diff --git a/provider/aws/session.go b/provider/aws/session.go
index dac088983..822ab4aff 100644
--- a/provider/aws/session.go
+++ b/provider/aws/session.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package aws
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
@@ -24,7 +25,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/request"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/session"
 	"github.com/linki/instrumented_http"
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
 	"sigs.k8s.io/external-dns/pkg/apis/externaldns"
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func NewSession(awsConfig AWSSessionConfig) (*session.Session, error) {
 		SharedConfigState: session.SharedConfigEnable,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to instantiate AWS session")
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("instantiating AWS session: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	if awsConfig.AssumeRole != "" {
diff --git a/registry/dynamodb.go b/registry/dynamodb.go
index 3a5b3f70f..6507af650 100644
--- a/registry/dynamodb.go
+++ b/registry/dynamodb.go
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ func (im *DynamoDBRegistry) ApplyChanges(ctx context.Context, changes *plan.Chan
 				key := fromDynamoKey(request.Parameters[0])
 				for i, endpoint := range filteredChanges.Create {
 					if endpoint.Key() == key {
-						log.Warnf("Skipping endpoint %v because owner does not match", endpoint)
+						log.Infof("Skipping endpoint %v because owner does not match", endpoint)
 						filteredChanges.Create = append(filteredChanges.Create[:i], filteredChanges.Create[i+1:]...)
 						// The dynamodb insertion failed; remove from our cache.
 						im.removeFromCache(endpoint)
@@ -258,10 +258,6 @@ func (im *DynamoDBRegistry) AdjustEndpoints(endpoints []*endpoint.Endpoint) []*e
 	return im.provider.AdjustEndpoints(endpoints)
 }
 
-/**
-  DynamoDB registry-specific private methods.
-*/
-
 func (im *DynamoDBRegistry) readLabels(ctx context.Context) error {
 	table, err := im.dynamodbAPI.DescribeTableWithContext(ctx, &dynamodb.DescribeTableInput{
 		TableName: aws.String(im.table),
@@ -428,7 +424,6 @@ func (im *DynamoDBRegistry) addToCache(ep *endpoint.Endpoint) {
 
 func (im *DynamoDBRegistry) removeFromCache(ep *endpoint.Endpoint) {
 	if im.recordsCache == nil || ep == nil {
-		// return early.
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/registry/txt.go b/registry/txt.go
index e9411185b..3300b5ef1 100644
--- a/registry/txt.go
+++ b/registry/txt.go
@@ -294,10 +294,6 @@ func (im *TXTRegistry) AdjustEndpoints(endpoints []*endpoint.Endpoint) []*endpoi
 	return im.provider.AdjustEndpoints(endpoints)
 }
 
-/**
-  TXT registry specific private methods
-*/
-
 /**
   nameMapper is the interface for mapping between the endpoint for the source
   and the endpoint for the TXT record.
@@ -452,7 +448,6 @@ func (im *TXTRegistry) addToCache(ep *endpoint.Endpoint) {
 
 func (im *TXTRegistry) removeFromCache(ep *endpoint.Endpoint) {
 	if im.recordsCache == nil || ep == nil {
-		// return early.
 		return
 	}