diff --git a/core/src/replay_stage.rs b/core/src/replay_stage.rs
index f300606670..bbdc03e14d 100644
--- a/core/src/replay_stage.rs
+++ b/core/src/replay_stage.rs
@@ -629,11 +629,19 @@ impl ReplayStage {
             // errors related to the slot being purged
             let slot = bank.slot();
             warn!("Fatal replay error in slot: {}, err: {:?}", slot, err);
-            datapoint_error!(
-                "replay-stage-mark_dead_slot",
-                ("error", format!("error: {:?}", err), String),
-                ("slot", slot, i64)
-            );
+            if err.is_severity_error() {
+                datapoint_error!(
+                    "replay-stage-mark_dead_slot",
+                    ("error", format!("error: {:?}", err), String),
+                    ("slot", slot, i64)
+                );
+            } else {
+                datapoint_info!(
+                    "replay-stage-mark_dead_slot",
+                    ("error", format!("error: {:?}", err), String),
+                    ("slot", slot, i64)
+                );
+            }
             bank_progress.is_dead = true;
             blockstore
                 .set_dead_slot(slot)
diff --git a/ledger/src/blockstore_processor.rs b/ledger/src/blockstore_processor.rs
index 9d8571bf11..a6a5ddfb4d 100644
--- a/ledger/src/blockstore_processor.rs
+++ b/ledger/src/blockstore_processor.rs
@@ -260,6 +260,15 @@ pub enum BlockstoreProcessorError {
     InvalidHardFork(Slot),
 }
 
+impl BlockstoreProcessorError {
+    pub fn is_severity_error(&self) -> bool {
+        match self {
+            BlockstoreProcessorError::InvalidBlock(BlockError::InvalidTickCount) => false,
+            _ => true,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// Callback for accessing bank state while processing the blockstore
 pub type ProcessCallback = Arc<dyn Fn(&Bank) -> () + Sync + Send>;