diff --git a/AntennaTracker/Tracker.h b/AntennaTracker/Tracker.h
index 7fb9e15b72..6356f5fd77 100644
--- a/AntennaTracker/Tracker.h
+++ b/AntennaTracker/Tracker.h
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
 #include <AP_Mission/AP_Mission.h>
 #include <AP_Stats/AP_Stats.h>                      // statistics library
 #include <AP_BattMonitor/AP_BattMonitor.h> // Battery monitor library
-#include <AP_Common/AP_FWVersion.h>
 
 // Configuration
 #include "config.h"
@@ -74,8 +73,6 @@ public:
 
     Tracker(void);
 
-    static const AP_FWVersion fwver;
-
     // HAL::Callbacks implementation.
     void loop() override;
 
@@ -192,7 +189,7 @@ private:
     void log_init(void);
 
     // Parameters.cpp
-    void load_parameters(void);
+    void load_parameters(void) override;
 
     // radio.cpp
     void read_radio();
diff --git a/AntennaTracker/system.cpp b/AntennaTracker/system.cpp
index 5b88a4a41c..88e26b64ca 100644
--- a/AntennaTracker/system.cpp
+++ b/AntennaTracker/system.cpp
@@ -5,16 +5,6 @@ static const StorageAccess wp_storage(StorageManager::StorageMission);
 
 void Tracker::init_ardupilot()
 {
-    // initialise console serial port
-    serial_manager.init_console();
-
-    hal.console->printf("\n\nInit %s\n\nFree RAM: %u\n",
-                        AP::fwversion().fw_string,
-                        (unsigned)hal.util->available_memory());
-
-    // Check the EEPROM format version before loading any parameters from EEPROM
-    load_parameters();
-
     // initialise stats module
     stats.init();