist(self, pairlist: List[str], logmethod) -> List[str]:
         """
         Proxy method to verify_blacklist for easy access for child classes.
-        Uses `aswarning=False`, as it should be for Pairlist Handlers.
         :param pairlist: Pairlist to validate
+        :param logmethod: Function that'll be called, `logger.info` or `logger.warning`.
         :return: pairlist - blacklisted pairs
         """
-        return self._pairlistmanager.verify_blacklist(pairlist, aswarning=False)
+        return self._pairlistmanager.verify_blacklist(pairlist, logmethod)
 
     def _whitelist_for_active_markets(self, pairlist: List[str]) -> List[str]:
         """
diff --git a/freqtrade/pairlist/VolumePairList.py b/freqtrade/pairlist/VolumePairList.py
index b254921cf..b792ab037 100644
--- a/freqtrade/pairlist/VolumePairList.py
+++ b/freqtrade/pairlist/VolumePairList.py
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class VolumePairList(IPairList):
 
         # Validate whitelist to only have active market pairs
         pairs = self._whitelist_for_active_markets([s['symbol'] for s in sorted_tickers])
-        pairs = self.verify_blacklist(pairs)
+        pairs = self.verify_blacklist(pairs, logger.info)
         # Limit pairlist to the requested number of pairs
         pairs = pairs[:self._number_pairs]
 
diff --git a/freqtrade/pairlist/pairlistmanager.py b/freqtrade/pairlist/pairlistmanager.py
index a953a586f..6ad6c610b 100644
--- a/freqtrade/pairlist/pairlistmanager.py
+++ b/freqtrade/pairlist/pairlistmanager.py
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class PairListManager():
 
         # Validation against blacklist happens after the chain of Pairlist Handlers
         # to ensure blacklist is respected.
-        pairlist = self.verify_blacklist(pairlist, True)
+        pairlist = self.verify_blacklist(pairlist, logger.warning)
 
         self._whitelist = pairlist
 
@@ -110,21 +110,19 @@ class PairListManager():
 
         return pairlist
 
-    def verify_blacklist(self, pairlist: List[str], aswarning: bool) -> List[str]:
+    def verify_blacklist(self, pairlist: List[str], logmethod) -> List[str]:
         """
         Verify and remove items from pairlist - returning a filtered pairlist.
         Logs a warning or info depending on `aswarning`.
-        Pairlist Handlers explicitly using this method shall use `aswarning=False`!
+        Pairlist Handlers explicitly using this method shall use
+        `logmethod=logger.info` to avoid spamming with warning messages
         :param pairlist: Pairlist to validate
-        :param aswarning: Log message as Warning or Info
+        :param logmethod: Function that'll be called, `logger.info` or `logger.warning`.
         :return: pairlist - blacklisted pairs
         """
         for pair in deepcopy(pairlist):
             if pair in self._blacklist:
-                if aswarning:
-                    logger.warning(f"Pair {pair} in your blacklist. Removing it from whitelist...")
-                else:
-                    logger.info(f"Pair {pair} in your blacklist. Removing it from whitelist...")
+                logmethod(f"Pair {pair} in your blacklist. Removing it from whitelist...")
                 pairlist.remove(pair)
         return pairlist