diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet.c b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet.c
index 190afde1f7f6..48f2adbfd2b8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet.c
@@ -705,7 +705,6 @@ static int cvm_oct_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if ((pow_send_group != -1)) {
 		struct net_device *dev;
 
-		pr_info("\tConfiguring device for POW only access\n");
 		dev = alloc_etherdev(sizeof(struct octeon_ethernet));
 		if (dev) {
 			/* Initialize the device private structure. */