diff --git a/arch/mips/mipssim/sim_setup.c b/arch/mips/mipssim/sim_setup.c
index 0824f6af4777..55f22a3afe61 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mipssim/sim_setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mipssim/sim_setup.c
@@ -49,9 +49,6 @@ void __init plat_mem_setup(void)
 	set_io_port_base(0xbfd00000);
 
 	serial_init();
-
-	pr_info("Linux started...\n");
-
 }
 
 extern struct plat_smp_ops ssmtc_smp_ops;
@@ -60,7 +57,6 @@ void __init prom_init(void)
 {
 	set_io_port_base(0xbfd00000);
 
-	pr_info("\nLINUX started...\n");
 	prom_meminit();
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MIPS_MT_SMP
diff --git a/arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-init.c b/arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-init.c
index f1b14c8a4a1c..414f0c99b196 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-init.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-init.c
@@ -355,7 +355,6 @@ void __init prom_init(void)
 	board_nmi_handler_setup = mips_nmi_setup;
 	board_ejtag_handler_setup = mips_ejtag_setup;
 
-	pr_info("\nLINUX started...\n");
 	prom_init_cmdline();
 	prom_meminit();
 #ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_CONSOLE
diff --git a/arch/mips/powertv/init.c b/arch/mips/powertv/init.c
index de0e46ab0957..0afe227f1d0a 100644
--- a/arch/mips/powertv/init.c
+++ b/arch/mips/powertv/init.c
@@ -117,8 +117,6 @@ void __init prom_init(void)
 	board_nmi_handler_setup = mips_nmi_setup;
 	board_ejtag_handler_setup = mips_ejtag_setup;
 
-	pr_info("\nLINUX started...\n");
-
 	if (prom_argc == 1)
 		strlcat(arcs_cmdline, prom_argv, COMMAND_LINE_SIZE);