diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/signalfilter.py b/qutebrowser/browser/signalfilter.py
index 91a9d6fe8..dd9f71ed7 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/signalfilter.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/signalfilter.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from functools import partial
 
 from PyQt5.QtCore import QObject
 
-from qutebrowser.utils.debug import dbg_signal
+from qutebrowser.utils.debug import dbg_signal, signal_name
 from qutebrowser.widgets.webview import WebView
 from qutebrowser.utils.log import signals as logger
 
@@ -37,8 +37,13 @@ class SignalFilter(QObject):
 
     Attributes:
         _tabs: The QTabWidget associated with this SignalFilter.
+
+    Class attributes:
+        BLACKLIST: List of signal names which should not be logged.
     """
 
+    BLACKLIST = ['cur_scroll_perc_changed', 'cur_progress']
+
     def __init__(self, tabs):
         super().__init__(tabs)
         self._tabs = tabs
@@ -71,7 +76,7 @@ class SignalFilter(QObject):
             The target signal if the sender was the current widget.
         """
         sender = self.sender()
-        log_signal = not signal.signal.startswith('2cur_progress')
+        log_signal = signal_name(signal) not in self.BLACKLIST
         if not isinstance(sender, WebView):
             # BUG? This should never happen, but it does regularely...
             logger.warning("Got signal {} by {} which is no tab!".format(
diff --git a/qutebrowser/widgets/webview.py b/qutebrowser/widgets/webview.py
index 7b9a7f3cf..b4a67c5f3 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/widgets/webview.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/widgets/webview.py
@@ -479,7 +479,6 @@ class WebView(QWebView):
                    frame.scrollBarValue(Qt.Vertical))
         if self._old_scroll_pos != new_pos:
             self._old_scroll_pos = new_pos
-            log.webview.debug("Updating scroll position")
             m = (frame.scrollBarMaximum(Qt.Horizontal),
                  frame.scrollBarMaximum(Qt.Vertical))
             perc = (round(100 * new_pos[0] / m[0]) if m[0] != 0 else 0,