diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 859e20b2bf..21d8cadf23 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -469,7 +469,6 @@ bool AppInit2()
     printf("\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n");
     printf("Bitcoin version %s (%s)\n", FormatFullVersion().c_str(), CLIENT_DATE.c_str());
     printf("Using OpenSSL version %s\n", SSLeay_version(SSLEAY_VERSION));
-    printf("Startup time: %s\n", DateTimeStrFormat("%x %H:%M:%S", GetTime()).c_str());
     if (!fLogTimestamps)
         printf("Startup time: %s\n", DateTimeStrFormat("%x %H:%M:%S", GetTime()).c_str());
     printf("Default data directory %s\n", GetDefaultDataDir().string().c_str());