diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/03_debugshell b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/03_debugshell
index 94e5da62c6..ac83c732c6 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/03_debugshell
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/03_debugshell
@@ -25,13 +25,5 @@
 TTY="3"
 
 if [ "$DEBUG" = "yes" ]; then
-
-  echo "###########################################"
-  echo "## it seems we are running in Debug mode ##"
-  echo "## starting debugging shell on console $TTY ##"
-  echo "## ...... switch with ctrl-alt-f$TTY ...... ##"
-  echo "###########################################"
-
   openvt -w -c $TTY /bin/sh &
-
 fi
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/99_shell b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/99_shell
index 111fe07e08..9bf6f5897a 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/99_shell
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/99_shell
@@ -24,12 +24,6 @@
 
 TTY="1"
 
-echo "###########################################"
-echo "## it seems we are running in Text mode. ##"
-echo "## .... starting shell on console $TTY .... ##"
-echo "## ...... switch with ctrl-alt-f$TTY ...... ##"
-echo "###########################################"
-
 while true; do
   openvt -w -c $TTY /bin/sh
 done