diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/MongoTemplate.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/MongoTemplate.java
index 78ccce2cf..11960330b 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/MongoTemplate.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/MongoTemplate.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2010-2015 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2010-2016 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -1336,7 +1336,7 @@ public class MongoTemplate implements MongoOperations, ApplicationContextAware {
 
 				if (LOGGER.isDebugEnabled()) {
 					LOGGER.debug("Remove using query: {} in collection: {}.",
-							new Object[] { serializeToJsonSafely(dboq), collection.getName() });
+							new Object[] { serializeToJsonSafely(dboq), collectionName });
 				}
 
 				WriteResult wr = writeConcernToUse == null ? collection.remove(dboq)