diff --git a/src/modules/mc_pos_control/mc_pos_control_main.cpp b/src/modules/mc_pos_control/mc_pos_control_main.cpp
index 769f84cb6c898640602e963ab051285228cbbdf3..5918d6bc5fe2306017df1df8f0f4c55db2ae1236 100644
--- a/src/modules/mc_pos_control/mc_pos_control_main.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/mc_pos_control/mc_pos_control_main.cpp
@@ -857,10 +857,8 @@ MulticopterPositionControl::control_auto(float dt)
 void
 MulticopterPositionControl::task_main()
 {
-	warnx("started");
 
 	_mavlink_fd = open(MAVLINK_LOG_DEVICE, 0);
-	mavlink_log_info(_mavlink_fd, "[mpc] started");
 
 	/*
 	 * do subscriptions