diff --git a/.nextchanges/air/watch-retry-notice.md b/.nextchanges/air/watch-retry-notice.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..11df8c30fb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.nextchanges/air/watch-retry-notice.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+* Stop printing a retry notice on every `air run --watch`; retries are still reported when they happen. ([#7270](https://github.com/databricks/cli/pull/7270))
diff --git a/cmd/air/run.go b/cmd/air/run.go
index db65967a32a..d63193e5888 100644
--- a/cmd/air/run.go
+++ b/cmd/air/run.go
@@ -243,13 +243,6 @@ The path must be a separate argument: cobra reserves -h as a boolean, so
 			// Separate the submit summary from the streamed logs.
 			fmt.Fprintln(out)
 			fmt.Fprintln(out, monitoringMessage)
-			if maxRetries > 0 {
-				unit := "times"
-				if maxRetries == 1 {
-					unit = "time"
-				}
-				fmt.Fprintf(out, "Failed attempts will be retried up to %d %s.\n", maxRetries, unit)
-			}
 			printLogsDivider(ctx, out)
 			return handleWatchResult(out, w.Config.Profile, runIDStr, runLogs(watchCtx, cmd, req))
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/air/run_watch_test.go b/cmd/air/run_watch_test.go
index e1843e78ed1..52a859de21b 100644
--- a/cmd/air/run_watch_test.go
+++ b/cmd/air/run_watch_test.go
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@ func TestRunWatchStreamsLogs(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Contains(t, out, "Submitted workload with Job Run ID: 777")
 	assert.Contains(t, out, "View job run at: ")
 	assert.Contains(t, out, "Monitoring run and streaming logs...")
-	assert.Contains(t, out, "Failed attempts will be retried up to 3 times.")
+	// Retries are announced only when one happens, so a healthy run doesn't look like it failed.
+	assert.NotContains(t, out, "retried")
 	assert.NotContains(t, out, "from node 0")
 	// A "Logs" divider separates the submit summary from the streamed logs.
 	assert.Contains(t, out, "Logs")