diff --git a/ArduPlane/system.cpp b/ArduPlane/system.cpp
index 9b1bec6405..8f22edc2ab 100644
--- a/ArduPlane/system.cpp
+++ b/ArduPlane/system.cpp
@@ -210,8 +210,6 @@ void Plane::startup_ground(void)
     // mid-flight, so set the serial ports non-blocking once we are
     // ready to fly
     serial_manager.set_blocking_writes_all(false);
-
-    gcs().send_text(MAV_SEVERITY_INFO,"Ground start complete");
 }