diff --git a/includes/common.inc b/includes/common.inc
index 09764bb24ae..3a016f11a61 100644
--- a/includes/common.inc
+++ b/includes/common.inc
@@ -5543,27 +5543,19 @@ function drupal_cron_run() {
     // Make sure every queue exists. There is no harm in trying to recreate an
     // existing queue.
     foreach ($queues as $queue_name => $info) {
-      if (!$queue_name_previous) {
-        watchdog('cron', 'Starting execution of queue @queue_name.', array('@queue_name' => $queue_name), WATCHDOG_NOTICE);
-      }
-      else {
-        watchdog('cron', 'Starting execution of queue @queue_name, execution of queue @queue_name_previous took @time.', array(
-          '@queue_name' => $queue_name,
-          '@queue_name_previous' => $queue_name_previous,
-          '@time' => timer_read('cron_queue_' . $queue_name_previous) . 'ms',
-        ), WATCHDOG_NOTICE);
-      }
+      // Log a message saying that the queue started.
+      watchdog('cron', 'Starting execution of queue @queue_name.', array(
+        '@queue_name' => $queue_name,
+      ), WATCHDOG_NOTICE);
+
       timer_start('cron_queue_' . $queue_name);
-
       DrupalQueue::get($queue_name)->createQueue();
-
       timer_stop('cron_queue_' . $queue_name);
-      $queue_name_previous = $queue_name;
-    }
-    if ($queue_name_previous) {
-      watchdog('cron', 'Execution of queue @queue_name_previous took @time.', array(
-        '@queue_name_previous' => $queue_name_previous,
-        '@time' => timer_read('cron_queue_' . $queue_name_previous) . 'ms',
+
+      // Log a message saying that the queue ended.
+      watchdog('cron', 'Execution of queue @queue_name took @time.', array(
+        '@queue_name' => $queue_name,
+        '@time' => timer_read('cron_queue_' . $queue_name) . 'ms',
       ), WATCHDOG_NOTICE);
     }
 
@@ -5571,16 +5563,9 @@ function drupal_cron_run() {
 
     // Iterate through the modules calling their cron handlers (if any):
     foreach (module_implements('cron') as $module) {
-      if (!$module_previous) {
-        watchdog('cron', 'Starting execution of @module_cron().', array('@module' => $module), WATCHDOG_NOTICE);
-      }
-      else {
-        watchdog('cron', 'Starting execution of @module_cron(), execution of @module_previous_cron() took @time.', array(
-          '@module' => $module,
-          '@module_previous' => $module_previous,
-          '@time' => timer_read('cron_' . $module_previous) . 'ms',
-          ), WATCHDOG_NOTICE);
-      }
+      // Log a message saying that the cron event started.
+      watchdog('cron', 'Starting execution of @module_cron().', array('@module' => $module), WATCHDOG_NOTICE);
+
       timer_start('cron_' . $module);
 
       // Do not let an exception thrown by one module disturb another.
@@ -5592,11 +5577,10 @@ function drupal_cron_run() {
       }
 
       timer_stop('cron_' . $module);
-      $module_previous = $module;
-    }
-    if ($module_previous) {
-      watchdog('cron', 'Execution of @module_previous_cron() took @time.', array(
-        '@module_previous' => $module_previous,
+
+      // Log a message saying that the cron event ended.
+      watchdog('cron', 'Execution of @module_cron() took @time.', array(
+        '@module' => $module,
         '@time' => timer_read('cron_' . $module_previous) . 'ms',
       ), WATCHDOG_NOTICE);
     }