diff --git a/ArduPlane/ArduPlane.cpp b/ArduPlane/ArduPlane.cpp
index 4d48654c3a..c0a7207efa 100644
--- a/ArduPlane/ArduPlane.cpp
+++ b/ArduPlane/ArduPlane.cpp
@@ -436,8 +436,6 @@ void Plane::update_GPS_10Hz(void)
                 ground_start_count = 5;
 
             } else {
-                gcs().send_text(MAV_SEVERITY_INFO, "Init HOME");
-
                 set_home_persistently(gps.location());
 
                 next_WP_loc = prev_WP_loc = home;
diff --git a/ArduPlane/GCS_Mavlink.cpp b/ArduPlane/GCS_Mavlink.cpp
index 0a11140794..32358b3ad6 100644
--- a/ArduPlane/GCS_Mavlink.cpp
+++ b/ArduPlane/GCS_Mavlink.cpp
@@ -811,10 +811,6 @@ void GCS_MAVLINK_Plane::handleMessage(mavlink_message_t* msg)
                 }
                 plane.set_home(new_home_loc);
                 result = MAV_RESULT_ACCEPTED;
-                gcs().send_text(MAV_SEVERITY_INFO, "Set HOME to %.6f %.6f at %um",
-                                        (double)(new_home_loc.lat*1.0e-7f),
-                                        (double)(new_home_loc.lng*1.0e-7f),
-                                        (uint32_t)(new_home_loc.alt*0.01f));
             }
             break;
         }
@@ -1094,10 +1090,6 @@ void GCS_MAVLINK_Plane::handleMessage(mavlink_message_t* msg)
                 new_home_loc.alt = (int32_t)(packet.param7 * 100.0f);
                 plane.set_home(new_home_loc);
                 result = MAV_RESULT_ACCEPTED;
-                gcs().send_text(MAV_SEVERITY_INFO, "Set HOME to %.6f %.6f at %um",
-                                        (double)(new_home_loc.lat*1.0e-7f),
-                                        (double)(new_home_loc.lng*1.0e-7f),
-                                        (uint32_t)(new_home_loc.alt*0.01f));
             }
             break;
         }
@@ -1508,10 +1500,6 @@ void GCS_MAVLINK_Plane::handleMessage(mavlink_message_t* msg)
         new_home_loc.lng = packet.longitude;
         new_home_loc.alt = packet.altitude / 10;
         plane.set_home(new_home_loc);
-        gcs().send_text(MAV_SEVERITY_INFO, "Set HOME to %.6f %.6f at %um",
-                                (double)(new_home_loc.lat*1.0e-7f),
-                                (double)(new_home_loc.lng*1.0e-7f),
-                                (uint32_t)(new_home_loc.alt*0.01f));
         break;
     }