diff --git a/dvc/progress.py b/dvc/progress.py
index 93334c46b..df36726b8 100644
--- a/dvc/progress.py
+++ b/dvc/progress.py
@@ -67,10 +67,10 @@ class Tqdm(tqdm):
         kwargs = kwargs.copy()
         kwargs.setdefault("unit_scale", True)
         if bytes:
-            kwargs = merge(
-                dict(unit="B", unit_scale=True, unit_divisor=1024, miniters=1),
-                kwargs,
+            bytes_defaults = dict(
+                unit="B", unit_scale=True, unit_divisor=1024, miniters=1
             )
+            kwargs = merge(bytes_defaults, kwargs)
         self.desc_persist = desc
         if disable is None:
             disable = logger.getEffectiveLevel() > level
diff --git a/dvc/repo/checkout.py b/dvc/repo/checkout.py
index 40f4b123b..de7e77cea 100644
--- a/dvc/repo/checkout.py
+++ b/dvc/repo/checkout.py
@@ -41,11 +41,7 @@ def checkout(self, target=None, with_deps=False, force=False, recursive=False):
         if total == 0:
             logger.info("Nothing to do")
         with Tqdm(
-            total=total,
-            unit="file",
-            desc="Checkout",
-            disable=total == 0,
-            leave=logger.getEffectiveLevel() < logging.CRITICAL,
+            total=total, unit="file", desc="Checkout", disable=total == 0
         ) as pbar:
             for stage in stages:
                 if stage.locked: