diff --git a/src/modules/mc_att_control/mc_att_control_main.cpp b/src/modules/mc_att_control/mc_att_control_main.cpp
index 19c10198c2..81a13edb8f 100644
--- a/src/modules/mc_att_control/mc_att_control_main.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/mc_att_control/mc_att_control_main.cpp
@@ -721,8 +721,6 @@ MulticopterAttitudeControl::task_main_trampoline(int argc, char *argv[])
 void
 MulticopterAttitudeControl::task_main()
 {
-	warnx("started");
-	fflush(stdout);
 
 	/*
 	 * do subscriptions